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hello Ariyans...i am back with the next part...
i know many are surprised by Riya's kiss just like Arjun was...I too dont know why i made her kiss.....anyways i have made an attempt to explain it better...
@samiya.059, chalak nahi yaar...i didnt know what to write after that...just like Gorky, i was confused...toh if that confusion is increasing the TRP, then i am happy...lol
thanks to all those sweet cute comments and likes...i hope u like this part too...
Part 8
she felt ecstatic��.She was in fact over-excited by the whole feeling�� �she couldn't contain her excitement��and in the spur of the moment, she turned sideways, stretched towards him and kissed him on his cheek and instantly snapped out and ran away from his sight��.
He was shocked by her sudden kiss and rubbed his cheek in disbelief��."what was that??" he was confused to the core��
He quickly rushed and tried to catch up with her��.but she was already in Rathod's place surrounded by the entire team��all set to discuss the case!
His gaze was only on her�She was standing between Chotu and Sameer��He knew she was avoiding his eyes��but he had to talk to her��Before Sameer started briefing, Arjun spoke out in a stern voice��"Riya,mujhe kuch baat karni hai��zara idhar aana�."
Chotu and Shree raised their eyebrows and looked at each other�.
But Riya wasn't giving up so soon��"Sir, pehle case discuss karle��sameer sir wait kar rahe hai�.."
Sameer voiced in favor of Riya�."haan Arjun [he purposefully avoided calling him Rawte], kaam ke baat pehle kar lethe hain�..baaki baatein hoti hi rahegi�.." [Seeing Chotu and Shree's grin and meaningful nods, sameer turned to them and in a loud voice] now FOCUS team�..
On the other hand, Arjun was fuming inside��.he was not used to such negative replies nor rejections��..but he had no other go�.he had to let the matter rest for some more time��but he, himself didn't know what he was going to ask her��"Riya, why did you kiss me??" was that a question?? He smacked himself�..or would he ask "Riya, what were you thinking when you did that??" How could he ask such odd questions to her??? What would she think?? He was in a strange fix!
Asking questions to criminals and accused were damn simple, he smirked to himself! Never once had he faltered like this when he asked them questions
Arjun Rawte, the super cop was confused and entangled in stupid questions�� the guy, who never once got distracted from the case was thinking of weird silly things���ridiculous!!
He seriously had to get out of all that and get into the case��..He brushed aside all other thoughts and concentrated on Sameer��.but once in a while, his eyes darted towards the lady who had done her bit of mischief and almost succeeded in knocking down the great Arjun Rawte's heart!
She stood there as if nothing happened�..as if nothing of this was even remotely related to her�She didn't even look at him��.for him, the worst part was that she looked normal and unperturbed��.
�She stood with her favorite diary, picking up instant notes and also occasionally showing off her proficiency in percentages and averages�.��her indifferent attitude irked him too much that he clenched his jaws and turned away to face the wall as he usually did while discussions��
Riya's POV:
Well what did he know about the storm she was having inside her???she knew what he wanted to talk to her��but she purposefully avoided talking to him at that moment just to give it some time��some time to think sensibly and come up with a possible reason for her gesture��..yes, she herself didn't know why did that in the first place�..it was in an impulse that she did that��.it wasn't pre planned at all��.Fortunately for her, even if it was unknowingly, Sameer sir did her a great help by seconding her��moreover, she didn't want to talk about it here�..
But yeah, she will talk it out and clear the air�..she wanted to clear it off her head��Only talking openly would solve it�.else it would remain like a dust in the eye always�..she, herself wished to understand it better��and yeah, she didn't want Arjun to think that she had thrown herself onto him just like that��naaah�.it wasn't that easy to get me back Sir.��though she spoke loads about feminism, in this matter, she wanted all initiatives from his side..��.He shouldn't think that her kiss meant that she was ready for everything��she wanted to be sure of his feelings for her�..she wanted to know it from him that he loved her and wanted her as a wife��..she wanted a pakka confirmation that he was ready to move on in life with her as his wife��..
Unaware of all these hidden scenes, Sameer was explaining the case��.
Hum sab resort se iss tour group ke saath usi bus mein nikhlenge���kal ke tour mein, almost dus spots cover hoga��..[handing few sheets of paper to Riya, Chotu and Shree] hum iss plan ke isaab se, koyi ek spot mein uthar jaayenge�.i have talked to the tour guide�.they don't mind if people start venturing on their own��.its just that they wont delay the bus for us��..�
But hum sab ek saath nahi jaayenge��Arjun aur Riya ek stop mein��main aur Sona ek stop mein��Shree aur chotu koyi aur spot���wahaan utharne ke baad, hum privately sab jagah ke teek se security checking karenge��par haan, sab kuch undercover hi hoga��.kisi ko koyi shak nahi��we go as tourists and come back also as tourists.�.so, end of the day, hum sab isi bus mein paunch jaayenge��.last stop, and wahaan se time of departure, sab details iss sheet mein hai��
Koyi confusions nahi hone chahiye���sab ko yahoi lagna chahiye ke humhe uss jagah mein kuch aur dher rukhna tha�.tho isiliye rukh gaye����Is that clear??
All nod to him���he disperses the meet and then looks up at Riya��..aur Riya, maine pehle bhi kahaa tha ke Sir Sir bulaana chod dho��.koyi sunlega toh shak hoga��..kam se kam Arjun ko Sir matth bulaavo��..its your duty Riya!!!
Riya: hmmm�..[nods and looks at Arjun who is standing with his back to her]
Sameer: good�..dinner time�..[calls out to Sonali] Sona, Dinner???
Sonali: yes Sam��.food aa gaya hai�..aa jaavo tum sab�..
[All take their plates and serve themselves�..Arjun is aloof and he doesn't mingle much�..Riya feels a little bad for avoiding him��She was standing withShree and Chotu or Sonali most of the time not giving him a chance�..she kept checking if he is eating but he didn't move from his place��..even when Sameer offered him company, he just smiled and said that he will eat after some time�..She knew he was angry with her��So she serves a plate for him and goes towards him]
Riya: sir�..[immediately changes] Arjun��
Arjun: [his hands folded across his chest, turns to her] haan Riya?
Riya: [holding the plate to him] aapka dinner??
Arjun: mujhe abi bhook nahi hai Riya�..
Riya: main jaanthi hoom aap gussaa ho��.par khaana kha�.[he gestures her to stop and takes the plate from her]
[Arjun looks at the items on the plate and wonders how well she knew his likes and dislikes�.��he had never once given her the chance of knowing him better�.then how did she manage to know it all��..all of a sudden, he felt guilty�.he didn't know anything about her�.her likes or dislikes�..He looked at her and she wasn't looking at him��She was looking lost in some deep thoughts��]
Arjun: [as he took the first bite] tumne khaaliya???
Riya: nahi bas abhi�.[hoping that he would feed her but it was too early for that��.she also knew it but what could she do with her heart that was hopelessly hoping for such romantic gestures from him�.pyar kya kuch nahi karvaatha��.kya kya umeedh karne par majhboor kartha hai!]
Arjun: [pointing towards the food table] jaao khaalo�..
Riya: Arjun�woh��[hesitantly tries to start speaking]
Arjun: nahi�yahaan nahi�...pehle dinner karlo�..phir�..[Riya stops speaking and goes to the table]
She joins back Shree and chotu�they chat away happily and don't seem to get tired of their efforts to irritate and make fun of Riya!!
Arjun keeps glancing at the whole group and is amused by the playfulness�..He wonders what was so funny�� he says to himself they never fail to entertain her�.make her smile and laugh so much��.She seems to forget herself when she is in their company��He wondered if he would ever succeed in doing that��
Once Riya finished her dinner, Arjun comes to the group��"Chalen Riya??"
Riya suddenly felt a jolt inside her��The thought that they would be left with just each other was giving butterflies in her stomach! "itni jaldi??" she replied looking at him and then at Shree and Chotu as if seeking their help to stay on for some more time�..
Shree: haan sir, itni jaldi kya hai?? kuch dher aur rukhiye na???
Arjun: [clenching his jaws but controls himself] nahi��..raat bohat ho chukhi hai��aur mujhe neend bhi aa rahi hai!!
Chotu: [not leaving any chance to irritate him] toh aap chaliye na Sir?��[Arjun looks at Riya and so CHotu adds]...dont worry��hum Ri ko chodh dhenge�.
Sameer: [adding more oil to the fire] waise Arjun, tumhe neend kabse aane lagi???
Arjun gave him a "tum bhi Rathod?" look and glared at him��
Shree: Arre sir, aisi trip mein hi toh hum enjoy kar sakthe hai na???
Sameer: [all eager to help his friend] bas guys, usse pakao matth��jaane dho�
Arjun: main chaltha hoom�..[turning to Riya] agar tumhe rukhna hai, toh rukh jaao�[pointing at Shree and Chotu]�jab yeh sab masti se mann barein tab aa jaana��[He steps out]
Riya: [understanding that he is annoyed with all this�.] ek minute Arjun�[turning to the group]�.Shree, Chotu, main bhi chalti hoom�.mujhe na bohat neend aa rahi hai��.travel ke wajeh se bhi tired hoom�..kal subah milthe hai�..
Shree: [letting out a deep sigh and posing to be sad] teek hai�.
[After Riya and Arjun leave]
Shree: ab hero chale gaye toh phir heroine ka pehar yahaan zameen pe kaise tikhegi�[winks]�samjhe ya samjaavum?? [they give a hi 5 and turn to face an angry face�..] Sameer Sir!!! [Shree almost screams like he had seen a ghost]
Sameer: bas hogaya??? [shree and Chotu nod while Sameer continues] ab tum dono bhi jaaao�.[as they leave, he speaks up].Shree, yahaan ke security services ke baare mein jo bhi information nikhaal sakthe ho, nikhaalo��ab Riya toh kuch khaas kar nahi paayegi��[Shree nods and leaves]
[He literally drives them both out]
Once out, Shree imitates Sameer Sir and voices in his tone "Riya bechaari akheli kya kya Karein?? Ek sher ko sambaalna kuch kam hai kya?"
Chotu: [grinning] waise Shree, aaj toh humne Arjun sir ko kuch zyaada hi pakaa diya na??
Shree: hmm�..par koyi nahi�.Ri sab kuch sambhaal legi�� dekha nahi, kaise beegi billi ke tarah Riya ke aage peeche ghoom rahe teh!!!
Chotu: toh kya sher ab billi hogaya???
Shree: lag toh aisa hi hai!!!! Dekhte hai!!!
They laugh and walk towards their room�
Our hero and heroine are walking silently��.Riya coughs and tries starting the conversation��She knows how awkward it would be for Arjun�..moreover, it was her responsibility and necessity that she explains her behavior��.She stealthily turns sideways to have a look at him�.He was walking casually with his hands in his pocket��he seemed to be enjoying the night and the cool weather!
Riya: [closing in her jacket even tightly] aap itna matth sochiya Sir��I mean mera kiss karne ka galath matlab matth nikhaaliye��.
Arjun stops and looks at her enquiringly��"this girl will drive me nuts�.pehle kiss karthi hai, aur ab!!!" but he waits for her to finish whatever she wanted to say
Riya: aap toh jaante ho ke hum kabhi dhost bhi nahi ban paaye�..�.aur suddenly yeh shaadi��.phir yeh trip��.sab kuch itna achaanak ke main kuch samajh hi nahi paahi��.bohat confused thi iss relationship se�.kya, kaise sab kuch unclear tha�.��.bohat awkward aur uncomfortable feel kar rahi thi��.sach kahoom tho, mujhse zyaada mujhe aapki chintha ho rahi thi�I was scared of even facing you..�...par jab aapne , thodey rudely hi sahi, woh sab kahaa�[both get visions of the scene when Arjun told her that he didn't have a problem sharing the room with her]�mujhe bohat accha lagaa� �bohat zyaadha excited hogayi thi��isi khushi aur excitement mein�[pausing]�..u know what I mean, na? I couldn't contain my happiness and�..[looks at him without completing her statement]
Arjun was slightly impressed with her clear talk�."WOW�..yeh ladki jo apne bakwaas baat se sab ko confuse karthi hai, woh aaj itne matured baat kar rahi hai�."
Though it brought within him a slight disappointment that there was no romantic inclination for her gesture, he smiled at her innocent face��.
But before he could speak out something, she screamed "WOW��.woh dekhiye��."
She didn't wait for him to turn around and see what that was��.she just ran quickly towards the direction���out of the pathway, into the lawn, into the area where there was thick bushes and trees��.Arjun was puzzled and ran behind her "Riya�..rukho�.kahaan jaa rahi ho???? Suno, akele matth jaao�."
As he entered the place, he saw the sight that fascinated her�..it was a fire fly which was flying around a short but thick bush��..as she neared the bush, by her touch or the sound of her foot steps, a whole lot of fire flies started flying around��..the bush was the home for a group of them���it started flying around the bush, around her��.
More than the fire flies, the sight which enchanted him was her��she looked beautiful aidst them��the light from them accentuated her beauty�..her oval face, her slender, lean body��..it was the first time that Arjun saw her in such a light��.He had never ever seen her like this or perhaps never paid so much attention to her��She looked like an angel from heaven jumping around trying to capture the light within her palms��hazaaron diye se sajaa hua mehfil ki pari lag rahi thi Riya��..
He stood still and his eyes were only fixed focused on her�...
But Riya was in a world of her own��she looked at Arjun "aisa nazaara kabhi Mumbai mein nahi milega�.its just awesome��aap bhi aayiye na??" [she gestured him to come closer]
Arjun, as if hypnotized by her gesture�.He walked towards her subconsciously��there were just 2 steps between them��.She didn't seem to be affected by Arjun's state��.all of a sudden, may be by Arjun's entry, the fire flies disappeared��Riya exclaimed childishly "arre kahaan gaye sab??"
She turned to Arjun in a complaining attitude "dekhiye na��aap aaye aur sab darr ke chale gaye!!" but he was silent and only then did she understand the effect all this was having on him��.his admiration for her was clearly evident in his eyes��she lowered her eyes blushing��her heart was playing weirdly with her�.it seemed to skip beats in between��.
As if taking a clue to their hesitation��.the lights in the garden went off all of a sudden and it was all pitch dark���horrified, Riya just went into his arms��.She just put her hands around him and held him tightly���.He didnt respond immediately��but the sudden close encounter made him alive in love! The passion, the love, the attraction, the desire for a woman which had died with Roshni's death seemed to sprang up to life�all those dormant emotions came back and he responded to her hug in the most unexpected way��His hands went around her waist and he pulled her closer to him��burying his face into her neck���.breathing in the fragrance of her soft curly hair���he nuzzled deep into her���.She forgot all her resolves and responded with the same passion��.
His breath on her ears was sending shivers into her��she closed her eyes tightly��.the cold breeze that engulfed them was playing like a extra stimulant�..they held onto each other as if they were just one�Slowly, he parted from her and leaned forward once again closer to her lips, her closed eyes and her innocent face made him smile��.with a naughty smile, he stopped mid way and kissed her ears���she trembled��.As the passion grew, something strange and quite unexpected happened��visions of Roshni came to him��he whispered "Roshni"
That broke the moment��..it shattered Riya's heart into a zillion pieces�It brought her back into her senses�.She seemed to have gone to a dream land for a few moments and now she was grounded with a heartbreak�.She withdrew immediately��straightened her dress, brushed away the loose locks of hair on her face�..by then the lights had come back too��.
Riya: Sir, lets go back�..[she wasn't accusing him for it��.she blamed herself for being hasty!]
Arjun: [really shocked at whatever happened�.he didn't understand why he acted like that in the first place�how could he lose control? What would Riya be thinking? And the visions of Roshni and also her painful death had somehow made him recoil back into his shell] hmmm�..chalo��.
They continue their walk to their cottage�.but this time, their hearts continuosly speaking to each other�..and the pulses going random��they so wanted to talk and explain but something prevented�..this silence was worse than a thousand drums playing at the same time�.and seemed like a serenity before a big storm!!
Precap: introducing a new character Rohan��.
[To be continued]
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At various summits over the past couple of years, leaders dedicated to the advancement of African Americans in accounting have proposed various strategies to promote diversity within the accounting profession. The most recent and extensive summit took place in December 2010, when four dozen accounting profession leaders and stakeholders met to examine the status of African Americans within public accounting. During the meeting, hosted by the Howard University School of Business Center for Accounting Education, leaders proposed strategies for promoting diversity within the profession. Many of these best practices could apply to diversity in the profession as a whole and could be applied to other minority groups as well.
Firms can describe their culture and expectations as soon as commitment letters are signed, rather than waiting until new hires report to work. Early support also should apply to the CPA exam. Employment letters could explain that new hires are expected to become CPAs because they are expected to become partners. Firms can treat the CPA exam the way that law firms treat the bar exam—as an investment in the future. The firms should provide new hires with the time and financial resources necessary to become licensed. Financial resources include the fees associated with registering for and taking the exam, as well as reimbursement for the review course after passing the exam. Sitting for the CPA exam should become new hires' most immediate and important short-term assignment. They should be encouraged to pass the exam during the summer months before they begin full-time employment.
Young African Americans can proactively seek important assignments, insist on honest feedback, and identify a mentor and a person in a position of influence to advocate for them. Young African Americans must make sure that they fulfill the necessary requirements to sit for the CPA exam and commit to passing it early in their career. With the exception of Native Americans, African Americans, on a percentage basis, are the least likely of all racial groups to hold a CPA license.
Mentoring efforts can fall short because some mentors may lack commitment, interpret the job too narrowly, or may not be good at mentoring. Options for improving mentoring include increased selectivity in assigning mentors; specialized training to develop mentoring skills; rotating new hires among mentors until a relationship clicks; and assigning the firm's best performers as mentors.
Firms can complement mentoring through other strategies. To ensure that underrepresented minorities have a fair shot at good assignments, some firms use a blind assignment system that isn't aware of race so that every first-year professional who comes into the company must have the same number of hours on a CEO-type client. Placing African Americans on top client accounts also can help them build confidence and increase their exposure to the best direct supervisors, managers, and partners. This will increase their understanding of the profession and increase the commitment to advance.
Diversity can be treated like other business objectives by creating diversity and inclusion metrics, incorporating them into performance reviews, and linking them to compensation. Firms can make it clear that career advancement and bonus awards could suffer from unsatisfactory results surrounding diversity matters. Firms can achieve this objective by embedding a diversity scorecard into the firm's strategic scorecard and tying it to individual accountability. This should be an integral component at all levels, beginning with top management.
While every large firm and many smaller firms provide diversity training, the profession must be more creative in enabling employees to identify their own unconscious biases. Smarter diversity training must help employees at all levels consider how the world may look to a minority professional; teach employees to overcome fear of conflict so they can speak honestly with minority colleagues; and embrace new types of leadership training so that every manager and every partner learns how to lead inclusively.
Educating minority and majority employees can open the culture to diversity by sensitizing them to different perspectives. Such efforts must be a two-way street. Often, diversity advocates focus primarily on helping majority workers better appreciate the issues that confront minorities when entering a white-dominated culture. It is also important for the minority workers to understand how the world looks to the dominant culture and why diversity might be unsettling to see. The size of the firm or organization does not matter.
The profession needs to raise its profile to appear to be a compelling career choice for young African Americans. Social media and other web tools can reach young people on their turf. Marketing campaigns involving young, prominent African Americans can present accountants as trusted advisers and counselors, and boot camps can expose students to the profession.
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Jean T. Wells (firstname.lastname@example.com) is an assistant professor of accounting at the Howard University School of Business. Frank K. Ross (email@example.com) is director of the Howard University School of Business Center for Accounting Education and a visiting professor of accounting, teaching auditing and ethics.
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Even as Ken Bouyer looks with pride at the progress Ernst & Young LLP has made in recruiting minority candidates over the past 20 years, he realizes that his profession's work to promote ethnic and racial diversity is far from over.
Bouyer, E&Y's Americas director of Inclusiveness Recruiting, said that in 1993–94 10% of the firm's campus hires were from minority groups. That number grew to 36% last year, he said. Those numbers illustrate the results of diversity recruitment efforts and a growing number of qualified minority applicants, he said.
But as the AICPA celebrates its 125th anniversary, diversity and inclusion remain elusive for the accounting profession, especially in the most senior levels. Minorities made up 20% of the professional staff positions at the 348 firms participating in the 2011 edition of the AICPA report Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits, but just 5% of the partners at those firms.
The statistics show why retention and advancement of minorities in the profession have emerged among diversity and inclusion advocates as issues that are every bit as important as continuing to recruit minorities to the profession.
"(The concern is), are people at all levels of their career finding the workplace environment one where they want to stay?" said Calvin Harris, national president of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA).
In this respect, the profession's difficulties in racial diversification mirror its challenges with respect to advancement of women. Although women made up 45% of the professional staff at firms in the Trends study, they accounted for just 21% of the partners. Nonetheless, all the Big Four accounting firms—plus BDO, Grant Thornton LLP, McGladrey & Pullen LLP, and Moss Adams LLP—appeared on imagazine's 100 Best Companies list. And women have equaled or exceeded men among new accounting bachelor's and master's graduates hired by CPA firms in every Trends study since 2001.
Diversity and inclusiveness advocates still have their eyes on recruitment efforts to continue boosting overall enrollment in the profession. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data from 2010 show that 5.8% of accountants and auditors were Hispanic or Latino, and 8.6% were black or African American. The total U.S. labor force in 2010 was 14.3% Hispanic or Latino and 10.8% black or African American.
Bouyer calls diversity "an issue that the profession has to rally around. … This has to be a collective tug by the entire profession."
That tug is about to get more collective. Bouyer will chair an AICPA-led commission that will bring advocacy groups together with employers. The National Commission on Diversity will include representation from minority professional advocacy groups; large, medium, and small firms and state societies; and leaders from business and industry, government, and education. Representatives from NABA, Latino advocacy group ALPFA, Pan-Asian professional business advocacy organization Ascend, and the Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) are expected to participate. The commission is scheduled to meet for the first time in September.
Its purpose is to help all stakeholders put best practices into place while sharing resources and knowledge.
Richard Caturano, who will begin a one-year term as AICPA chairman in October, said diversity and inclusion in all aspects—racial, gender, socioeconomic—will be a major focus of his agenda as the new commission gets off the ground. Diversity is an important issue to Caturano because he grew up in a mostly blue -collar neighborhood. Tony LoConte, a sole practitioner in Revere, Mass., mentored Caturano, who's now office managing partner in Boston for McGladrey & Pullen LLP. Now Caturano hopes to create more opportunities for underrepresented groups.
"It's not like nobody has worked on this or people haven't done a good job," Caturano said. "I think people have spent a lot of time on it. I know the AICPA and other groups have spent a lot of time attracting minorities into the profession, advancing minorities in the profession. We just haven't had good results. So something has to change."
The stakes are high. A globalized economy is putting pressure on the profession to keep pace with change in the rest of the world. The United States is experiencing a shift, as the Census Bureau population projections from 2008 forecast that ethnic minorities will outnumber non-Hispanic whites in the nation by 2042.
If the demographics of the profession are to even come close to matching those of the population, the next 20 years will be a critical time for diversity and inclusion as new accountants and auditors step into the shoes of those who are retiring. In 2010, those age 45 to 64 made up 26.4% of the U.S. population, according to the Census Bureau. As that huge segment of the population reaches retirement age, a new group of professionals soon will be filling numerous job openings—and leadership positions—in accounting.
"We are a profession that serves entrepreneurial capital, and we serve, from a public company perspective, the investors in that entrepreneurial capital," said AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon. "And it is imperative that our profession's makeup evolve with the demographic changes of American society."
Melancon said the scholarship and recruitment programs the profession has used to encourage diversity haven't generated sufficient results.
"Despite tremendous efforts, we have not had the type of success that we would like to have in the area of ethnic diversity in our profession," he said. "We've had some success. But our profession doesn't reflect society as a whole, or more importantly, entrepreneurial capital owners as a whole."
In 1969, the AICPA passed a resolution to integrate accounting and formed what would become known as the Minority Initiatives Committee and the Education Fund for Minority Accounting Students. The goal was to assist underrepresented minorities in their efforts to become CPAs and advance in the profession, and progress is evident in some places.
According to the AICPA Trends study, ethnic minorities accounted for 17% of the new accounting bachelor's and master's degree graduates hired by CPA firms in 2001. That number increased to 25% in 2010.
ALPFA CEO Manny Espinoza said diversity initiatives across the profession have improved greatly since he began working as a practicing CPA in the early 1970s. But he said there is still a significant lack of critical mass of both African-American and Hispanic CPAs in the profession.
The problems with retention and advancement cut across all segments of the minority population in public accounting. Although BLS statistics show a strong Asian representation in the accounting and auditing workforce, for example, few Asians are reaching top jobs. In 2010, Asians made up 9.1% of accountants and auditors, compared with 4.8% of the working population, according to the BLS. But the AICPA Trends study shows that Asians and Pacific Islanders at public accounting firms made up just 2% of the partners despite representing 11% of the professional staff.
"The preponderance of the Pan-Asian representation in the colleges is very high, so they always get selected (for entry-level jobs)," said Jeff Chin, the national president of Ascend. "It's a shame that they're getting selected as the top talent to go into the accounting profession but then something breaks down and they get disenchanted and they don't make it up to the partnership levels."
One barrier for minorities seeking advancement is a lack of role models, said Noel Abdur-Rahim, a 29-year-old assurance manager at PwC in Detroit.
"You may see a partner, for example, and say, they have all the qualities that I want to embody," she said. "They have the job that I want. They have the family and the knowledge and all of that. But they don't look like me. To some folks, that's intimidating, and to some folks, that's a perceived barrier, that if they don't look like me, I can't be in that same position."
Gail Sparks Pitts, the chairman of the AICPA Minority Issues Committee, said management at firms and organizations in the accounting profession believe in diversity, but struggle to implement it. She said individuals who resist diversity must be educated on the benefits of hiring people from different backgrounds.
"Just be more open to receiving someone who may not necessarily look or speak as you do," Pitts said. "Actually, it could be a beautiful thing. You learn a lot from someone who is different, and it really does broaden your horizons and makes a difference, and I think we're all a better world for it."
Also read "Best practices for promotion of diversity in the accounting profession," by Jean. T. Wells, CPA, J.D., and Frank K. Ross, CPA.
Although retention and advancement have become an increasing focus, still more work needs to be done to recruit minorities to the profession. The percentage of bachelor's and master's graduates in accounting fell from 2008 to 2010 among each of three key groups—African Americans, Asians and Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics and Latinos, according to the AICPA Trends study. None of those groups had a higher percentage of bachelor's and master's graduates in accounting in 2010 than they did in 2001.
Pitts said leaders in the profession must continue to expose young people of minority descent to the benefits of becoming a CPA. She said the Accounting Careers Awareness Program sponsored by NABA is a good example of an effective exposure tool. The one-week campus residency program gives selected students a chance to explore careers in accounting and business.
ALPFA, meanwhile, has established high school chapters in eight cities across the country. Espinoza said it's important to expose children to the accounting profession at an early age.
"I think that's the wave of the future, to continue to try getting them before they make decisions on their professions or their majors in college, to get them in front of role models and people that have been in the profession before and can speak clearly about the challenging and terrific experiences they've had as a CPA," he said.
Improving retention, inclusiveness, and advancement is an AICPA goal, too. Ostine Swan, AICPA senior manager–Diversity Relationships & Initiatives, said the Institute has been working to:
Swan has asked each working group at the AICPA to determine what it's doing to serve the membership in terms of its diversity. For example, she is working with the team that runs the AICPA's conferences to develop a list of qualified minority speakers. When candidates for minority speakers are found, she is encouraging them to participate when invited.
One of the challenges for improving diversity in the profession, NABA's Harris said, is helping smaller public accounting firms tackle the issue.
He said a motivated advocate such as Bouyer at Big Four powerhouse E&Y can draw from a vast pool of personnel and resources to help a large organization become more diverse. Smaller firms operate on smaller margins and may not have enough manpower to devote to diversity.
The AICPA Trends data reflect Harris's point. Public accounting firms with more than 200 employees reported that 72% of their professional staff was white. Firms with 50 to 200 employees were 96% white, and firms with 10 to 49 employees were 91% white.
Harris said he encourages smaller firms to make use of resources available to them through NABA and other dedicated organizations to promote diversity. Now it's hoped that the merging of prominent diversity voices within the profession through the National Commission on Diversitywill maximize the use of resources and the sharing of ideas as a new infrastructure around the topic takes shape.
"We've got to move the needle," Bouyer said. "Sometimes you've got to be an advocate for diversity and not be afraid of that. And I think the AICPA … can continue to have a loud voice on this issue, and I want them to continue to speak loudly and continue to push, continue to agitate. I think collectively, as a profession, we'll be much better off if we continue to do that."
The AICPA is a leader in a new, national commission on diversity that has been formed to help eliminate duplication of efforts, and advance best practices in the effort to diversify the accounting profession.
Although recruitment of new minority talent to the CPA profession remains a focus, retention and advancement of minorities are emerging as equally important issues. Some progress has been made in diversifying overall staffing of public accounting firms, but minority representation is seriously lacking at the senior management and partner level.
The continued push for diversity comes at a critical time. As the population as a whole and the owners of entrepreneurial capital become more diverse and members of the baby boomer generation reach retirement age, it's critically important for the CPA profession to keep pace with the changes in society. Despite years of efforts to promote racial diversity by the AICPA, firms, employers, and advocacy groups, minority representation in the accounting profession continues to lag.
The largest public accounting firms often possess more resources to advance diversity. Leaders of advocacy organizations such as the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), Latino advocacy group ALPFA, Pan-Asian advocacy organization Ascend, and the Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) stand ready to help smaller firms that may need help in promoting diversity.
Ken Tysiac is a JofA senior editor. To comment on this article or to suggest an idea for another article, contact him at email@example.com or 919-402-2112.
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The ambience is Provencal and comfortable with a location 5 minutes from the freeway, allowing complete access to all of L.A. as well as a cozy retreat at the beach. A coastline bike path is one block away. The home is conveniently near Los Angeles International Airport with great shopping nearby in Marina del Rey, Manhattan Beach, Culver City and Santa Monica as well as dining and shops within walking distance.
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The Islanders began the first 39 minutes of the game against their divison foe Carolina Hurricanes, by playing weak, uninspired and just plain bad hockey. They ended up finishing the contest with some fight, but it ended up being too little too late as they fell to the 'Canes by a final of 4-3 in front of 13,008 fans at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
The New York Islanders returned home after a disappointing road trip, losing back-to-back games to the Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators. But their losing ways would follow them back home as they fell 4-3 to the Buffalo Sabres after being defeated in the shootout.
The first period opened with the Isles controlling the play for the entire period. Although both teams had plenty of shots, the Isles led the way with a 16-11 advantage. Evgeni Nabokov had to make some key saves, but the fore-check that the Isles put on in the offensive zone eventually led to a goal from Frans Nielsen.
The Danish center-man toe dragged the puck in the high slot and let go of a wicked wrister that beat Ryan Miller just over his glove and inside the far post. The assists went to Pierre-Marc Bouchard, his first as an Islanders forward, and Josh Bailey.
Questions yielding no answers as of yet continues to be the theme of the New York Islanders defense and goalie situation for the beginning of the 2013-14 season. (flickr/IslesPunkFan)
Mark Streit was a very serviceable captain of this New York Islanders squad for the past two years, but his defensive prowess was fading just like his time spent with the team. His -27 and -14 rating over the past two respective seasons might not be missed on the Isles blue line, but his ability to power play the quarterback has certainly left a void (Photo Credit: Dan4th/Flickr).
Of his 27 points last season, 11 of them were scored with the man advantage. The previous season, Streit scored 47 points as the Isles top defenseman with 23 of them coming on the power play.
As the Garth Snow front office era embarks on its eighth season heading the New York Islanders, many believe that the rebuilding period is over and the Isles time is now. The last seven years have been tough for Long Island's team as about the only thing that seemed to be consistent was finishing last in the division and having the lowest payroll in the NHL. Both of these things took a turn for the better last season as Islanders made the playoffs and finished 28th out of 30 teams in payroll.(flickr/IslesPunkFan)
The New York Islanders made history last night, playing the New Jersey Devils in the first ever NHL game in Brooklyn. Granted, it was only a preseason game, but the sporting event brought in many fans since this is the future home of the New York Islanders.
Unfortunately, the final result isn't exactly what everyone would have liked to see, a 3-0 loss to one of their top rivals in the Metropolitan Division. But as stated above, this was only a preseason game with rosters lacking regular skaters for two teams that are looking to shake off some rust and evaluate line combinations and prospects.
The Islanders were very busy at the start of an off-season that forecasted a flurry of movement from GM Garth Snow. On the agenda was signing a number-one goaltender and top-six forward, both of which took place on July 5th. A few other moves were made to help keep the core intact for many years to come, as well as removing another bad apple from the organization (Photo Credit: Official New York Islanders/Flickr).
After signing forward Peter Regin to what is seemingly a depth signing, the Isles quickly looked to fill the void left in the crease.
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At most, the 2013 NHL season has two games remaining. The Chicago Blackhawks have the opportunity to send the Boston Bruins home without any new hardware, as a win tonight would make them this year's Stanley Cup Champions.
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The biggest, and most latest story coming about the Islanders is that number one defenseman and team captain Mark Streit will not be returning next year (Photo Credit: Robert Kowal/Flickr).
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As many of you probably know, I have been juggling an all-consuming day job with various writing gigs, essentially leaving no time for anything else (life, sleep); and, as the saying goes, all work and no play makes Don a dull boy. We have enough Jack Torrance's in this world, and before I start running around abandoned hotels with an ax, I figured it was in my best interest to start hacking away at my current workload.
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I was going to yell at most of you (yes, even you!) for not buying an advance ticket to Cinema East's Tugg screening of I Am Not a Hipster. Why? Because I really want to see that film, but not enough pre-sale tickets were sold so it was cancelled. But as I thought about it some more, I realized that my yelling would have probably come off as being condescending or patronizing. Besides, it is not my job to lecture the Austinites reading this column about their lack of support of independent film, now is it? It does sound like Cinema East is going to give us another chance to see I Am Not a Hipster in the near future, so stayed tuned…and please don't let me down ever again. While on the subject of cancelled screenings… You know those high winds that came in with the "cold front" on Saturday? Well, those very same winds that brought our daytime temperatures down into the 80s (!!!) destroyed the screen at the Blue Starlite! For those of you who were disappointingly turned away from the sold out Saturday night screening of Grease, there will be a "wind check" (you know, like a rain check but without the rain) date on September 28 but you do need to send an email to them to confirm your slot. If you cannot make it that screening, you can use your "wind check" anytime before the end of the year; you just need email the Blue Starlite […]
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