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Women, minority candidates emerge in Democratic slate
The statewide Democratic candidates who emerged victorious from primary elections reflect a diverse slate, with people of color and women making up the majority of the nominees. The Republican nominees reflect quite the opposite.
Diversity Dialogue explores media coverage of women
Was it sexist to open a story with Helen Purcell crying? Does repeating Donald Trump’s comments further stereotypes? Do race, gender and sexual orientation belong in news stories?
McDowell Road’s ‘Miracle Mile’ : Highlights Phoenix area’s international diversity and culture
The clothes on his back and crumbled documents were the only two possessions Ethiopian refugee Anduale Hassan had to his name after stepping off the plane at Sky Harbor International Airport. A government official stared when he first saw Hassan.
Survey finds gaps between police force makeup, communities’ diversity
As part of the recruitment team for the Phoenix Police Department, Lt. Anthony Lopez says diversity pays dividends beyond reflecting the community served.
Project aims to improve courts by making them resemble the community
During the four decades of merit selection for judges in Arizona’s most populous counties, the number of women and minorities serving in judicial positions has increased gradually. The Arizona Judicial Diversity Project was launched in February to maintain this upward trajectory of increasing diversity, which former Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor says results in a better-funct[...]
Anti-discrimination rule earns Phoenix top score in LGBT equality index
After adding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and disabled residents to the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance in February, Phoenix earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index.
How’s this for diversity?
Commissioner Doug Cole said he supports the idea to send the Legislature two more candidates to add to the Republican pool, but declined to add details on exactly how he would like that to occur.
