Diversity report identifies gaps in support at Snohomish County offices

EVERETT — Nearly one in five Snohomish County employees don’t feel a sense of inclusion in their workplace, according to a survey of more than 1,700 county employees released Wednesday.

The report, from MGT Consulting, also suggests supervisors do not treat Black and white county employees equitably.

Black respondents were 35% less likely than their white colleagues to agree that all parts of their identity and background were accepted in their workplace.

Nearly one-quarter of the staff surveyed felt Snohomish County leaders are not ready to create safe spaces for all. The same amount of people agreed top leaders of their department are not ready to engage in difficult conversations regarding equity.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/diversity-report-identifies-gaps-in-support-at-snohomish-county-offices/