Fix it : how history, sports, and education can inform diversity, inclusion and equity today /

"Despite a long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion, creating a more diverse bar has been challenging for the legal profession. And this begs the question 'why?' Does the profession find itself in the precarious position of having self-imposed barriers in place that work ag...

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Main Author: Imo, Kenneth
Corporate Author: American Bar Association. Law Practice Division
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : ABA Law Practice Division, 2018
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245 1 0 |a Fix it :  |b how history, sports, and education can inform diversity, inclusion and equity today /  |c Kenneth Imo 
246 3 0 |a How history, sports, and education can inform diversity, inclusion and equity today 
260 |a Chicago, Illinois :  |b ABA Law Practice Division,  |c 2018 
300 |a xv, 120 pages ;  |c 23 cm 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a From Harriet Tubman to Hurricane Harvey : the case for diversity and inclusion -- Branch Rickey and the integration of professional baseball : courageous, empathetic leadership matters -- Education : the opportunity gap began as a chasm -- From Maryland to Kansas : legal battles to end segregation -- Barriers to entry : limiting merit limits opportunity -- Hurdles : tradition, homophily, and bias -- Closing remarks 
520 |a "Despite a long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion, creating a more diverse bar has been challenging for the legal profession. And this begs the question 'why?' Does the profession find itself in the precarious position of having self-imposed barriers in place that work against its best efforts, are outside factors beyond the profession's control inhibiting progress, or is it a combination of the two? [This book] cites historical and current references and the latest research to address these questions and much more."--  |c Back cover 
650 0 |a Lawyers  |z United States  |x Social conditions 
650 0 |a Practice of law  |x Social aspects  |z United States 
650 0 |a Diversity in the workplace  |z United States 
650 0 |a Affirmative action programs  |z United States 
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