Understanding gender equality and building empathy into training programs are growing focus areas across industries. Today we're exploring gender equality, the importance of empathy in advancing it, and strategies to infuse empathy into gender equality training programs.
Transform Your Workplace Podcast: Ensuring Gender Equity in the Workplace
In a world where organizations are striving to implement diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, this episode of Transform Your Workplace explores why it’s essential for leaders to acknowledge and address disparities when it comes to gender. Together with host Brandon Laws, we shed light on the fact that women are still leaving companies at alarming rates post-pandemic, primarily due to a lack of supportive workplace practices and policies after recruitment. Tune in and learn more about how you can provide adequate support to retain your top female talent.
Understanding Unconscious Bias: Definition, Causes, Effects, and How to Overcome
Unconscious bias is the automatic associations or attitudes that people hold about groups of people or individuals, often without awareness or intention. These biases can have a significant impact on decision-making, behavior, and interactions with others. In this post, we're going back to the foundational understanding of unconscious bias, the causes that contribute to its development, the effects it has on individuals and society, and strategies for overcoming it.
Unconscious bias is a natural phenomenon that affects everyone, but it can create negative consequences in various areas of life, such as the workplace, relationships, and social interactions. By understanding its definition, causes, and effects, individuals and organizations can take steps to reduce its impact and create more inclusive environments.
What Effective Inclusion Efforts Look Like
In our recent posts breaking down the 2021 Women in the Workplace Report we’ve focused both on key findings and recommendations to address burnout through boundary setting. This month we turn our attention to the recommendations focused on advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) through intentional training.
The report finds that the overall number of employees receiving training related to DEI is increasing, but there are key steps to take to ensure that training is actionable in order to drive change and increase inclusion within the organization.
Empathy: A Female Leader’s Greatest Superpower
We all know the stereotype: Successful leaders are rational, assertive, linear and in complete control of their emotions. But who said empathy wasn’t a necessary skill to be successful?
We are obviously huge fans of Wonder Woman here at Gild. In Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of the Film, Patty Jenkins reflected on the greatest superpower of all: "...to be strong enough to love in the face of darkness is the thing that sets Wonder Woman apart from so many before her.” Empathy was Wonder Woman’s greatest superpower.