Championing Change for Women in the Workplace: Your Organizational Guide to Leadership

• Part of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) work is that human rights have not been granted to many equity deserving groups, because of colonialism, patriarchy, and systematic measures.

• Although human rights efforts are primarily at a government level, companies have a responsibility to ensure inclusive and equitable environments.

• The business case is well known that a diverse workforce and more importantly, an inspired and happy diverse workforce, is a productive workforce. 

• Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives work to ensure that legally there are no human rights violations, that there is zero tolerance for racism, discrimination, and bullying, and as such have been primarily internally focused.

• They have generally focused on recruitment and retention policies and procedures, employee support through initiatives like employee resource groups and events, and awareness through training and bearing witness to lived experience to garner empathy and compassion for fellow co workers.

FOCUSSING ON:

Equality, Diversity, Belonging, Equity, Inclusion and Allyship

*Equity and equality do not have the same meaning. Equality is based on giving everyone exactly the same resources, while equity involves distributing resources based on the tailored needs of a specific population.

Championing Change for Women in the Workplace​