by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Hi everyone, I’m happy to host the Carnival of HR for the second time here at Race in the Workplace. If you’re new to the blog, we’re all about exploring how race and racism influence our working lives. To catch you up, here are some of our most popular posts from 2007:
How […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Race in the Workplace will be hosting the next Carnival on Wednesday, November 28th. Please email your submissions to [email protected] and put “Carnival” in the subject line. One submission per blogger please. I look forward to hearing from all of you!
Please get your posts in by 5 p.m. Eastern time […]

by Race in the Workplace special correspondent Erica Mauter
Discomfort at Work: Workplace Assimilation Demands, Social Equality, and the Contact Hypothesis - Social Science Research Network
From the abstract: “To date, scholars and courts have framed the workplace assimilation debate largely in terms of individual interests: on one side sits the employer’s interest in easing customer or […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Patrick Williams at Guerilla HR is currently hosting the 20th Carnival of Human Resources.
The Carnival, published twice a month, is a collection of blog posts on topics related to human resources, business and training. The idea is to get more people blogging and/or reading about these topics, but it’s also a great […]

by Race in the Workplace special correspondent Erica Mauter
conducting strong performance evaluations - Ask a Manager
Going beyond rating systems and filling out forms. Training from a manager for other managers.
Avoiding the gender gap - CNN.com
“The study by the London Business School concluded that teams of employees where the gender balance is equal tend to come […]

by Race in the Workplace special correspondent Erica Mauter
House Approves Broad Protections for Gay Workers - New York Times
“The House on Wednesday approved a bill granting broad protections against discrimination in the workplace for gay men, lesbians and bisexuals, a measure that supporters praised as the most important civil rights legislation since the Americans with […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Watercooler is the section of the blog in which we share with you real-life horror stories from the frontlines of race in the workplace. This week, we have a story from Jeanette:
My company is really very diverse - it’s based in Japan, but global, and so there are a lot of […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Chances are, you’ve heard a co-worker say something along the lines of:
“I didn’t even notice he was black. Everyone is the same to me. I don’t see color! He could be black, brown, purple, or polka-dotted, it wouldn’t make a difference to me!”
What’s wrong with the statement above?
Well, for one, it’s a […]

by Race in the Workplace special correspondent Erica Mauter
A Brand You World: Global Summit
A teleseminar on personal branding with tracks on career management, talent management, and entrepreneurship. If you don’t call in to catch them live, you can access all the content online later.
The Feminine Critique - New York Times
“Don’t get angry. But do take […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Watercooler is the section of the blog in which we share with you real-life horror stories from the frontlines of race in the workplace. This week, we have a story from Melinda:
I am a white woman who has worked with one particular white woman for the past eleven years. I […]