The key is to start implementing actions that can help promote a culture of diversity and inclusion in an intentional and genuine way in companies and across the labor market.
Although progress has been made on this issue, reaching this goal it is a permanent and complex challenge, say experts on the subject today, on Labor Day.
“Team diverse in Mexico will be very different from the diverse team in the Brazil“, explains Carolina Proaño Wexman, head of DEI & Environment Communications.
He adds: “There’s huge demographic diversity across the continent and within each country, so it’s important for companies to really think about what their identity should look like in the first place.”
Explain that diversity is not just about sex and race, “although they are essential pillars”.
“This framework should include people with disability, generational issues – especially in response to age – social background and other groups such as neuroatypicals,” he emphasizes, via e-mail.
He believes that a properly designed and implemented diversity and inclusion policy is better for companies in the long run, as a recent McKinsey study showed.
The research found that Latin American companies with the highest rate of gender diversity perform 1.9 times better than less diverse companies in this regard,” he says.
“However, there are still many challenges that organizations face with such a sensitive and ever-changing topic,” he emphasizes.
What can we do to face these challenges?
– Create an inclusive work culture: The organisations they need to create it culture of inclusion in which all employees feel valued, respected and supported.
This can include affinity groups, encouraging culture learning around issues of diversity, promote open communication and cooperation and resolve all cases of discrimination or harassment in a transparent and responsible manner.
– Define and communicate a clear policy: organisations must have a clear policy that defines diversity and inclusion and highlights their commitment to creating a safe, healthy and inclusive work environment.
– Eliminate bias in the hiring process: Organizations should review their recruitment processes identify and eliminate any bias that may exist.
For example, this includes using structured interviews, creating panels various recruitments and the implementation of blind CV analysis.
Source: Panama America
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