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Diversity by Design
Future Crunch
March 31, 2023
Hey citizens of the world,
How can March already be over? March is one of our favourite months of the year. Not only do we celebrate International Women’s Day, but it’s also Optimism Month - two topics close to our heart.
DIVERSITY + OPTIMISM is all about harnessing the power of “unlike minds” who believe that a better future can be built. Evidence shows that when diversity becomes an intentional part of a company’s design - performance, efficiency, and innovation flourish.
Diversity by Design
For any ecosystem to thrive in the natural world it must be diverse, and the same is true for organisations.
Here are our resident Ecologist Dr Shasta Henry and Diversity & Inclusion Evangelist Lilian Kikuvi to explore why “Diversity by Design” is the new measure of success for businesses in the post-pandemic 21st century.
GOOD NEWS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T HEAR ABOUT
When it comes to gender parity, there’s still got a long way to go but we’ve certainly made some progress. In 2010, no woman in the world had the same legal rights as a man but over the last decade, thanks to the tireless work of activists, legal teams, and organisations, around 90 million women of working age have gained full legal equality. It’s a start.
In Australia, unions have won significant changes to improve the lives of working women over the last 12 months, including more parental leave, wage increases in female-dominated sectors, stronger equal pay laws, and new protections from discrimination.
A group of 10,000 women in Assam, India known as the 'Hargila Army' have saved one of the world’s rarest storks: the greater adjutant. Traditionally seen as a bad omen, the stork was persecuted to the brink of extinction until a conservationist rallied local women to help transform attitudes to the bird, which has since become a cultural symbol.
The women of India’s Hargila Army
Conservation is all about uniting people and building ownership. I’ve always believed that, if given a chance, women can make a big difference in conservation.
A revolutionary surgical knife that 'smells' tumours can diagnose womb cancer within seconds. Experts at Imperial College London say that the iKnife, is a device already used to treat cancerous breast and brain tissue, can detect the presence of endometrial cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women in the UK.
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We’re so glad you asked …
IF YOU’RE SEARCHING FOR WAYS TO LOOK BUSY…
LISTEN to our cofounders Tane & Gus on Bill Burke’s “Blue Sky Podcast” chatting about why they choose Intelligent Optimism.
READ about why we need more women in STEM, featuring Future Crunch hero Jessica Wade, the British physicist who has written over 1,750 Wikipedia bios about the forgotten women in science.
QUOTE this the next time someone complains about workplace quotas:
“Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.”
That’s it for this edition. And in case you missed these on our social feed, here are some highlights from our team on International Women’s Day 2023.
Until next month, take good care,
The Future Crunch Team
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