by nikita | Jul 7, 2018 | Change Makers, Events, Inclusion, Inclusion Champions, Inclusion Matters, What's New
The inclusion of the diverse human race has become a global priority for the public, private and voluntary sectors. While exceptional efforts are in place, the sustainability of such inclusionary practices is still in question. To advance the agenda of building an...
by Rashmi Mandloi | Jun 7, 2018 | Inclusion Matters
I love swimming. I love it to the point of arrogance and to a point where I observe other swimmers. I am not shy to make strong judgements about their swimming. Every morning, I mentally identify each of the regulars into good, bad, sloppy, funny and sometimes a good...
by Sarika | Jun 6, 2018 | BD Voice, Inclusion Matters
Two years ago, I was getting my then 9 year old son’s Adhaar card made, when he saw the column of Transgender and asked me. “Mom, what does this mean?” and I tried to answer this question in simple terms, which a kid could comprehend. As a champion of Inclusion, I was...
by Shilpi Singh | Feb 1, 2018 | Inclusion Matters
Intel Ceo Brian Krzanich said in a conference of Grace Hopper Celebration of women in computing, “We all have unconscious gender bias”. The important words here are ‘We all…” And this includes leaders of the organizations as well. An EY paper on Unconscious Bias,...
by Rashmi Mandloi | Sep 25, 2017 | Inclusion Matters
The biggest need of any individual is to feel belonged. The necessity to ‘fit in’ comes out of this belongingness game that we continuously play. We keep going in and out of our ‘comfort zone’ to be in balance and in sync with others. Young kids start picking up...
by Rashmi Mandloi | Sep 18, 2017 | Inclusion Matters
– It’s not your fault that you have bias. – It’s not your fault that our culture acclimates us to preferences in one direction over other – It’s not your fault that everything that we read, everything that we see, media consumption...