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‘DEI Is Not a Statistic’: Philadelphia-Area Business Leaders on What’s Holding the Region Back from Achieving Greater Equity

Philadelphia Business Journal

We asked our 2022 Diversity in Business honorees what they believe to be the biggest barriers to inclusion in Greater Philadelphia. Here is what they had to say.

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A belief that the work of creating more inclusive environments is the primary responsibility of those from under represented backgrounds or of those who have been historically excluded. Inclusion belongs to all of us and requires active participation and buy-in from all levels of an organization and a community.

– Melanie Carter, partner, Blank Rome

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"‘DEI Is Not a Statistic’: Philadelphia-Area Business Leaders on What’s Holding the Region Back from Achieving Greater Equity," by Lisa Dukart was published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on August 28, 2022.