Diversity and equality

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.

When a firm’s leadership is composed of people who look the same and share similar life experience, those outside that group have a much harder time breaking barriers to move up in an organization.

Take an inside look at the 10 most female-friendly workplaces in the accounting profession.

The annual Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance event will be held online from Oct. 28-30, 2020.

The Virginia Society of CPAs' new committee will advise its board of directors on diversity-focused programs and engage with local leaders to help grow the accounting student pipeline.

Large firms have been reporting revenue increases amid the pandemic.

How can we adapt techniques that educators and educational institutions use in preparing for online classes to our fall work lineup?

The state society honored three female professionals across Experienced and Emerging Leader categories.

The American Institute of CPAs honored five ethnic minority accounting students with scholarships worth up to $20K each for pursuing the CPA license.

The accounting profession’s top MPs are navigating uncharted waters in 2020.

The accounting profession’s efforts to date haven’t yielded as much as many hoped, but that doesn’t mean accountants can give up.

What is real and unreal about the times we're living through may have become hard to differentiate for many of us.