[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Aahil Sheikh Workplaces are as social a space as they are professional, and past gender sensitization of people often paves way for age-old stereotypes to dictate office norms and rules. You’ve probably heard of the ‘Old Boys’ Club’ in your office workspace, and depending on your gender, been either a part of… Continue reading On The ‘Old Boys’ Club’ And Gender Sensitization for Peer Groups
Category: Diversity & Inclusion
Before You Talk Of Inclusion at Work, Fix Your Bias Against Persons With Disabilities
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Ammara Qaisar Today, about 15% of the world’s population lives with some form of disability. Yet, we continue to live in a world that looks at disability as an anomaly, something rare or atypical that is best operating at the margins of our imagination. This can also be seen in abundance in… Continue reading Before You Talk Of Inclusion at Work, Fix Your Bias Against Persons With Disabilities
Quick ‘Dos and Don’ts’ Guide To Help Your Company Do More For The LGBTQ+ Community
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Elisha Vermani It’s that time of the year again when advertising folks are under immense pressure to come up with an original campaign for Pride Month that preferably goes beyond rainbows and sparkles. But why the month of June specifically? Pride Month honours years of struggle for equal rights and the unending… Continue reading Quick ‘Dos and Don’ts’ Guide To Help Your Company Do More For The LGBTQ+ Community
15 Ways To Make The Workplace Inclusive For LGBTQIA+ Employees
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Ritushree The LGBTQIA+ community is one of the most stigmatized communities in India. The patriarchal society is yet to accept members of the community. People belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community are often at the receiving end of discrimination and harassment. Rejections, slurs and taunts are a part of our daily lives. When… Continue reading 15 Ways To Make The Workplace Inclusive For LGBTQIA+ Employees
Guide to Becoming A Safe Workplace
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Diya Maria Abraham The Bold Type, first premiered in 2017 on American channel Freeform, was recently made available on Netflix India. It would be safe to say that the show has become the lockdown binge-watch for many. At first, it feels like you’re watching a combination of Sex and the City and… Continue reading Guide to Becoming A Safe Workplace
Inclusion During Covid-19: High Time Indian Companies Make Paternity Leaves A Reality
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Diya Maria Abraham India, now in the throes of the second wave of the deadly coronavirus has extended the long spell of work-from-home (WFH) for those in the formal workforce. Most people are experiencing fatigue, especially women who work full-time and have children and additional caregiving responsibilities. Before the pandemic, the domestic… Continue reading Inclusion During Covid-19: High Time Indian Companies Make Paternity Leaves A Reality
On Diversity and Inclusion Training : Companies Must Revisit Their Hiring Policies For Persons With Disabilities
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Elisha Vermani Riddle me this: If a person with spinal injury, who uses a wheelchair, can’t enter an office building because it doesn’t have a ramp, then are they kept from working because of their injury or by inaccessibility of the office building? If the building had a ramp they would be… Continue reading On Diversity and Inclusion Training : Companies Must Revisit Their Hiring Policies For Persons With Disabilities
Glass Ceilings: Career Obstacles For Women Or Lack of Inclusive Policies?
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Ammara Qaisar “How Jane Fraser Broke Banking’s Highest Glass Ceiling” That’s the headline of a Fortune article published in late 2020 that was talking of Jane Fraser’s appointment as the new CEO of Citigroup. Ms Fraser became the first woman in history to lead a major Wall Street bank and Fortune wanted… Continue reading Glass Ceilings: Career Obstacles For Women Or Lack of Inclusive Policies?
#UngenderForms: 100 Companies Need To Choose Inclusion For Their Forms, Leave M/F Behind
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Ritushree and Team Ungender Like many others, the Covid-19 pandemic kept me from doing something I love: travelling. Before the pandemic hit, I would travel at least once a month. Let me tell you why I love travelling. After several therapy sessions, I came to terms with my gender dysphoria. I travelled… Continue reading #UngenderForms: 100 Companies Need To Choose Inclusion For Their Forms, Leave M/F Behind
‘True D&I Is About Building Safer Workplaces’: Ritushree, D&I Lead at Ungender
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Ritushree In India, we do not talk openly about issues like sexuality, gender or even sexual health and education. Anything that doesn’t fit society’s mould of ‘normal’ becomes taboo and you can’t talk about it. When it comes to transgender persons, people don’t talk about us, or when they do, their biases… Continue reading ‘True D&I Is About Building Safer Workplaces’: Ritushree, D&I Lead at Ungender
