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An inclusive workplaceculture is one in which everyone feels that they belong through feeling safe in being themselves, that their contribution matters, policies and practices are fair and diverse range of people are supported to work together effectively. But sometimes, says Kerese Collins, lecturer in counselling and psychotherapy at Keele University and co-host of the My Wife is a Therapist podcast, even when invited, student groups can be reticent about going there, and you can’t force the issue. ‘This year I co-facilitated a session with a white colleague where we asked students to think about anything they felt personally oppressed by, or that other people are oppressed by in the world. The majority of the group were white, but there were also “global majority” students, as they preferred to be called. No one mentioned or identified race as an issue. A Deloittereport found that cognitively and demographically diverse teams can enhance innovation by 20% and identify/reduce risks by up to 30%. Continuing on the previous point, ideas and innovation will come with diverse investments. According to UNESCO, women comprise 28.8 percent of the people employed in Research and Development. The global breakdown is quite interesting as it shows that the countries performing better in this regard are located in Central Asia, where women comprise 48.1 percent of the R&D workforce. North America and Western Europe occupy the fifth place with women making up 32.3 percent of the people engaged in R&D. Sub-Saharan Africa follows with 31.3 percent. In East Asia and the Pacific, only 23.4 percent of people conducting research are women, while in South and West Asia they encompass 18.5 percent of researchers. Gender diversity brings in diverse views and ways of solving problems. Improved Reputation The social justice case is based on the belief that everyone should have a right to equal access to employment, training and development based solely on merit. Everyone should have the right to be free of any direct or indirect discrimination and harassment or bullying. This can be described as the right to be treated fairly and the UK law, principally in the Equality Act 2010, sets minimum standards.

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Diversity UK is an equality charity that aims to research, advocate and promote ideas for improving diversity and inclusion in Britain. It is an evidence-based initiative that seeks to influence policy, enhance civic engagement and improve the perception of the minority ethnic community in Britain. Purpose

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One day, with practice, egalitarianism might be like driving a car: a skill learned over time but eventually so automatic as to be second nature.” MCANDREW, F. (2010)Workplace equality: turning policy into practice. London: Equality and Diversity Forum. Promoting and encouraging diversity means to actively respect, appreciate and empower people for who they are.

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The right to be able to enjoy the excitment that you have, no matter where you go or who you are with, is the reason we want a diverse and inclusive environment.

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As with white people, many people of colour are drawn to counselling because they feel they need to work on their own ‘stuff’. For psychotherapist Billie-Claire Wright, the training and personal therapy sparked for the first time a realisation of her own internalised racism, and an accompanying sense of shame. But when she tried to talk about this in an experiential training group, she was met with a wall of silence, and a swift moving on to a ‘safer’ subject. ‘Everyone just looked at the floor, and I went home feeling worse, with even more feelings of shame and deep embarrassment,’ she says.The main business benefits of taking inclusion and diversity seriously are talent and corporate reputation. Talent Christa Welsh agrees there needs to be greater selectivity at the interview stage. ‘We need to go down to the source and ask applicants why they want to be a counsellor. If you come to counselling training because you want to help others, you are going to be always helping.’ Like the white Western missionaries in Africa, ‘you won’t see your client as your equal; they are always someone you are going to save,’ she says. Diversity is important in today’s world because it helps us learn from each other and understand that everyone is unique and special in their own way. Diversity is important for several reasons, both in society and in various contexts such as the workplace, education, and communities. Here are some key reasons why diversity is important: In North America, the word “diversity” is strongly associated with racial diversity. However, that is just one dimension of the human reality. We also differ in gender, language, manners and culture, social roles, sexual orientation, education, skills, income, and countless other domains. In recent years, some advocates have even argued for recognition of “ neurodiversity,” which refers to the range of differences in brain function.