Since the global Black Lives Matter protests four years ago, many companies in Germany have increasingly begun to address racism within their structures and teams. This is a necessary and important step towards more equal opportunities and healthier corporate cultures for black people and people of color. However, becoming an anti-racist company requires...
Microaggression: What at first sounds like a small and insignificant misbehaviour of a single person can have a big impact on marginalised people. This is because microaggressions often add up in everyday life. They have a very negative impact on individual well-being. To make the work environment more inclusive, we need to take a closer look at microaggressions. The term microaggression comes from...
For a new interview-series on career paths of diversity, equity and inclusion professionals in Germany, author Tara Spitz talked to Sarah Cordivano about how she got from map making to becoming Associate Director of Global DEI. They'll talk about what challenges she faces, which skills you need to succeed in a DEI job and how...
System 1 and System 2 describe what happens in the brain when you make decisions. From a cognitive-psychological point of view, there is a lot going on. But do you think about whether you wash, brush your teeth and get dressed when you get up? Probably not, because it would take up an incredible amount of energy during the day if we...
Many companies are moving to replace the term Diversity Management with Diversity & Inclusion (D&I). In Germany, too, the term D&I is now used almost exclusively. But is inclusion in German "Inklusion"? Do both terms mean the same thing? In German, the term "Inklusion" is mainly used in connection with people with disabilities. In the English-speaking...
Everyone has them, even if no one wants them: unconscious prejudices. Here are six facts that will help you and your company. 1. 1. everyone, without exception, has unconscious biases. Our brain works in a resource-saving way. This means that for the majority of the day it falls back on already stored, learned patterns and associations. This happens unconsciously and quasi...
Do you also read a lot about the need for more diversity in tech companies, in companies in general, in management floors, supervisory boards and investor circles? And ask yourself what that actually is? Since diversity is just one thing, namely very diverse, I have summarised the most important points. First of all, what diversity is not. Diversity is not a business trend - because here...