Diversity and equality

Greg Engel is anticipating another year of tumultuous changes as clients deal with the coronavirus pandemic and new policies from the incoming Biden administration.

Anoop Natwar Mehta, who chaired the Maryland Association of CPAs from 2012-2013, has been nominated to chair the American Institute of CPAs for 2022-2023.

Industry expert Allan Koltin shared four areas where accounting firms should be prepared to transform in 2021.

The International Federation of Accountants' latest publication discusses the importance of attracting and retaining people who embrace the profession's core components.

The flow of assets and capital in manager selection, municipal bonds and business and mortgage capital reveals forms of systemic racism that often get overlooked.

The stakes are high, and we will need equal shares of courage, candor and compassion to create truly inclusive organizations.

Concerns are increasing over the growing spread of COVID-19 and the preparedness of the incoming administration to deal with vaccine distribution and other critical issues.

The hurdles faced by Black professionals who break into the financial services belie the notion that their small numbers at the industry’s top ranks are a pipeline problem.

Creating the depth of an inclusive culture that demonstrates and activates a diverse workplace is an intentional effort at PwC.

Twenty-five female accounting leaders were recognized during the AICPA’s Women’s Global Leadership Summit, held virtually this year.

The percentage of workers asking for compensation for work-from-home expenses with their employers hasn’t gone up significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19.

Opening a bank or investment account — or even securing employment in a racism-free workplace — is out of reach for many Black Americans.

The Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance announced the recipients of its 2020 Women Who Count Awards during its virtual Women Who Count Awards luncheon, held on Oct. 30.

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants will also hold its European and American events on the same day, Nov. 11, for the first time this year.

The National Association of Black Accountants is hoping to expand its partnerships with accounting firms and corporate America to bring more diversity to the accounting profession.

In the first episode of the five-part documentary series, we look at how disparities in net worth and mortgage discrimination impact Black home ownership — and why it's impossible to close the gaps without attacking systemic racism.

This five-part series is a comprehensive effort to explain the racial discrimination Black Americans face in our financial system.

The Illinois CPA Society is inviting racial and ethnic minority students to apply for the ninth annual Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program, to be held virtually this year.

The American Institute of CPAs Foundation granted fellowships to 25 minority doctoral students in an effort to boost the number of minority educators in accounting programs.

There are great advantages to — and a greater need for — diversity and inclusion in the profession.