How to overcome the business myth of gender blindness
Many individuals and organisations claim to be ‘gender blind’, but this is a fallacy. In this article, Dr Marie Luise Sunde and Isabelle Ringnes share their personal experiences of gender discrimination and explain how organisations can begin to address this issue. You may have heard the riddle that goes: a father and his son are […]
Financial wellbeing: why women are being left behind
There’s been a recent flurry of interest in the issue of financial wellbeing from many organisations, but no one is addressing the elephant in the room – the fact that women are at a huge disadvantage. Last month, the UK’s first female defence secretary, Penny Mordaunt launched the government’s roadmap to financially empower women. […]
Mental health at work: why employers need to embrace psychological diversity
Awareness of mental health is improving, but to really make a difference companies need to move beyond reactive wellbeing initiatives to a more proactive approach. Mental health affects everyone, all day, every day. The state of our mental health determines how we feel, mediates the impact of life stressors and influences our ability to navigate […]
Gender equality: why we need to talk about unpaid care
Globally, women on average do more than three times the amount of unpaid care work done by men, rising to more than five times in poor rural areas. There is not a single country where men and women do equal amounts of unpaid care work and in some regions women do as much as 80–90%. […]
Diversity and inclusion: why data doesn’t always tell the full story
HR is placing increasing emphasis on monitoring diversity and inclusion but in the race to gather data, many people are missing the point entirely. Developing a diverse and inclusive workplace is a vital aspect of people management. Organisations need to value everyone as an individual to be able to gain the many benefits that […]
Employee wellbeing: how to support people with neurodiverse conditions
Employee wellbeing has never been so high up the corporate agenda. Here are some practical tips to help guide you through the challenges of supporting neurodiverse employees’ with their physical and mental health, both inside and outside of the workplace. Supporting employees in the workplace can sometimes feel like an overwhelming and difficult task, with […]
Unconventional interview tricks – helping or hindering recruitment?
Companies are increasingly starting to use unconventional tricks in interviews to help them decipher the best person for the job. But could these quirky recruitment approaches be doing more harm than good? The rise in unconventional hiring tactics has created considerable debate around how effective, if at all, such approaches are for finding the best […]
What gets measured, gets done: why inclusive workplaces thrive
Becoming a genuinely inclusive workplace means measuring what you do.
Remote versus mobile working and why it affects diversity and inclusion
There’s a big difference between remote and mobile working and that distinction could make or break your diversity, inclusion and retention strategy. Thanks to a plethora of tools and technologies, remote work is becoming the norm for millions of employees around the world. In fact, as soon as next year, it’s estimated that half of […]
How organizational network analytics is transforming diversity and inclusion through data
Diversity and inclusion (D&I) is increasingly being recognised as critical to the long-term success of organisations. Facing continuous disruption, evolving workforce demographics and the changing nature of work, companies are under increasing pressure to create workplaces where new ideas and different ways of thinking are embraced to enable them to successfully innovate. While organisations are busy creating programmes […]
‘Double stigma’ – LGBT+ and mental health issues in the workplace
It is not uncommon for LGBT+ people to face the double challenge of mental health issues and discrimination in the workplace. What can your business do to stamp out the stigma and offer better support? The workplace can be a challenging environment for someone with a mental health issue for many reasons. Equally, people in the […]
How blind recruitment can help close the LGBTQ+ pay gap
LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning) employees are facing a pay gap much wider than that faced by women. Is blind recruitment one avenue through which we can help close the pay gaps for all? This week, results from a survey undertaken by LinkedIn and Black Pride were released, revealing a 16% […]
The death of the CV: why recruiters need to move beyond the traditional CV cycle
Despite living in a highly tech-driven world, the traditional CV still reigns in the recruitment industry. But there is now a way to make recruiting more ethical, time efficient and talent driven. Is this the beginning of the end for the CV? It should be. Hiring is one of the most important processes in any […]
Four ways to ensure the wellbeing of women at work
Female employees have a unique set of wellbeing requirements – so why are employers still using a one-size-fits-all approach? As part of World Wellbeing Week, we look at four ways employers can support the women who work for them. Apparently, women are better at multi-tasking than men. I’m not sure if there’s any empirical evidence underpinning […]
The UK workforce as 100 people: what can we learn about diversity?
When comparing the UK proportionally represented by 100 people with the current makeup of the UK workforce as 100 people, we are faced with the true reality of the lack of diversity in the working world. Diversity plays an important role in helping communities thrive, and this is no different in the workplace. Collaboration that […]
How blind recruitment can help employers avoid the ‘black hole’
Getting rid of recruitment bias is essential if companies are truly serious about creating a diverse workforce. Is blind recruitment the answer to this pervasive problem? It’s not too much of a stretch to say that men have traditionally dominated careers in science. Even now, women make up less than a quarter of those working […]
The problem with modern leadership: diversity, inclusion and the ‘hero’ complex
The world is facing a leadership crisis. We need to radically refocus the way we think about leadership to focus less on the individual and more on collective responsibility. Only a diverse and inclusive approach to leadership can solve the mess we’re in. How many times have you heard someone say, “diversity and inclusion are […]
Three trends gleaned from gender pay gap reporting round two
We’re all aware by now that the second round of gender pay gap reporting has brought disappointing results. But by investigating the data a bit deeper, useful insights have emerged as to how employers can put their best foot forward as we head into the third year of reporting. April 1st marked the second annual […]
Disability discrimination at work: how to protect your business and employees
Disability discrimination is still a widespread problem, and there’s much that can be done to address this. Here, we outline how to help protect your business from accusations of disability discrimination. Under the Equality Act 2010, it is illegal for employers to discriminate against someone on the basis of their race, religion, sex, disability, sexual […]
Disconnecting belonging from exclusion to create workplace harmony
Is there an untethered link between belonging and exclusion? And, if so, how can we break apart these polarities to create truly inclusive workplaces? I have a problem with the idea of belonging. Why? Because belonging is almost always defined by its polar opposite: excluding. Most of the time, our sense of belonging is defined […]
