It's not hard to see why: An increase in immigrants of diverse faiths, greater workforce diversity, and the globalization of business all play a role in more workers from different religious backgrounds meeting on the job.
In a situation where a culturally diverse climate contributes to a variety of skills in the workforce, diversity has a positive impact on economic growth.
But what's the cost to workforce diversity – and workers themselves?
When Google disclosed the its workforce diversity numbers late last month, it got plenty of attention.
NIH's first NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, Dr. Hannah Valantine will describe NIH's current approach and activities related to promoting inclusive excellence through fostering workforce diversity.
The other surprising benefit from automation was an increase in workforce diversity.
You know that workforce diversity is smart business: It opens markets, lifts morale, and enhances productivity.
Indeed, few of the company's executives would have identified workforce diversity as an area of strategic focus.
Earlier this summer, Silicon Valley had a "come to Jesus" moment, with Google, Facebook, Apple and Yahoo all sharing dismal numbers on workforce diversity.
The functions of this office were changed to the Office of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion (now the Department of Inclusion and Workforce Diversity) and Student Disability Services in 1999.
Studies into unconscious bias are gradually having an impact, with larger tech companies such as Google now sharing data on its workforce diversity and hiring processes.
