Elle Roberts. Rare Seed Agency . Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace

On todays episode, Elle and Ricky chat about:

• Diversity and Inclusion in Workplaces and Communities
• Having the uncomfortable conversations - how do we do better, if we don't know better? How do we ASK without being insulting?
• Accommodations in the workplace - often not as hard or expensive as we think
• Being a good ally - making your workplace SAFE for a more diverse community is about more than just having disabled toilets or SAYING you are a diverse workplace

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

2:30- What does diversity and inclusion mean to you

4:00- Why might people not start on inclusion?

6:30- Shoutout @BDMag (https://www.bdmag.com.au/)

7:30- How to get better at storytelling around diversity, inclusion, social good?

9:30- Starting with what or who you know.

11:30- How to incorporate inclusion into the business as usual at your workplace/ community?

13:30- GROUNDBREAKING!!

 “I’m interested in making this a more inclusive and diverse workplace. Can you share with me what that might mean to you and then we can start from there”

15:00- Disclosure (In Person, On job applications, etc)

19:00- “When you open up that conversation in your boardroom just make sure it’s a safe space”

20:00- Shoutout @clothingthegaps (https://www.clothingthegaps.com.au/) 

23:00- “It’s so easy to overlook what makes a safe space when that’s not my experience”

“Just putting a ramp at the front door does not mean that your office or workplace is inclusive and is thinking about he impacts that those people experience in the way that space is created”

“I’ve made more mistake than I’ve had wins. You just have to get comfortable getting it wrong and learning as you go because there is so much to learn”

25:00- A story or two around physical exclusion (through lack of accessibility) and experiences of people

 29:00- A follow on the Elle’s event scholarship example

“Done is better than perfect” Getting started is important and making mistakes along the way is okay…so long as what you are doing and the mistakes you’re making aren’t harming a group of people.

 31:00- Not wanting to standout or have tokenistic recognition (and having choice around that)

 33:00- Recruiting for human skills vs degree/experience (and challenging our mindsets)

 36:00- When you know better you do better. And learning to do better can be deeply uncomfortable

 43:00- Book & Resource Suggestions (more in show notes)

 Thank you Elle!!

BOOKS

• Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
• Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia by Anita Heiss
• Raising Antiracist Children A Practical Parenting Guide By: Britt Hawthorne, Natasha Yglesias
• Different not Less by Chole Hayden
• Diversity and Inclusion Matters: Tactics and Tools to Inspire Equity and Game-Changing Performance Book b