High school students are urging Corporate America to take meaningful action to stamp out economic and racial inequality through the #EmployChange campaign.
Genesys Works, the US youth workforce development programme, launched the #EmployChange message for Corporate America on behalf of high school students. The digital campaign features ambitious youth who believe they are the answer to the skilled talent shortage and “ready to help create a more diverse and equitable workforce”.
“Companies across the country have pledged to address racial inequality by increasing diversity and inclusion in the workplace, but many of them are still grappling with how to address disparity gaps or make the investment necessary to break down barriers that prevent real change,” stated David Williams, CEO of Genesys Works.
EQUAL ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES
The students on the Genesys Works programme can help to address those very issues, confirmed Williams. However, Corporate America must also do more to provide talented, hardworking young adults from under-resourced communities equal access to the tools and opportunities required for a more equitable future. “Corporations who partner with Genesys Works to employ change understand that providing more economic and equitable opportunities for all young adults is not just good for their bottom line, but good for us all,” he pointed out.
To amplify the message of the campaign, Genesys Works has already enlisted support from its current partners who are now offering paid internships to students amid Covid-19. “The pandemic, which has only widened the opportunity gap, has created an urgent need for more companies to employ change,” noted Williams.
Since its inception in 2002, Genesys Works has partnered with companies to launch the careers of more than 8,000 students in tech and business operations, most of whom are first-generation American, first-time college goers and identify as students of colour, or minority groups, that have been historically marginalised and underrepresented in the workplace.
To find out more about the #EmployChange campaign, click here.
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