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| Weight | 1000 g |
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| Author | Sybil Hatch |
| Publisher | ASCE |
| ISBN Number | 9780784409732 |
| Year | 2007 |
Table of Contents
Executive summary 7
Foreword – Diversity: Why It’s Important to the Civil Engineering Profession 10
Our National Demographic 10
The Global Marketplace 11
A Larger Talent Pool 12
Successfully Executing Projects 13
The Right Thing to Do 13
Chapter 1 – Roadmap to Diversity 15
What this Diversity Guide Contains 15
How We Define Diversity 16
Chapter 2 – The Diversity Landscape 17
White Male Tradition 17
A Less-than-Optimal Workplace 18
Generational Differences 19
Emerging Professionals 19
Five-Year Window 20
Seasoned Veterans 21
Work/Life Balancing Act 21
The Glass Ceiling Effect 22
Disabled Engineers 23
A Word about Depression 24
The LGBT Employee 25
Religious Minorities 26
Chapter 3 – Retaining Diverse Civil Engineers 27
A Word about Loyalty 28
A Workplace for All 28
About Cross-Cultural Communication 29
About Cross-Gender Communication 30
Flexible Solutions for Work/Life Balance 31
On Parental Leave 32
Young Parents 33
Elder Care 33
“Retired” Employees 33
Telecommuting 34
Religious Traditions and Needs 35
Moving Beyond Homophobia and Harassment 36
At the Heart of a Diversity Program 37
The Role of Diversity Committees 38
On-Boarding 39
Diversity by Design: Guide to Fostering Diversity in the Civil Engineering Workforce
The Power of Mentoring 40
How Mentoring Works 40
Emerging Professionals as Proteges 41
Senior Engineers as Mentors 42
Employee Resource Groups for Support 43
Spotlight on Leadership Training 44
Diversity Training 44
Chapter 4 – Recruiting Diverse Civil Engineers 46
Demonstrate Diversity 46
Employee Referral Programs 48
Tap into Professional Organizations 48
Community Stewardship 50
Spreading the Word 50
Effective College and University Recruiting 51
H-1B Visas and Green Cards 53
Chapter 5 – Managing a Diverse Workforce 55
People Working with People 55
Two-Way Assimilation 55
Respect Counts 56
Project Diversity 56
Senior-Level Endorsement 57
Quotas versus Goals 57
Accountability and Follow-Through 58
Partnering for Diversity 58
From Challenge to Opportunity 59
Appendix A-The Constricted Pipeline 60
Appendix B – Participating Organizations and Interviewees 61
Appendix C – Acknowledgements 62
Index 63
Notes 68
