by Ty Davison | Jul 24, 2024 | News & Commentary
Ban-the-Box (BTB) policies intend to help formerly incarcerated individuals find employment by delaying when employers can ask about criminal records. We revisit findings in Doleac and Hansen (2020) showing BTB causes discrimination against minority men. Their results...
by Ty Davison | Aug 8, 2023 | News & Commentary
The Legal Assault on Corporate Diversity Efforts Has Begun – WSJ: In lawsuits, shareholder letters and petitions to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, activists are using some of the same tactics that progressive groups have used to advance diversity,...
by Ty Davison | Jul 23, 2023 | News & Commentary
The Rise and Fall of the Chief Diversity Officer – WSJ: Two years ago chief diversity officers were some of the hottest hires into executive ranks. Now, they increasingly feel left out in the cold. Companies including Netflix, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery...
by Ty Davison | May 26, 2023 | News & Commentary
Marion County DA drops reckless-driving case after a prosecutor calls defendant ‘drunk Hispanic guy’ – oregonlive.com: A Marion County deputy district attorney referred to a criminal defendant as a “drunk Hispanic guy” in a discussion...
by Ty Davison | Mar 14, 2023 | News & Commentary
To Increase Equity, School Districts Eliminate Honors Classes – WSJ: CULVER CITY, Calif.—A group of parents stepped to the lectern Tuesday night at a school board meeting in this middle-class, Los Angeles-area city to push back against a racial-equity...
