cultural diversity Tag

By Meenakshi Vuppuluri The spring of 2022 witnessed a significant awakening in the tech world when Thenmozhi Soundararajan, a Dalit rights advocate, faced discrimination for her scheduled talk on caste at Google News. This incident brought to light the pervasive issue of caste-based discrimination within corporate environments, challenging the notion that it is confined to rural India. Recent...

We cannot pretend that biases do not exist. They do. It is a natural part of us and because of decades of stereotyping and heuristic thinking, it is deeply ingrained. Biases can permeate the air of an organization, influencing everyday decisions and eventually deterring the organization’s ability to thrive in a hyper-competitive world. In the last decade, organizations have focused on...

Diversity is not a fluffy HR topic anymore. It is a necessity, directly impacting organizational competitiveness. The competitive edge that an organization can obtain, depends on its ability to appreciate the various dimensions of diversity.  Diversity includes respecting and appreciating what makes people different, in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation,...

Benefits of a diverse organisation We live in a land of diversity. Organizations in this country have employees from different religions, speaking diverse languages, belonging to various castes, regions of origin and even dissimilar sexual orientation. More women have entered the workforce, and those with a physical disability are beginning to find a place for themselves. To top it off, 65%...