DEI Authored Articles

Opening Keynote by Roman Ruzbacky

Asian Leadership Project collaborated with Corporate Member Baker McKenzie and over a Sydney hybrid event on “Cultural Diversity Data and Targets – If not now, then when, and how?” on 12 June 2024

Special thanks to Founder and CEO Julie Chai and to the panellists Karlie Neale, Mark Baxter and Lucienne Gleeson for your thought provoking discussion following the keynote, expertly moderated by Gillian Woon.

(click on play below to hear the audio)

Group photo at event

Please enjoy my selection of articles (commencing 2016) and I hope these keep you re-energised, focussed and optimistic in times of need.

Gender Pay Gaps – why intersectional analysis is important – part 2

Resistance in Diversity Equity Inclusion work – how do we keep going in 2024?

Gender Pay Gaps – why intersectional analysis is important

https://www.hrmonline.com.au/diversity-and-inclusion/translate-diversity-data-into-action/

Have you ever celebrated the full implementation and completion of your Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy?

Some basic Pay Equity analysis for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practitioners (2023)

How many people to implement a gender equity plan – at least five people

Eight simple diversity data exercises from a DEI practitioner and analytical chemist

Leading Diversity & Inclusion work with Optimism in a time of uncertainty

Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Human Rights – our energy, passion and resilience

Building trust and respect through personal connection and vulnerability

International Women’s Day 2021 – have the men shown up this year?

The evolution of Diversity & Inclusion practice during C….19?

Intergenerational Diversity and Exclusion – lifting the cloak of invisibility

Engaging with the backlash towards gender equity initiatives – insights from a male D&I practitioner

Diversity & Inclusion – Resisting the temptation for quick fixes

Enabling the Diversity and Inclusion Practitioner – current challenges to our profession

Having a clear narrative and rationale when talking with executives about diversity

Good diversity strategy reduces compliance but what if you only have compliance? Some practical steps for diversity practitioners

The power of ‘lived experience’ moments

Building trust and respect through personal connection and vulnerability

Good diversity strategy reduces compliance but what if you only have compliance? Some practical steps for diversity

Nepotism/Cronyism (aka jobs for mates) – discrimination by stealth

Why we need to talk about race in the workplace – more than talk shows at work

Gender inequality in Australian workplaces – all roads lead to culture? (Part 1)

Gender inequality in Australian workplaces – are you tired of hearing we need to do more? (Part 2)

Disability strategy in the shadows as disability discrimination complaints tops the list year after year

Diversity managers and the baggage of expectation

No one taught us how write posts. We had to figure it out for ourselves

What great coffee experiences have taught me about creating great workplace environments.

2022 EEON Enabling Inclusion & Diversity Summit Opening

Online Instructional Video Series (Coming soon)

What is your diversity data saying?

Understanding diversity data is a struggle for many practitioners and professionals. I’m going to present a case study each week, where I unpack diversity data (from tables, graphs and DEI action plans), provide some insights into how the data may inform DEI actions. Further examination may also identify additional equity issues, challenges or opportunities.