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Inflection Point 16: Value of Diversity Pt. 2 - Allyson Hobbs

author of "A Chosen Exile. A history of Passing in American Life"
Allyson Hobbs

The Value of Diversity Pt. 2

Companies are now paying consultants to increase the diversity of their workforce, with an eye on innovation and the bottom line. But is that the only motivation businesses should be considering? 

Meet Joelle Emerson, a former women's rights lawyer who started her own diversity consulting firm--her clients include Pinterest and Slack. And we speak with Allyson Hobbs, an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Stanford University and the author of "A Chosen Exile. A History of Racial Passing in American Life." 

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