It’s great to be a woman at work, or is it?
These are just a few social posts, comments and headlines from last month’s International Women's Day, from many women tired of the day's 'corporate hijacking'.??
The message is clear. Although corporate diversity awareness day gestures are well-intentioned, they often feel like a hollow pat on the back rather than a marker of real progress.??
And could you argue against that?
When many of the same employers have slashed their DEI investments, teams, and targets in the past 12 months, while issues of workplace inequality persist.??
A recent World Bank report shows the global gender gap is significantly wider than previously thought, factoring in childcare and safety for the first time, with women earning only 77% of what men make on average. And that’s not even accounting for race, disability, or other discrimination.?
More deeds, less words? An opportunity to rethink?
What if companies shifted away from elaborate single-day/month diversity celebrations and used the same energy and intent in their year-round communications and actions, both internally and externally??
Not stopping at words, but ingraining DEI into every decision, policy, learning and development program, hire and onboarding, remuneration, and more.
Crucially, enabling managers to value our myriad of identities daily and weave them into an engaging organisational tapestry that makes us stronger together.
This is just one part of a wider shift that leaders must consider in this high-stakes era for corporate DEI. This newsletter shares content that can help you make it happen.
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