Transcending Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Work
A Self-Critical Engagement
Hugo Gaggiotti author Marguerite L Weber author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:7th Jun '24
£135.00
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The book reflects on ways of transcending Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) by establishing a dialogue between the professional experience of the authors and experts from academia and practitioners from financial services and executive search. The book emphasises the link and impact between what is taught and what is learned about EDI and how this reflects on later choices in career and workplace status. The book offers a critical and global perspective, emphasizing the multilocality and intersectionality dimension of diversity and unpicks key insights from different conceptualizations, like class, gender and postcolonialism and their relationship with the current paradigm of diversity and how people identify and communicate. With an extensive collection of testimonies and invitations for reflection, the book doesn’t limit the analysis to the influences of historical power relations in the workplace, but investigates at what stage multicultural power structures start developing a compulsory inclination to create “differences” and how this can influence hiring decision making and management in the workplace. In the book, academics and practitioners provide illumination and insights gleaned from their own personal experiences and perspectives. Whilst the research targeted financial services and executive search, the book's findings will appeal globally to individuals of all age groups regardless of educational status, seniority or in which industry they are employed, particularly those who are aware of how each one expresses similarity and differences sometimes in not obvious ways.
"If you are from the Global South, like me, this is a book to read. It is clear that EDI is culturally constructed and in need of an open and down-top organizational way when it is discussed out of Eurocentric contexts. Weber and Gaggiotti navigate, using their sincere and open reflections, emotions and even contradictory organizational experiences, the EDI complexities embedded in societal structures, uncovering hidden and unspoken biases." Isis Arlene Díaz-Carrión, Facultad de Turismo y Mercadotecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
“'Diversity agenda' is a complex landscape within corporate environments when hiring candidates, as unconscious bias still remains in our way of understanding inclusion. This insightful book shows a deeper perspective of the issues that this agenda brings and reflects on the intersectionality dimension of identity and empathy in the workplace, giving a clear idea of the conceptual tools to 'dismantling systemic barriers to promoting a more just and inclusive workforce'. A must-read for anyone committed to fostering positive change and breaking down the barriers that impede the making of a truly equitable workplace." Mora Castro, School of Health Sciences at the Arturo Jauretche National University (UNAJ) – National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina
"The authors analyze diversity in financial services and executive search through their personal experiences and opinions, highlighting the neglect of "invisible" diversity in recruitment processes. This work challenges readers to explore the evolving perspectives and interpretations of diversity in society through an analysis of how memory and historical events influence our understanding of equality and diversity, as well as approaches to creating more equitable organizations." Prof.Dr. Burcu Guneri Cangarli, Izmir University of Economics
ISBN: 9781032000763
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 453g
234 pages