The
issue of diversity and inclusion in
the sport industry has been recently put into the limelight, albeit
in contrasting manner: first, the
leaked racist comments of the
owner of one of the national basketball teams, eventually leading to
his lifetime ouster from NBA, and
then, the
drafting of the 1st
openly gay collegiate
football player
to one of the NFL
teams.
Now
comes another news from a different area of sports – motorsports,
and it is about increasing
workforce diversity
in the motorsport industry.
National
Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
is set to open its next class of paid internship that runs for 10
weeks, through its Diversity Internship Program, in which 14 students
will contribute to the multi-faceted motorsports workforce by
learning from leading NASCAR executives in weekly lunch and learns
and networking with professionals across the industry, starting with
orientation, the Yahoo Sports reported.
The
report also quotes a statement from Paula Miller: "We're
thrilled to have top college students from across the country join us
to learn more about our sport," said Paula Miller, NASCAR vice
president and chief human resources officer. "NASCAR is deeply
committed to diversity and inclusion in our workforce
and the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program enables us to identify
strong talent early. Through the years we've
hired many of
the program's participants, and seen many others go on to excel
elsewhere in sports and business."
NASCAR
also partnered with the United States Olympic Committee, the NFL,
NCAA, and The PGA of America in hosting in 2013 second annual Sports
Diversity & Inclusion Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo. The
three-day event was designed to recognize, celebrate and encourage
diversification in the world of sport. See here
To
browse for sports and recreation jobs, go to DiversityWorking,
the largest diversity job board online.
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