Title: Workplace Diversity - Its Benefits and Challenges
Headings: Workplace Diversity – Its Benefits and Challenges
Workplace Diversity – Its Benefits and Challenges
Table of Contents
What is Workplace Diversity?
MAIN IDEAS
BENEFITS OF A DIVERSE WORKPLACE
CHALLENGES OF CREATING A DIVERSE WORKPLACE
CRITIQUES OF DIVERSITY POLICIES AND INITIATIVES
IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Content: A 2020 report by McKinsey & Company found that companies with more than 30 percent women executives were more likely to outperform companies with fewer women in leadership. Some businesses, such as Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), have created gender equality initiatives. In 2017 P&G launched its #WeSeeEqual campaign in 2017 to advocate for gender equality in workplaces. The company has prioritized achieving a fifty-fifty gender representation within its workforce. Other companies, such as IBM, have prioritized making the workplace more accessible for people with disabilities. In 2017 IBM launched the Ignite ASD program, which is a training and employment placement program for people with autism spectrum disorders. CHALLENGES OF CREATING A DIVERSE WORKPLACE
Workplace diversity also involves challenges and potential pitfalls. Diverse workforces and teams necessarily bring people together who have differing communication styles, interpersonal skills, and concepts of office etiquette. Without diversity training to help increase cultural awareness and understanding, such teams can struggle to communicate effectively and develop functional group dynamics. Also Read: