Diversity

Diversity in the workforce prevents a situation of ‘monoculture’. While a monoculture has some obvious advantages, and helps the employees relate to each other better, speak a similar language and reach decisions faster, there are some things that are sacrificed, potential that is not realised, when the workplace fails to foster diversity. The Irish potato famine is one of the most striking...

Women are going places today, crossing life-altering hurdles. Is this commendable or a classic conundrum of how women are expected to struggle and make their way through while society does the bare minimum? While that’s a subject for open interpretation, we bring you insights into a discussion with Aparna Popat, a former badminton player, recipient of the Arjuna Award, medallist in the...

What to do when you cannot go around the world seeking adventure? You just switch from one career to another that is poles apart, and you will discover all the gems of your life. Speaking of gems, we were delighted to have interviewed one such personality who made bold life choices and turned this mere aphorism into a reality – Maj. Pallavi Shivanna (Retd), ex-army officer and VP of HR at...

Life can throw you a curve ball when you least expect it. So, what can you do in such a situation? Taking inspiration from Sanjukta Sharma, our indomitable guest of the panel, a journalist, and a cancer survivor, we would say—It’s not going to be easy. But we, as a community, can make it easy. “Nothing prepares you for a cancer diagnosis. When cancer happens, the world suddenly...

The fact that how little we know of our legislation and fundamental laws speaks a lot about us as citizens and society. Safety is of prime importance and secondary is learning what steps to take in its absence. Our laws adhere to women’s safety and human rights on many levels. But the key is awareness. In conversation with Dr. Asha Bajpai, a lawyer and author, we unfold some of these laws and...

“Disability is a matter of perception” – a quote that is often misconstrued as an ableist’s attempt to disregard physical or mental conditions. Whereas in times of an evolving, inclusive society, this is a statement of enlightenment and a visually impaired individual’s pragmatic take on life. “Affirmation comes from within” is more than just an aphorism in...

Being a daughter to a father with a government job in India, in a family of six, Shanthi has moved cities and has had a taste of diversity at a very young age. An eclectic mix and equality were a cultural lifestyle for her long before she became the head of HR at Google Cloud India. “My childhood’s biggest lesson was – let girls be girls!” Shanthi’s family never fell prey to...

Imagine the jubilation in taking pride to be a part of a company that keeps diversity, equity, and inclusivity at its centre. Such is the everyday affair at ThoughtWorks. With Tina Vinod, let’s unfold the community effort that goes down at ThoughtWorks at building a gender and sexuality affirmative workspace. “Speaking of diversity and culture in the workspace amongst my peers, ThoughtWorks...

The celebration of Women’s Day 2021 at KelpHR was marked by a panel of influential individuals who came forward for a forthright discussion on the matter of global importance – women’s empowerment – a subject matter that is far from saturation. Gender discrimination, hostile workplace environment, quantitative solutions and more were a part of one of these dialogues and...

Inclusion – A word that is thrown around a lot these days. What does it mean for us in India? The work culture in India is more diverse as compared with other countries. The degrees of “woke”ness among employees from a mixed pot of cultural backgrounds is often staggeringly different within the same space. I started working at a corporate organization recently after working across...