Denise Hamilton, Columnist

Don’t Let Chief Diversity Officer Be a Dead-End Job

Too often, diversity and inclusion work leads to burnout rather than a promotion.

January 18, 2021 at 1:00 PM UTC

Denise Hamilton is the CEO and founder of WatchHerWork. She is the author of "Do Something: An Ally’s Guide to Changing Themselves So They Can Change the World."

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The events of the last 12 months have triggered something of a roller-coaster effect for diversity leadership in corporations across the country — a sudden plunge followed by an even sharper, equally sudden spike.

When the Covid-19 pandemic first set in, businesses started shedding jobs focused on diversity and inclusion (D&I). Data from Glassdoor found that U.S. job postings in the space dropped by a whopping 60% from March to June — about double the drop of overall job openings, and more than other HR jobs.