Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Ford celebrated Women’s History Month with a clever messaging package and MuckRack’s State of Journalism found a positive trend for pitching, while Mercyhurst University responds with a disappointing statement when a student goes viral for the wrong reasons.

PRNEWS Live welcomed Tina Kozak, the first woman CEO of Franco, in its 59-year history, to discuss women in PR leadership on International Women’s Day. 

Cutting back on DEI budgets will not provide significant cost savings during economic uncertainty. For most companies, DEI budgets pale in comparison to other departments. Instead, our author provides other cost-savings measures.

In this Q&A, we asked Michelle Egan, PRSA’s new chair, about member concerns around chatGPT, the priority PRSA places on ethics, and the steps PRSA has taken to diversify its membership and the industry.

The very idea of book bans is counterintuitive to the PR profession, our author writes.

There is still significant work to be done to build diverse pipelines. Here’s what the industry can do to move forward.

PRNEWS Live discussed Dove’s latest impactful campaign and partnership with LinkedIn, which supports The CROWN Act. Dove’s work bridges public policy and purpose-driven communication.

Ahead of Women’s History Month, we asked female communicators, during a virtual roundtable, about advancing in their PR careers, founding their own agencies and how the last few years of more flexible work have shifted the paradigm.

PRNEWS spoke with Molly Levinson about advice she gives to both students ready to enter the PR workforce and those looking to advance in their careers. She also shares lessons she learned in her previous roles as an Emmy award-winning producer.

Making empty DEI promises is, simply, no longer an option. The public will find you out if you’re insincere. How should organizations respond?