Fostering DEI, Belonging and Social Justice at Workplaces
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Argument: people leave jobs because of other people not pay or perks; evidence: heterogeneous teams outperform homogeneous teams after initial discomfort and companies with more diversity show higher revenue and innovation; concrete numbers and rules: aim for critical mass 30% of underrepresented group to enable voice, and Coderb grows to Coderb ~800 members as a community pipeline; concrete practices that work: create a code of conduct, use inclusive language, run bias checks, make introductions, mentor and sponsor, and measure hires and promotions to close access gaps.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and speaker background
- 3:42Why people leave workplaces
- 10:59DEI, belonging and social justice defined
- 16:42Bias, systemic oppression and intersectionality
- 22:46Why diversity matters in business
- 25:13Creating safe spaces at work
- 29:07Equity vs equality explained
- 31:55How you can contribute today
- 35:15Call to action and closing
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