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In Pakistan, trans men search for inclusion, visibility

In Pakistan, trans men search for inclusion, visibility Transgender people are considered outcasts by many in Pakistan, despite some progress with a law protecting their rights and court rulings that allow them to choose a gender that is neither male nor female Trans men face deep isolation in Pakistan. The country, with a conservative Muslim...

Lack of inclusion blights working lives of many UK Hindus

ArticleCulture, Inclusion, Religion or Belief

Lack of inclusion blights working lives of many UK Hindus New research has found that Hindus face an inclusion deficit and a lack of awareness of their religion in workplaces. Among the findings from business psychology consultancy Pearn Kandola was that more than a third of Hindus (38%) have had an annual leave request to...

Diwali 2022: When is the festival of lights and how is it celebrated around the world?

ArticleCulture, Religion or Belief

Diwali 2022: When is the festival of lights and how is it celebrated around the world? Diwali, the festival of lights, is a religious observance commemorated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists around the world. Every autumn, the observance sees millions of people attend firework displays, prayer services and festive events in celebration of the occasion....

The man who started Black History Month

ArticleCulture, Ethnicity, Race

The man who started Black History Month Akyaaba Addai-Sebo tells The Voice how he persuaded the Greater London Council to begin the event in 1987 IN THE heart of Greater London, a Black activist and journalist, decided that he wanted to tell the forgotten stories of Africa in Britain. Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, arrived in Britain from...

Making Black History Month a catalyst for change

ArticleCulture, Ethnicity, Race

Making Black History Month a catalyst for change Black History Month can stir complex feelings in many Black HR professionals. In some ways, it calls attention to their own ethnicity – which can be challenging in organisations where People of Colour are a minority, especially in management. It can cause celebrations of the month to come...

Quotes, images, poems and Instagram captions to celebrate Black History Month 2022

ArticleCulture, Ethnicity, Race

Quotes, images, poems and Instagram captions to celebrate Black History Month 2022 Happy Black History Month! After being an annual celebration in the United States since the late 1920s, Black History Month (BHM) began in the UK in October 1987. It was started by Akyaaba Sebo, a special projects coordinator of the Ethnic Minorities Unit at the...

Two-thirds don’t challenge discrimination at work

ArticleBullying and Harassment, Culture, Discrimination, Workplace

Two-thirds don’t challenge discrimination at work Two-thirds of employees do not challenge discrimination at work, despite 67% considering themselves an ‘ally’ to those from underrepresented groups. This is according to a survey of over 5,000 employees commissioned by construction and property development firm Wates Group, which found that ‘allyship’ and support for colleagues with differing...

Tattoos in the workplace: dress codes and visible ink

ArticleCulture, Workplace

Tattoos in the workplace: dress codes and visible ink As employers like Virgin Atlantic relax their policies on visible tattoos in the workplace, Nicola Cockerill examines the benefits of redrafting dress codes to make them more ink-friendly and discusses the legal issues that can arise. The popularity of tattoos in the UK shows no sign...

International Literacy Day – September 8, 2022

ArticleCulture, Language, Learning and Development, Wellbeing

International Literacy Day – September 8, 2022 International Literacy Day takes place on September 8 every year to raise awareness and concern for literacy problems that exist within our own local communities as well as globally. International Literacy Day was founded by proclamation of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, in 1966...

Swimming cap for afro hair approved after it was banned at Tokyo Olympics

ArticleCulture, Diversity, Inclusion

Swimming cap for afro hair approved after it was banned at Tokyo Olympics A ban on swimming caps which are designed to protect natural black hair has been lifted by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The specialist headwear, which was created by a black-owned UK brand, was banned from the Tokyo Olympics last year, with the...

Three in five employees think pandemic had positive impact on company culture, research finds

ArticleCulture, Workplace

Three in five employees think pandemic had positive impact on company culture, research finds But employers urged to keep listening to staff as survey highlights that workers value managers who communicate The survey of 1,170 employees in the UK, carried out in April this year, also found almost three in five (59 per cent) said...

Toxic positivity: Why we need to stop gaslighting ourselves

ArticleCulture, Mental Health

Toxic positivity: Why we need to stop gaslighting ourselves Toxic positivity is the idea that we should hide or deny the negative feelings we encounter. It is the dismissal of emotional responses that we consider to be negative or “bad”, through the application of superficial reassurances, in the place of empathy (for example: “look on...

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