Recently, Boeing Co. settled a lawsuit for $15 million brought by its own African-American workers claiming discrimination in promotions. On the heels of that decision, a group of Asian workers, also claiming discrimination in promotions, filed suit against Boeing. Similar stories make headlines in the financial press nearly every day.
Discuss the contributions that can be made by the accounting and finance professionals in an organization to actively promote diversification of the workforce while managing real and perceived discrimination in promotion of workers and managers.