Diversity and equality

Deloitte has created a DEI Institute, an initiative aimed at advancing diversity, equity and inclusion through research, collaboration and events focusing on emerging DEI trends and issues.

The California Society of CPAs honored three top female professionals across the state, from emerging to experienced leaders.

The accounting profession is undergoing a reexamination of its efforts to address the lack of diversity, not only in the U.S. but in other parts of the world.

Upstate New York firm Dermody, Burke & Brown takes ‘female-friendly’ to new levels.

The National Association of Black Accountants is partnering with the Center for Audit Quality to help community-college students successfully make the transition to historically Black colleges and universities.

A new survey of accounting marketers offers some revealing findings.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs awarded approximately $230,000 in scholarships to more than 55 local high school and college students pursuing accounting studies and graduate programs.

Sponsored by Deloitte, the inaugural program hosted 28 diverse students from across the country to learn more about the opportunities an accounting career has to offer.

Three organizations released a new report on the problems with diversity, equity and inclusion in the accounting profession and ways to address them.

Here’s how Lurie LLP helped Minneapolis recover from destruction after the George Floyd murder in 2020.

The Big Four firm hosted approximately 80 local students on April 8 to network and discuss the profession over a Brooklyn Nets basketball game.

The Big Four firm is adjusting to a new, tougher regulatory environment, even as it rolls out its latest auditing technology.

The Top 20 firm will supply one-time, $5,000 grants to diverse accounting college students to bolster the talent pipeline.

CPA Moms founder Mayumi Young talks about the issues facing women and mothers in accounting.

The American Institute of CPAs' 2021 Trends Report found that the diversity of accounting graduates hired by U.S. firms increased nearly five percentage points in 2020.

Xero deepens ties to Hispanic and Latino communities; the IFRS Foundation is looking for tech-savvy accountants; and more accounting technology news from the past week.

The cloud accounting software developer announced new collaborations with the Association of Latino Professionals For America, the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Negozee to meet the rising number of Latino-owned businesses across the country.

Female representation at the upper ranks of accounting has been improving in recent years, but there are still inequities.

From Women’s History Month to International Women’s Day, March offers a time to celebrate and honor powerful women, including women in the accounting profession.

The one-time, national scholarship initiative, supported by the Black CPA Centennial Fund, will provide financial support for CPA exam-related expenses for Black and African American accounting students.