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  • Women: What Our Business Models Are Missing It’s not ambition, it’s culture, that’s keeping women out of the accounting and finance leadership pipeline.
  • Deciphering the State of Diversity in the Accounting Profession As demographics change across the United States, there’s both business imperatives and moral reasons for why the accounting profession must keep up.
  • IN PLAY: Nerissa C. Brown, Ph.D., CFE Witnessing firsthand how accounting can change the trajectory of someone’s life for the better, the Illinois CPA Society 2022 Lester H. McKeever Jr. Advancing Diversity Award winner has built a career on bringing more people like her to the table.
  • GEN NEXT: The Value of Unapologetic Authenticity An action that may feel small or insignificant to you may just be the inspiration someone else needs to continue their journey.
  • Diversity in Accounting? Still a Long Way to Go Minorities make up more accounting graduates and new hires than ever before, but more needs to be done to make the CPA profession truly diverse.
  • GEN NEXT: 4 Steps for Developing Initiatives That Move the Needle These simple steps can help you turn your passion and desire for making a positive change in the accounting profession into a reality.
  • The Expanded 2021 Board Agenda The extreme and unusual pressures of 2020 have necessitated new areas of focus for directors heading into 2021.
  • The Business Case for Expanding ESG Emphasis Why U.S. corporate leaders must champion for change now.
  • How to Embed DEI Into Your Office Culture By focusing on key objectives and metrics, you can ensure that DEI is an intrinsic part of your firm's culture.
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