The Committee aims to improve the employment opportunities for ADR professionals of color, women, persons of any sexual orientation and religion, and persons with impairments and/or disabilities, by raising awareness of diversity in the ADR field and exploring proactive solutions to eliminating employment barriers these ADR professionals encounter. See the Resources and Links on the right side of this page for helpful documents and resources.
The committee enhances awareness of diversity in the ADR field and barriers will be developed through presentations and networking with organizations inside and outside of the ABA with compatible diversity objectives and with the other ABA Sections.
The committee sponsors networking and social events at the Section and Annual Meetings and co-sponsor programs with diverse organizations involving ADR professionals of color, women, persons of any sexual orientation and religion, and persons with impairments and/or disabilities. For those attending the Section's Spring Conference, there are numerous networking events, including dine-arounds open to all attendees that offer an informal opportunity to network with your peers.
The committee aims to Increase participation of ADR professionals of color, women, persons of any sexual orientation and religion, and persons with impairments and/or disabilities to encourage those identified to join and to take an active role in the Section, including participation in the Section's programs, so that they can have the opportunity to advance to leadership positions. The Section of Dispute Resolution Diversity Plan offers specific measures and goals for Section diversity efforts.
The committee explores leadership mentoring opportunities with DR Section Leadership for ADR professionals of color, women, persons of any sexual orientation and religion, and persons with impairments and/or disabilities with mentoring to take on leadership roles at both the committee and section levels.
The committee stresses the importance of diversity and recognizes contributions by ADR professionals of color, women, persons of any sexual orientation and religion, and persons with impairments and/or disabilities by having diverse panels in all Section programming and diverse participation in all Section publications, including regular reports on achievements in the diversity area in the Section's publications.
The committee encourages DR and ABA publication, newsletter and webpage articles and faculty presentations by Diversity Committee members, diverse ADR professionals and those interested in diversity.
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