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When measuring human diversity, a diversity index exemplifies the likelihood that two randomly selected residents have different ethnicities. If all residents are of the same ethnic group it is zero by definition. If half are from one group and half from another, it is 50. The diversity index does not take into account the willingness of individuals to cooperate with those of other ethnicities.[2]
Political creeds which support the idea that diversity is valuable and desirable hold that recognizing and promoting these[which?] diverse cultures may aid communication between people of different backgrounds and lifestyles, leading to greater knowledge, understanding, and peaceful coexistence.[citation needed] For example, "Respect for Diversity" is one of the six principles of the Global Greens Charter, a manifesto subscribed to by green parties from all over the world. In contrast to diversity, some political creeds promote cultural assimilation as the process to lead to these ends.
Use in American academyedit
This use of diversity in this sense[which?] also extends to American academy, where in an attempt to create a "diverse student body" typically supports the recruitment of students from historically excluded populations, such as students of African American or Latino background as well as women in such historically underrepresented fields as the sciences.[citation needed]
Business and workplaceedit
Corporations make commitments to diversity in their personnel both for reasons of brand halo and competitive advantage, but progress is slow.[4][clarification needed]
Gender in Politicsedit
Historically, women have been underrepresented in politics compared to men. Women's rights movements, such as feminism, have addressed the marginalization of women in politics.[5]
United Kingdomedit
Among the 61 Prime Ministers of the U.K. (Kingdom of Great Britain until 1801) there have been 3 women: Margaret Thatcher (1979–1990), Theresa May (2016–2019), Liz Truss (2022).
Race in politicsedit
United Kingdomedit
Rishi Sunak (since 2022) is the first non-white Prime Minister of the U.K.
United Statesedit
In American politics, white men have often been represented more compared to people of color. There has only been one black president, Barack Obama. All of the other 44 U.S. presidents have been white men. In other sections of U.S. politics, the number of people of color represented has gradually increased each year since the 20th Century.[6]
^Discovery, R. S. M. "Why Workplace Diversity Is So Important, And Why It's So Hard To Achieve". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
^Celis, Karen (2013-11-01). "Representativity in times of diversity: The political representation of women". Women's Studies International Forum. Pregnant politicians and sexy fathers? The politics of gender equality representations in Europe. 41: 179–186. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2013.07.007. ISSN 0277-5395.
^Uberoi, Elise; Burton, Matthew (September 30, 2022). "Ethnic diversity in politics and public life". The House of Commons Library. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards No cleanup reason has been specified Please help improve this article if you can March 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Diversity politics news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2013 This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Diversity within groups is a key concept in sociology and political science that refers to the degree of difference along socially significant identifying features among the members of a purposefully defined group such as any group differences in racial or ethnic classifications age gender religion philosophy physical abilities socioeconomic background sexual orientation gender identity intelligence physical health mental health genetic attributes personality behavior or attractiveness 1 When measuring human diversity a diversity index exemplifies the likelihood that two randomly selected residents have different ethnicities If all residents are of the same ethnic group it is zero by definition If half are from one group and half from another it is 50 The diversity index does not take into account the willingness of individuals to cooperate with those of other ethnicities 2 Contents 1 International human rights 2 Ideology 2 1 Use in American academy 3 Business and workplace 4 Gender in Politics 4 1 United Kingdom 5 Race in politics 5 1 United Kingdom 5 2 United States 6 See also 7 External linksInternational human rights editFurther information Inclusion disability rights The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities affirms to respect difference and acceptance of persons with disabilities as human diversity and humanity for protection of human rights of persons with disabilities 3 Ideology editMain articles Diversity ideologies New Left and Multiculturalism Political creeds which support the idea that diversity is valuable and desirable hold that recognizing and promoting these which diverse cultures may aid communication between people of different backgrounds and lifestyles leading to greater knowledge understanding and peaceful coexistence citation needed For example Respect for Diversity is one of the six principles of the Global Greens Charter a manifesto subscribed to by green parties from all over the world In contrast to diversity some political creeds promote cultural assimilation as the process to lead to these ends Use in American academy edit This use of diversity in this sense which also extends to American academy where in an attempt to create a diverse student body typically supports the recruitment of students from historically excluded populations such as students of African American or Latino background as well as women in such historically underrepresented fields as the sciences citation needed Business and workplace editCorporations make commitments to diversity in their personnel both for reasons of brand halo and competitive advantage but progress is slow 4 clarification needed Gender in Politics editHistorically women have been underrepresented in politics compared to men Women s rights movements such as feminism have addressed the marginalization of women in politics 5 United Kingdom edit Among the 61 Prime Ministers of the U K Kingdom of Great Britain until 1801 there have been 3 women Margaret Thatcher 1979 1990 Theresa May 2016 2019 Liz Truss 2022 Race in politics editUnited Kingdom edit Rishi Sunak since 2022 is the first non white Prime Minister of the U K United States edit In American politics white men have often been represented more compared to people of color There has only been one black president Barack Obama All of the other 44 U S presidents have been white men In other sections of U S politics the number of people of color represented has gradually increased each year since the 20th Century 6 See also editAcceptance Affirmative action Cultural diversity Discrimination Diversity equity and inclusion Diversity training Functional diversity Gender diversity Heterodox Academy viewpoint diversity in academy Identity politics Individual and group rights Motto of the European Union Multiculturalism Queensborough Community College www qcc cuny edu Retrieved 2019 04 27 Mapping L A Los Angeles Times website Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Article 3 General Principles c Discovery R S M Why Workplace Diversity Is So Important And Why It s So Hard To Achieve Forbes Retrieved 2019 04 27 Celis Karen 2013 11 01 Representativity in times of diversity The political representation of women Women s Studies International Forum Pregnant politicians and sexy fathers The politics of gender equality representations in Europe 41 179 186 doi 10 1016 j wsif 2013 07 007 ISSN 0277 5395 Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew September 30 2022 Ethnic diversity in politics and public life The House of Commons Library Retrieved November 5 2022 External links edit nbsp Quotations related to Diversity politics at Wikiquote Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diversity politics amp oldid 1193149838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
