#2 –🔦 A diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging awareness year 🔍👓
This year, diversity, equity and inclusion have been shown to be more than indispensable in society but also within companies. The year 2020 is coming to an end and I hope that the new year will bring significant developments in these areas. I hope that the actions taken this year will have resonated with some people to make them aware of the benefits of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policy on the performance they allow to develop within the company generated by the commitment and retention of the best employees.
A series of articles and/or videos are available below to help expand your knowledge of DEI & belonging such as the Harvard Business Review article that demonstrates the importance and crucial role of inclusion in addition to diversity. These resources may also help you to identify what makes each of us unique and recognize that our individual differences are a source of collective strength.
On that note, I wish you a wonderful holiday season! May your resolutions be wise and achievable.
Best regards,
Dolores Crazover
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📜 Trump administration against diversity and inclusion
🚫 Episode 1
- Justice Dept. Suspends All Diversity and Inclusion Training for Staff
The move was the latest effort by the Trump administration to eliminate any training that encourages workers to acknowledge that implicit racial and gender biases exist in the workplace.
🔐 Episode 2
- Donald Trump executive order banning diversity training blocked by federal judge.
🎥🍿 Films
Joey Travolta will stream Inclusion Films’ feature Carol of the Bells
- It was stream on Dec 24th and Dec 25th on the Inclusion Networks.
In the film, 70% of the crew has developmental or intellectual disabilities, said filmmaker Joey Travolta.
💻 Information Technology (IT)
- Diversity and inclusion make IT stronger
💼 Workplace
- Harvard Business Review: Getting Serious About Diversity: Enough Already with the Business Case
- Driving diversity and inclusion in the ‘anywhere’ workforce
Working environments and practices have been forced into a complete change
- Most Organizations Still Miss the Mark on Diversity & Inclusion
According to a new study by the nation’s leading independent human capital management research firm, more than 80% of organizations believe they provide a diverse and inclusive environment for their employees.
- U.S. Bank : 5 ways businesses can embrace diversity, equity and inclusion
- Amazon : MNS workers vandalise Amazon godowns in Pune, Mumbai over non-inclusion of Marathi
⚖️ Gender Equality and Pandemic 😷
- UN WOMEN — gender equality in the wake of covid-19
💭 Thinking — 💡 Tips
- One of the 10 most read articles in 2020 on Google: How to foster inclusion while working from home by Melonie Parker Chief Diversity Officer at Google
- Harvard Business Review: Why Aren’t We Making More Progress Towards Gender Equity? by Elisabeth Kelan
- It won’t take 257 years to reach intersectional gender equity if we do these 5 things
Katica Roy, the founder of Pipeline Equity, says the events of 2020 will influence our trajectory toward intersectional gender equity, but we hold the power to determine the outcome.
- Three DEI plan mistakes business owners make
- 4 myths about diversity and inclusion leaders debunked
The chief diversity, inclusion, and people officer at Marcus Thomas defends the role and explains what it takes to make a difference.
- Pixar’s short film featuring Purl, a ball of yarn who doesn’t fit the mold at B.R.O. Capital teaches. It’s a last year’s video that doesn’t get old and a reflection on diversity in companies.
Diversity, Inclusion and belonging
- Faced with non-inclusive behavior in a company, we can sometimes have a small voice that makes us feel like outsiders because we have a different background and culture than the majority represented within the company or a group. It’s a powerful RBC’s video, “The Little Voice” for people to find their own voice and make it heard.
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Last Newsletter: # 1 — The Goal: everyone is looking for diversity and inclusion ⚖😎
