The Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) helps the SEC build and maintain a diverse workforce, cultivate an inclusive work environment, and foster diversity in entities that are regulated by the agency or have contracts with the agency.
OMWI ensures the SEC continues to attract, hire, develop, and retain high-quality, diverse talent for all levels of its workforce. The agency strives to cultivate a workplace culture that values diversity while encouraging collaboration, flexibility, and fairness and allowing all employees to contribute to their full potential.
OMWI Diversity Network
Join OMWI's Diversity Network that advertises job vacancy announcements to underrepresented community groups.
Nathaniel H. Benjamin
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
SEC Workforce DEIA
OMWI programs and initiatives help cultivate an SEC workplace culture that promotes diversity, fosters inclusion, and encourages collaboration, flexibility, and fairness so employees can contribute to their full potential.
SEC Contractor DEIA
To ensure the diversity of contractors at the agency, the SEC includes a contract standard in solicitations and service contracts to require government contracting companies to ensure the fair inclusion of minorities and women in its workforce.
DEIA in Regulated Entities
The SEC promotes diversity and inclusion within the industry participants it oversees, including through self-assessments of their diversity policies and practices.
DEIA in Suppliers
The SEC's Supplier Diversity Program maximizes its ability to procure the best goods and services for the agency from a diverse supplier base.
Annual Report to Congress
Highlights the progress the SEC has made toward achieving the goals and objectives of the Dodd-Frank Act by developing an inclusive and equitable workplace that promotes fairness and inclusion in all facets of the agency's mission.
DEIA Strategic Plan
Outlines a comprehensive approach that builds on and advances the SEC's commitment to supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in its own skilled workforce as well as the financial services industry it regulates.