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Even as we bring more women into work, true workplace inclusion has to consider more parameters than gender alone. Read our latest whitepaper to know more.
As woman in the workforce, we often hear conversations around Diversity and Inclusion which involve work being done and work being planned to make workplaces more inclusive for this gender.
However, the narrative changes when we talk to policy makers and D&I leaders. At Women’s Web, we spoke with five D&I leaders to understand the current state of D&I at their respective workplaces, the need to look beyond women representation at work, and how true inclusion in the Indian context would look like.
Through a D&I roundtable discussion, we discussed these aspects of inclusion and created a report that will challenge your existing ideas. Here is what these leaders are set out to challenge:
Inclusion is not just an initiative that needs to be executed by the HR or D&I teams in an organisation. It is more internal. It means creating spaces for all employees to address their own unconscious biases, tackling undesirable behaviour and therefore, enabling inclusivity in all forms of behaviour and action. It is only then that the workplace culture is really transformed.
In the Indian context, the concept of inclusion is beyond women, persons with disabilities and LGBTQ+ groups. It is also around religion, region and caste-based in Indian workplaces. How then as a manager can you recognise these differences with an equitable approach and become inclusive in your thoughts and action?
Download the report and learn as Rohit Vishal Gupta, a senior HR leader explains this aspect in detail.
It is not always true that women feel intimidated and ignored in male-dominated functions or industries. Some women actually look at this as an opportunity to charter their success story in the organisation. They do not feel that their gender is restrictive in any way, and rather become role models for many more women who would follow their path.
Aruna Newton, a D&I expert and panelist at our roundtable shares her personal experience to drive home this point.
Apart from the above points, this discussion shared how the seeds of inclusion lie deep (even if dormant) and how all of us can be change makers who influence policies as well as practices at our respective workplaces and beyond.
You can access this whitepaper here:
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Mostly Normal is a book of innocence, longing, filial love, angst and acceptance, encapsulating a gamut of human emotions within its lightweight edifice. The book touches the human heart and will stay with you.
Some books enthral you till the last page, and then there are those that you stop reading after turning a few pages. Some books are a one-time read, while you carry some books with you long after you have read them. Then, once in a while, a book hits you so close to home that you find it difficult to slot into any category.
I will put Priyadeep Kaur’s Mostly Normal (BookSoul Reads, 2022) in this last bracket.
At a little less than hundred pages, Mostly Normal is a testimony of the power of words to inspire, irrespective of their length.
Most women do not get to live their lives the way they want, on their own terms. So why should they be tied down in their old age?
Every morning, while dropping the kids at the bus stop, I find a grandfather waiting with his granddaughter. I see him again when I fetch the kids. This has been the pattern for the last few years.
He is seen actively participating in his granddaughter’s activities, from morning and evening walks to attending her parent-teachers meeting, sending her for extracurricular activities to even planning her birthday party. He is admired by all. He is appreciated for making himself useful in his old age. People rave that the doting grandfather is doing his duty towards his children and grandchildren. The much-admired grandfather is also a widower, having lost his wife years ago to chronic disease. It’s also to be noted that both his son and daughter-in-law are working parents.
Every day, the onlookers appreciate his sense of duty and dedication. They say that this is how the elderly should keep themselves occupied. They should bring up their grandchildren while their children go off to work.
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