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First-ever ‘counselor for equity’ appointed at Biden’s Department of Commerce
Fox News
The Commerce Department for the first time has a 'counselor for equity,' which will help advance the 'equity agenda' in the Biden administration.
The department said in her new job, Hernandez will work with the DOC Equity (DEIA) Council. That council "provides cross-bureau coordination, policy development, and administrative support for initiatives that: institutionalize equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility across the Department’s programs and operations; support bureaus in creating a positive internal culture and raise program officials’ consciousness of systemic barriers." Pete Kasperowicz is a politics editor at Fox News Digital.
Commerce stressed that it supports Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) "at all stages of the employee life cycle," and is "committed to ensuring its work results in broadly shared benefits for employees and leaders as well as customers and stakeholders."