Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Practices Survey & Forum for STEM Employers – 18 & 30

Posted by Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective on October 8, 2024

The Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective (PSEC) would like to invite you to participate in two opportunities to aims to gather insights and reflections on your organization’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) best practices so that we can reach our goal of establishing a work environment where Black, Latinx, and women employees thrive.

The first is taking our DEIB Practices Survey for Employers that aims to gather insights and reflections on your organization’s DEIB best practices. The survey will cover a range of topics, including recruitment strategies, employee support programs, training initiatives, and company culture. Your expertise and perspective will help us better understand best practices, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.

The survey takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Your participation is completely voluntary, and all responses will be kept confidential by a third-party facilitator. Please complete the survey HERE by Friday, October 18 at 11:59 pm.

The second opportunity is to invite you to participate in our forum on STEM Employer – our DEIB Best Practices Forum on October 30th from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm in conjunction with our STEMposium: To Inclusion and Beyond. The Forum will convene Human Resources and DEIB representatives from STEM employers in multiple sectors to discuss the practices they sustain or the barriers they face in their efforts to recruit, develop and retain diverse talent. By bringing the perspective of Workforce development programs and job seekers, the forum will explore areas of existing alignment or opportunities across, employers, talent and workforce development organizations and job seekers exploring the criteria each value most. The space is limited – to register please go HERE.

For more information, please contact Diana Lievano, PSEC’s Executive Director.