[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Rajkanya Mahapatra Janet Stovall is currently a Senior Client Strategist at the NeuroLeadership Institute. She was the former Senior Director at the UPS for Social Impact and The UPS Foundation and TEDx speaker. Her career spans over three decades across multiple sectors. In her own words, she’s a radical inclusionist who helps… Continue reading ‘Diversity Is About Numbers, Inclusion Is About Impact’: Janet Stovall, Global D&I Champion
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If We’re Not Careful, Our Biases Can Have Adverse Consequences At The Workplace
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Avanti Deshpande Having a diverse workforce and fostering inclusion is an important goal that most organisations strive to achieve. However, building a workplace that is both diverse and inclusive does not happen overnight, and may be hampered by many factors. Unconscious bias is one such factor, and takes many forms at the… Continue reading If We’re Not Careful, Our Biases Can Have Adverse Consequences At The Workplace
Will The New Labour Code On Wages Fix The Gender Pay Gap In India?
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Avanti Deshpande The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) said that it will take 100 years for women to be paid as much as men. The WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2020 ranked India 112th out of 153 countries, four spots lower than in 2018 when we were at the 108th position. The Indian… Continue reading Will The New Labour Code On Wages Fix The Gender Pay Gap In India?
‘Women Don’t Need Charity, They Need Investments’ Says Encubay Founder, Deeksha Ahuja
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Rajkanya Mahapatra Deeksha Ahuja is the Founder of Encubay, a global diversity-focused startup network. Their flagship diversity-focused incubator has been set up in collaboration with Greenhouse Capital Africa. Deeksha has over eight years of experience in the Ed-Tech, Food-Tech, Beauty-Tech, Media-Tech and Healthcare-Tech space. In conversation with, Pallavi Pareek, Founder of Ungender… Continue reading ‘Women Don’t Need Charity, They Need Investments’ Says Encubay Founder, Deeksha Ahuja
Ungender’s Guide To Understanding Diversity And Inclusion At The Workplace
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Rajkanya Mahapatra Editor’s Note: This beginner’s guide on ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ puts together all of Ungender’s good work from 2020 on the subject in one list. It is meant to serve as an easy-to-access guide to understand D&I as concepts and also what they mean in the Indian context, insights from several… Continue reading Ungender’s Guide To Understanding Diversity And Inclusion At The Workplace
Pati, Patni Aur Panga And Three Other Times Bollywood Failed The Trans Community
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Sheena Verma One would think by 2020 popular Hindi content would take a few leaps in their representation of the transgender community, among a hundred other things it needs be working on. More urgently, we need to talk about the recently released, Pati Patni aur Panga, a series that claims to be… Continue reading Pati, Patni Aur Panga And Three Other Times Bollywood Failed The Trans Community
POSH This Week: Are Women In Legal Profession Shattering The Glass Ceiling?
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Rituparna Chatterjee Every week we bring you a roundup of news and opinion on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, popularly called the POSH Act, from Indian media, focusing on workplace sexual harassment and its far-reaching effect on equality, equity and mental health of employees… Continue reading POSH This Week: Are Women In Legal Profession Shattering The Glass Ceiling?
For Indian Companies: Adopt AI-Based HR Tools But With Caution
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Mimansa Sidhnath Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the future, we’re told. Experts say that around 40 percent jobs will be lost to automation in the next 15 years. According to the industry trends, HR seems to be one of the targets on our path to singularity. AI tools are increasingly being built through… Continue reading For Indian Companies: Adopt AI-Based HR Tools But With Caution
Explained: Why India Needs Paternity Leaves
[responsivevoice_button] Written By: Avanti Deshpande Virat Kohli, ace cricketer, the Indian men’s cricket team captain and the most followed Indian on Instagram is in the news for a rather surprising reason – he’s decided to take paternity leave and will be returning early from India’s tour in Australia this year. His decision is a very… Continue reading Explained: Why India Needs Paternity Leaves
Only 78 of 1079 Judges Are Women In India’s High Courts And It Has Its Consequences
[responsivevoice_button] Written by: Sheena Verma A recent report by Smashboard, a New Delhi and Paris-based non-profit, stated that female representation in the Indian judiciary is dismal, and that’s keeping sexism alive. The report came out just days after the passing of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the most popular feminist icons… Continue reading Only 78 of 1079 Judges Are Women In India’s High Courts And It Has Its Consequences
