Author name: Dr Divya Kumar

A passionate researcher with an avid interest in social science, Divya is a PhD awardee in Organizational Behaviour from the University of Madras. She has authored and presented papers in both National and International Conferences including IIM- Kozhikode and IIT Madras on topics related to employees at the workplace. An associate of Avtar’s DEI research team, she has penned newsletters and blog articles on DEI and women professionals career enablement.

Budget 2023: The pivotal role of women in MSME to sustain the economy

The budget for the fiscal year 2023–24 will be presented by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2023. Individuals and corporate leaders are anticipating it, hoping that the budget reforms will countermeasure the slowly recovering economic situation post-Covid-19 pandemic with increasing pressure due to inflation and fear of recession globally. According to […]

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The inclusion checklist: Know the essential components

In a workplace, inclusion is vital as it focuses on building new capabilities and driving excellence and innovative business solutions toward the organization’s growth and success. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are more than just a C-suite conversation. Leaders are role modeling in driving the DEI agenda from the forefront as they understand that merely attaining

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Union Budget 2022 wish list: Empower women as job makers

Union Budget 2022 wish list comprises an increase in allocation for gender budget and concrete measures to empower women as job makers. On February 1, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union budget for 2022-2023. With the budget having a direct and indirect impact on every citizen of the country, expectations from it are

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Nurturing a Culture of Carehood in the workplace

During the pandemic, corporate houses partnered with public and private institutions to support employees and family members by procuring medicines, ventilators, arranging medical facilities, supplying grocery and basic amenities for those quarantined, apart from conducting vaccination drives. Caring for employees is now a shared value. Organizations are embracing, rather aggressively, the culture of carehood since

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Advancing equity at workplaces requires courage and conviction

More organizations are intentionally investing in their DEI agenda. Any affirmative action taken at work to remove structural barriers requires a fair amount of courage and conviction. DEI leaders must create a culture, which supports and values Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and not just counts on the training program or HR initiatives. Only through the

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Here’s why organizations are declaring their DEI metrics

Facebook recently published its 2020 Diversity metrics report. Incidentally, FB has been publishing its report since 2014 – a time when companies firmly believed that diversity metrics are purely for board rooms discussion only. The journey from just board room data to annual diversity reports is certainly a great leap, but surprisingly it didn’t take

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