In the ever-changing business world, if companies want to stay competitive, diversity is a must. Beyond political correctness, a diverse workforce has several advantages. Better decision-making, innovation, and higher workplace engagement can result from bringing in people from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints. Additionally, it might enhance a business’s reputation and make it simpler to draw […]
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In the pursuit of diversity, equity, and inclusion goals, we must remember that it is not about offering special treatment but about instilling belongingness. He was new to the office- the recent hire everyone was talking about. They called him a ‘diversity hire’. He felt glad he could work without hassle while still identifying as
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From being the butt of jokes, ridicule, and slurs, to today, when they are protagonists coming out with their stories of the need and struggle for acceptance through a separate category called queer films, nothing has been more transformative than the LGBTQ stories in Indian cinema. One of the earliest depictions of transpersons dates back
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or DEI is an essential mantra today. While they come together—each has an individual and definitive role. In a workplace, if you have to identify each in action, here is how they would look. We look at three different strands to know how D, E, and I function separately. Scene 1:
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It is important for organizations to visualize what diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) will look like at the workplaces to determine the approach. Walking into a room that only consists of one gender and doing the best to understand their jokes! Waiting anxiously to be invited to be a part of those casual conversations. Wanting
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As Diversity Champion of the LGBTQ+ Community at the NHRDN and Avtar Diversity Champions Awards 2022, Chandra Duraiswamy, Senior Director, GE India, has walked the talk in creating inclusive spaces for the community. He talks to Diversity Digest, about his journey as a champion, his lived experiences and the practical goals one must set to
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While it is important for organizations to have a diverse group for business success. Managing teams by not disrupting or diffusing their morale requires design thinking and action, applying the platinum rule for leadership. The workplace constitutes people from different backgrounds, with different opinions and different skills and strengths. Therefore, it takes a little extra
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Diversity achieves little without equity. Equity is about tailoring solutions after considering all the factors instead of suggesting a one-size-fits-all solution. Allocating opportunities after understanding the differences, the approach, and the circumstances are equity in action. Common impediments to equity are: Generalization: Making inferences about a group of people based on specific cases is a form
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Women’s self-help groups (SHGs) are the catalysts in socio-economic growth. With an overarching policy, they can usher in sweeping developmental changes. A decade before the LPG (Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization) reforms in India, gender-agnostic initiatives were prevalent in the rural communities of India. Beyond the glass ceilings and grey-blue tones of the corporate floors, development took
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Although microaggressions are subtle, they can prevent people from bringing their whole selves to work. Therefore, leaders have to address them as they are not just jokes anymore. Any comment or action that invalidates a person or discriminates against a person/group is known as micro-aggressions. Here are some examples of microaggressions: “Have you dressed up
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