Diversity and inclusion mandates play an important role in building workplace culture for employees. This in turn has essential impacts on the mental health of employees and in turn their work output. Debilitating mental health may often create negative impacts on employee productivity. D&I mandates that help employees feel safe and comfortable within their place… Continue reading Workplace Productivity: Diversity and Inclusion Mandates and its Impact on Mental Health
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10 Steps for developing an effective DEI Strategy for 2022
According to Gartner, one of the top five HR priorities for 2022 is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). A lot of companies had a DEI strategy and were already committing to expanding and improving their DEI initiatives as of last year – it was added to most organizations’ priorities for 2021. And in terms of… Continue reading 10 Steps for developing an effective DEI Strategy for 2022
Your guide to building a disability-friendly workplace
[responsivevoice_button] Earlier this year Bloomberg did a story on tech makers who are redefining accessibility. The article noted how new tools are opening pathways for technology to be usable by anyone, regardless of ability. While apps like BlindSquare, BrailleNote Touch, etc. help visually impaired people move through the world and complete activities this only implies… Continue reading Your guide to building a disability-friendly workplace
Importance of Employee Resource Groups for Inclusive Workplaces
[responsivevoice_button] In a new bid to make workplaces safe for employees, decision makers have begun to understand the importance of building employee resource groups within workplaces. Employee resource groups (ERG) are an integral way to foster a safe environment within workplaces. These resource groups are an integral way to harbour a workplace culture that provides… Continue reading Importance of Employee Resource Groups for Inclusive Workplaces
What is Workplace Inclusivity and How Does it Impact Employee Morale
[responsivevoice_button] Inclusivity translates differently for different employees in the workplace. Leaders and decision makers in the workplace, must fully understand what workplace inclusivity entails to provide a safe work environment for their employees. An inclusive workplace creates a workplace culture that values differences within employees. It also creates a workplace that is not homogenous. Workplace… Continue reading What is Workplace Inclusivity and How Does it Impact Employee Morale
How Diversity and Inclusion Mandates Helps Build Employee Productivity
[responsivevoice_button] Diversity and inclusion mandates play an important role in building workplace culture for employees. This in turn has essential impacts on the mental health of employees and in turn their work output. Debilitating mental health may often create negative impacts on employee productivity. D&I mandates that help employees feel safe and comfortable within their… Continue reading How Diversity and Inclusion Mandates Helps Build Employee Productivity
How Decision Makers can Avoid Microaggressions During Job Interviews
[responsivevoice_button] Microaggressions are the result of biases that influence behavioural, environmental and verbal actions. These actions moreover influence and play into systemic forms of discrimination towards marginalised employee groups within the workplace. Microaggressions occur due to a lack of acknowledgement of unconscious biases that impact behaviours. These not only occur within workplaces but can also… Continue reading How Decision Makers can Avoid Microaggressions During Job Interviews
How Equity Measures Pave the Way for Inclusive Workplaces
[responsivevoice_button] Equity measures are a simple way to create more opportunity for marginalised sections within workplaces. Within diversity and inclusion mandates, they play an important role in building a culture that not only promotes inclusivity but also harbours higher productivity for the business. Moreover, they are also an important method to address biases within workplaces.… Continue reading How Equity Measures Pave the Way for Inclusive Workplaces
Why Ungender Focuses on Making Inclusive Workplaces
[responsivevoice_button] Inclusive workspaces traverse beyond being limited to infrastructural spaces. The dynamic workflow and simultaneously how workspaces have transferred online has made accessibility an important diversity and inclusion mandate. Moreover, accessible spaces also apply to women and gender minorities who have had trouble gaining access into spaces dominated by cis-men. This form of inaccessibility continues… Continue reading Why Ungender Focuses on Making Inclusive Workplaces
Importance of Gender Sensitization in Workplaces
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Tanisha Johari Before starting off with what pertains to gender sensitivity, let’s look at the difference between sex and gender. Although both terms are closely related and used as synonyms, they are actually different from each other. According to WHO sex refers to biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.… Continue reading Importance of Gender Sensitization in Workplaces
