Nike 'failing to gain traction' in diversity hires

Nike has "has failed to gain traction” in its ongoing effort to hire and promote women and minorities, according to CNBC, which reviewed a memo sent to Nike employees by Executive Vice President of Global Human Resources Monique Matheson. "Yesterday, we shared updates on pay and for the first time representation data for women and people of color at the Vice President level," she said in comments emailed to Retail Dive. "These results demonstrate that we need to accelerate representation of women and people of color at leadership levels within the company."