Diversifying Tax Proves Much Harder Than Expected (Podcast)

Corporate tax departments and accounting firms haven’t had much success in diversifying their workforce in recent years, a recent Bloomberg Tax survey shows.

The survey data indicate that while corporate tax departments have seen an increase in the number of female managers over the past four years, overall the tax industry’s race and gender demographics still aren’t representative of the general population when it comes to high-level jobs.

On today’s episode of our weekly podcast, Talking Tax, we speak with Katrina Welch, North America director of tax at Gordon Food Service, and Melinda Phelan, a partner at Baker & McKenzie ...