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Kerby, Sophia; Burns, Crosby;. (2012, July 12). The Top 10 Economic Facts of Diversity in the Workplace. Retrieved from Center for American Progress: Retrieved from https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2012/07/12/11900/the-top-10-economic-facts-of-diversity-in-the-workplace/

Kerby and Burns 2012 Article for the Center for American Progress, points out some important benefits of workplace diversity, and how diverse companies can have more stability in the marketplace. Kerby and Burns point out “The share of people of color in the United States is increasing; more women are entering the labor force; and gay* and transgender individuals are making vital contributions to our economy, while being increasingly open about who they are. To that end, businesses that embrace diversity have a more solid footing in the marketplace than others.” (Kerby, Sophia; Burns, Crosby;, 2012) Their top 10 economic facts about workplace diversity indemnifies the importance of diversity in the workplace, as well as encourages improvement in diversity across the board.

Morgan, J., & Várdy, F. (2009). Diversity in the Workplace. The American Economic Review, 99(1), 472-485. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/29730192

Várdy is a member of the International Monetary fund. Morgan is a professor at The University of California at Berkley. Morgan and Várdy (2009) share that a possible barrier of entry for minorities into the workplace is due to discourse systems (p.472). Morgan and Várdy express that one enormous barrier for workplace diversity is due to the fact that when an employer desires to hire an employee, the employer is looking for those people who are informed (p.473). However, minorities often give off a signal that they are uniformed on issues. This may be due to nervousness of the new culture or the new work environment into which they are entering. Wherever this signal of uniformness is coming from, if identified and done away with, this could really bring down a barrier that is holding back diversity in the workplace.