The idea of race affects our everyday lives – whether we choose to believe it or not. Most individuals view the world through a racial lens – whether it be a White world, a Black world, an Asian world or the less descriptive – yet overtly offensive – Otherworld. This idea of race fueling social …
What is ageism and what does it look like? Ageism is a form of discrimination which is usually directed towards older employees but can affect younger professionals too. According to a recent article published by Forbes – a key driver for ageism is marginalisation, as it devalues and demoralises an employee in the most insidious …
Picture yourself at a staff party. You’re surrounded by colleagues who are dancing and chatting. You have just topped up your G&T when a member of your circle brings up the topic of race. It’s instantly awkward. But why? A good question to ask yourself at this point is, who is part of this conversation? …
Privilege, what is privilege? Where does privilege come from? How does it formulate and how does one use it? Prof. Michael Kimmel famously said, “privilege is invisible to those who have it”. In his 2009 paper, J.Beal described privilege as unearned advantages you have that others don’t have. Due to our identity and how these identities …
In order to empathise with the lived experiences of others we need to improve our understanding of intersectionality. In 2017, YW Boston released an article entitled, ‘What is intersectionality, and what does it have to do with me?’ describing intersectionality as “a framework for conceptualizing a person, group of people, or social problem as affected by a number of …
Some hiring managers have been asking me about implementing blind hiring into our hiring process. I tend to disagree with this type of process because I feel it perpetuates systemic issues on not providing enough tools/resources/opportunities to candidates from under-resourced/marginalized communities. I’ve told my team members that filling the deck with diverse candidates won’t bring …