Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5401-4366
Document Type
Report
Disciplines
Business and Management.
Abstract
Diversity means hiring difference rather than choosing the people whom you find ‘comfortable’ and who mirror your own experience and background. It means working against conscious and unconscious bias, educating yourself and proactively finding merit in people different to you. Inclusion means recognising intersectional identities – the sum of the whole person – that greatly improve the workplace with the different perspectives they bring to an organisation. You recognise the value of that person, equal to all others who work for and with you, and you treat them as equal in all respects. This is all more than box ticking – it is equality. And people can see when these are truly held values in a business as opposed to being mere lip service. This open mindset regarding employment is needed now more than ever, particularly given employee restrictions that COVID-19 has recently generated. The business community also needs Government support to help create a diverse workforce and the Open Doors Initiative is working as a conduit to achieve greater levels of employability for marginalised groups.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/nt1v-re74
Recommended Citation
Cooney, Thomas M., "Supporting People from Marginalised Communities into Employment" (2020). Reports. 5.
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/smemanrep/5
Creative Commons License
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Publication Details
Cooney, TM. (2020) – Supporting People from Marginalised Communities into Employment – Open Doors Initiative, Dublin.
doi:10.21427/nt1v-re74