Why the evolution of the understanding of D&I is ongoing | Talent Matters Podcast
EP215 | The evolution of D&I in recruitment and how to start your D&I journey - Dave talks to Cynthia Davis and Tobi Olowu 🎧 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ecns7HeqH099y0w4nzQmq?si=1w_fDQ-TRzSBwVcSid15_g 📖 https://wave-rs.co.uk/blog/dave-talks-to-cynthia-davis-and-tobi-olowu/ — Trying to get organisations to think differently about their recruitment processes and workforce make-up eight years ago when Cynthia founded Diversifying Group was difficult as people simply weren’t talking about D&I much. Any conversations that were had centred around gender as people felt more comfortable and aligned with that. Other protected characteristics got overlooked. The murder of George Floyd proved to be a catalyst for change. Cynthia calls it a ‘moment of realisation’ for companies that they had long overlooked multiple communities. There was a huge awakening of organisations looking at D&I through a different lens. As a society, we’re now talking about menopause policy, the trans agenda, ageism, and other issues that simply didn’t get talked about three years ago. Cynthia now has businesses coming to Diversifying needing help with putting together policies for menopause or for wellbeing – neither of which were talked about before. The understanding of diversity has continued to evolve.
