Diversity

As a supporting partner at the 13th Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, KelpHR CEO & Co-founder, Smita Shetty Kapoor will be moderating a panel discussion. Topic: Understanding PoSH and its implications Date: 5 June 2022 Time: 330 – 430 pm Venue: Liberty Cinema, Marine Lines, Mumbai Sexual harassment at the workplace is a topic that is often swept under the carpet....

A day observed on the 20th of November annually since 1999, the Transgender Day of Remembrance commemorates those transgender persons who lost their lives to violence due to transphobia. It seeks to draw attention to the continued violence that is endured by transgender people and was inspired by the 1988 murder of Rita Hester- a transgender African American woman who was murdered in Allston....

You must be wondering why people have started putting pronouns in a bracket next to their names? I’m referring to (She / Her / Hers / He/ Him/ His / They/ Them/ Theirs) Shouldn’t it be obvious? Let me start by busting this myth. No it is not obvious. You need to Ask! A young boy Sahu born to a single mother was growing up in suburbs of Mumbai. This was Bombay in 1970s. He used to be...

A workplace can be a stressful environment for people who are made to feel conscious of their identity, not given access to basic facilities where they feel comfortable, and finally reach a point where they end up feeling helpless with no recourse or ability to change the situation. According to a 2017 report published on the human rights of transgender persons in India by the National Human...

Diversity and Inclusion are two valuable pillars of successful management. It not only ensures equal rights to all the potential choices, but also brings a lot of creativity, different viewpoints, and shared knowledge to the table. These principles of Diversity and Inclusion are not just restricted to corporate organizations, but every form of management to ever exist in human history. To...

After much deliberation, the BU Head of the Healthcare division hired Merlyn – a Data Analyst to take over the non-core, transactional activities of the Delivery Managers (DMs). In doing so, he earned himself Diversity brownie points, for Merlyn was from an underrepresented group that MNCs like theirs encouraged hiring. The DMs were happy to offload non-value adding work to Merlyn and...

At a weekend party for kids, I overheard this interesting conversation between two mothers. Tara – ‘Madhu, I hope the next set of tests for these kids is not coming up too soon! I had to travel to Australia on work and haven’t been able to teach Maya for over two weeks.’ Madhu – ‘Wow Tara, it’s so nice that you get a chance to travel. Must be so interesting right? To learn...

The banter of excited friends meeting at their 10th year reunion filled the college lawn. Gautam, a classic backbencher and now Marketing Director took this opportunity to flippantly tease his batchmate Neetu, presently the AVP-HR of a prominent bank. Gautam angled – ‘Neetu, I heard that women in the Banking industry are getting promoted for their gender?’ Neetu – ‘Promoting...

My friend Madhav hosted a dinner for his foreign counterparts visiting India. As his millennial team had had no experience in attending formal get-togethers, he gently guided them to dress and behave suitably. To his pleasant surprise, the team outdid his expectations by dressing immaculately and appropriately engaging the guests, making the party a roaring success. Wanting to get home...

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