Equity

What is Equity?

The term “equity” refers to fairness and justice and is distinguished from equality: Whereas equality means providing the same to all, equity means recognizing that we do not all start from the same place and must acknowledge and make adjustments to imbalances. The process is ongoing, requiring us to identify and overcome intentional and unintentional barriers arising from bias or systemic structures.

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NACE Research Supporting Equity in the Workplace

Recruiting for Equity at HBCUs and Beyond: Current Practices and Pitfalls

NEW! Recruiting for Equity at HBCUs and Beyond: Current Practices and Pitfalls

This new study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) explores employers’ commitments to and understanding of the issue of equity in recruiting (EiR). Funded through the generosity of organizations that sponsored NACE’s 2021 HBCU Summit and conducted in partnership with the Center for the Study of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (the Center), the study focuses on what employers are doing to recruit and retain diverse interns.

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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Business

NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Business

Majors Include: All Business majors (broad category total); Accounting; Business Administration/Management; Finance; Management Information Systems; Marketing; Master of Business Administration.

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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Computer Science

NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Computer Science

Majors: All Computer Science majors (broad category total); Computer Systems Analysis; Computer Science; Computer/Information Technology Administration & Management; Computer Systems Networking; Information Science; Software & Media Applications.

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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Engineering

Majors: All Engineering Majors (broad category total); Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Mechanical Engineering.

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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: HBCUs

NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: HBCUs

Majors: Accounting, All Business Majors (Broad Category total); All Engineering Majors (Broad Category total); All Computer Science Majors (Broad Category total); Business Administration; Computer Science; English; History; Liberal Arts and Humanities; Math and Statistics; Philosophy; Social Sciences.

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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Interdisciplinary Studies

Majors: Data Analytics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Sustainability Studies, Computational Science, International/Globalization Studies.

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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Math/Humanities/Social Science

Majors: Communications; Economics; English; History; Mathematics; Political Science; Psychology.

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Composition of Internship Cohort Suggests Disconnect With DEI Priorities

April 19, 2021 | By Mimi Collins

TRENDS & PREDICTIONS
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TAGS: coronavirus, diversity and inclusion, Internships, nace insights,

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Employers taking part in NACE’s 2021 Internship & Co-op Survey reported that, on average, 62% of their interns were white and the majority (57.6%) were male. (See Figure 1.)

Historical comparisons are not available, as this is the first time NACE has asked respondents to provide details about the composition of their internship cohort. Results, however, are consistent with data NACE gathered through its annual student survey, which found that marginalized groups were underrepresented in paid internships. Moreover, whereas nearly 58% of interns were men, men only comprise 43% of the four-year college-going population, according to IPEDS.

This suggests a disconnect with employer priorities around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), as internship programs are a main source of entry-level talent. In fact, employers placed even more emphasis on their internship programs during the pandemic: Offer rates to interns jumped from 68% to 79.9%, potentially exacerbating the DEI disconnect.

The survey was conducted December 9, 2020, through February 5, 2021; a total of 227 NACE employer members responded, representing 25.7% of eligible members respondents, as well as 39 non-member employer organizations. Participating organizations can access a copy of the report in MyNACE; the report is also available through NACE.

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