3. • We value diversity at
all levels of the
Houston Housing
Authority.
• We believe diversity
enriches our
workplace and the
people we are here to
serve.
DIVERSITYAdds Value
4. What is Diversity
Diversity Encompasses
Gender Sexual Orientation
Race Ability
Ethnicity First Language
Religion Biological Sex
Age National Origin
Socio-Eco Class Background
What is DIVERSITY?
7. Generation Diversity
Baby Boomers: 1946-
1964 –
73.2 million people; 42% of
the workforce. Those born
during or after WWII and
raised in the era of extreme
optimism, opportunity &
progress.
DIVERSITYGENERATIONS
8. Generation X-ers:
1965-1977
70.1 million people; 30% of
the workforce. Those born
after the blush of the Baby
Boom and came of age
deep in the shadow of the
Boomers.
DIVERSITYGENERATIONS
11. Baby Boomers
• Television
• Suburbia
• Assassinations of JFK &
MLK, Jr.
• Vietnam
• Civil Rights Movement
• Cold War
• Women’s Liberation
Gen X-er’s
• Watergate, Nixon Resigns
• Single-parent homes
• MTV
• AIDS
• Computers
• Challenger Disaster
• Fall of Berlin Wall
KEY EVENTS FOR GENERATIONS
12. Gen Y-er’s
• Social Networks
(Facebook)
• Global Instant information
(CNN & Internet)
• Multiculturalism/mega
diversity
• We are all winners
• Customize everything
Gen Z-er’s
• War on Terror
• Technically savvy
• Phones aren’t for making
phone calls
KEY EVENTS FOR GENERATIONS
14. The Houston Housing
Authority recognizes that
each employee brings
their own capabilities and
unique experiences to the
work place.
DIVERSITY MATTERS
15. Developing Talent
• HHA provides learning
and development
across an employee’s
career to maximize
potential and
performance;
• Improve employees
understanding of career
opportunities;
Attracting Talent
• HHA commits to work
with organizations that
provide access to best
practices and innovative
thinking;
• Develop additional
sourcing channels to
better access diverse
candidate pools;
STRATEGIES For the Future
