Part 1: Bibliographic Entry: Matt Bush. “Why is Diversity and Inclusion in the Work Place Important?” Great Place to Work. https://www.greatplacetowork.com/resources/blog/why-is-diversity-inclusion-in-the-workplace-important. Published 25 Aug, 2023. Accessed 4 Dec, 2023.
Part 2: Terminology/Keywords
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Difference
- Importance
- Workplace
- Genders, Race, and Nationalities
- Interconnected Concepts
- Equally
- High-trust workplace
Part 3: Précis: This article clearly dives into explaining a understanding of some reasons of how diversity and inclusion is more important in the workplace, following the race, age, culture, nationality and the sexual orientation that sums up how people are viewed in the jobs they work because of how people can be treated differently from others. Companies should strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace that helps to create a positive and productive environment for everyone. This can help to reduce bias and discrimination and create a more inclusive culture. As a result, it is also a useful tool for attracting and retaining high-quality employees. In order to create an environment where everyone, regardless of race and origin, is comfortable and safe, as well as being recognized for their work in the workplace, as well as being respected by their coworkers. When it comes to some jobs that are done in the world, some might only include the majority of men, when there are very little women and or men/women of color that might work in the job, which is an issue for some people because they don’t feel comfortable or respected enough as a person in their job, which is why diversity and inclusion is partically important as a whole.
Part 4: Reflection: I decided to choose this topic and article because I would honestly say that on TV and in real life, diversity is a big concern for most people. On television, there are some shows I watched that included a workplace with very little women, yet there’s a majority of men included there, which makes the women feel left out and not respected for the majority of work that they all do, while the men mostly don’t care what they have to say. Comparing TV to real life situations is more similar sometimes than you think. In real life, even though I haven’t worked in a workplace, I know that when I think of another situation, like school classrooms, I realized that most times, especially when I was in high school, there was a majority of boys in class than there were girls. This shows that the representation of gender, as well as race and nationality in TV is not that farfetched from reality.
Part 5: Quotables:
“A genuinely inclusive workplace doesn’t just have a diversity of people present, it has a diversity of people involved, developed, empowered, and trusted by the business.”
“The difference between diversity, inclusion and belonging is that diversity is the representation of different people in an organization, inclusion is ensuring that everyone has an equal opportunity to contribute to and influence every part and level of a workplace, and belonging is ensuring that everyone feels safe and can bring their full, unique selves to work.”
“Workplaces today are more diverse and globally connected than ever before. With the complexities of today’s work environment, leaders must tap into collective intelligence to maximize the potential of every person.”
“Diversity focuses on representation or the make-up of an entity.”
“Inclusion is about how well the contributions, presence, and perspectives of different groups of people are valued and integrated into an environment.”
“An environment where many different genders, races, nationalities, and sexual orientations and identities are present but only the perspectives of certain groups are valued or carry any authority or influence, may be diverse, but it is not inclusive.”
