Episode #10
Can One Vote for Diversity?
Friday, February 8, 2008; 10AM (Eastern)

Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama’s close race for the democratic Presidential nomination has inspired a new level of global dialogue about the role of race, gender and generational dynamics in society. On this episode of Diversity Matters™ diversity and inclusion experts and leaders add their voice to the conversation on how diversity matters in politics today.

• Can one or should one vote for diversity?
• What is the role of diversity in the current political race?
• What are the diversity issues involved in casting a vote for Hillary Clinton vs. Barak Obama?
• Does diversity really matter in voting for the best chief executive, commander in chief, and national leader?
• What role does the media play in framing this global conversation?

Co-hosts Richard Friend and Judy Seidenstein discuss these important questions with Professor Kerry Haynie, Co-Director of Duke University’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender; and Diversity Matters’™ own Noelle Richardson, diversity expert and former news anchor with the Canadian Broadcasting Company.