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WHAT CAN DOGS TEACH US ABOUT DIVERSITY & INCLUSION? 🐶 As #diversityandinclusion specialists, we’re all about alternative ways to learn and teach. So we had to take inspiration from SURREAL’s viral LinkedIn post, which showed that one picture of their CEO’s dog reached more people than 28 posts about their cereal. This did not come as a surprise to us. 💡Many people find it easier to engage when images are combined with text. Other examples of alternative learning in the real world: 💡Some #dyslexic people find it easier to read on yellow paper. 💡 Some #neurodiverse people prefer to have noise-cancelling headphones on at the office to avoid over-stimulation. Do you see the difference?

Unpaid labour 🤝 Women At #UNCSW68 our glorious leader @tricia learnt that women: 👐 Carry out around 60% more unpaid caring work than men. 🍳 Perform 75% of unpaid domestic duties globally. 💰 Can expect to experience a gender pay gap in the UK for the next 28 years (globally for the next 100 years). The difficulties that face #womenatwork is so much more complicated that it seems. No wonder we’re knackered. #diversityandinclusion #equalpay

The new Flexible Working Act is now law in the UK 👩💻 The bill has been amended to try to provide better flexibility at work. BUT - this still relies on voluntary cooperation from businesses, so how realistic is this? Discover the breakdown below👇 #workfromhome #flexibleworking

Why cutting D&I funding for councils cost Birmingham £1bn - a short thread 🧵 “Cut diversity schemes to save cash, Hunt to tell councils” “Budget: Do councils spend too much on diversity schemes?” You may remember these headlines on council budgets from last month, which blamed overspending on Diversity & Inclusion When in fact: 💲£100m had been taken from council budgets by central government "each and every year in the last 10 years". 💰Birmingham council faces bankruptcy due to a £1bn payout it had to make to settle equal pay claims brought by underpaid workers. Perhaps D&I would have been valuable for Birmingham after all? #diversityandinclusion https://lnkd.in/e83EJgvM

A POEM FOR NEURODIVERSITY CELEBRATION, COURTESY OF OUR DIRECTOR’S DAUGHTER 🦚 As a final celebration of #neurodiversitycelebrationweek, we wanted to share a poem, ‘Coloured Feathers’ written by Jenna, the daughter of our Business Operations Director, Kate Cahn. Jenna has said that she finds it difficult to express herself directly to people and likes to write poetry as a means of communicating how she feels. One of her poems is also being used in the AiS (Autism in Schools) sessions as an insight into the mind of an autistic young person.  AiS is a government initiative being rolled out across the UK to give a platform to Autistic young people in schools. A round of applause for Jenna, please! 👏

HOW TO BE A BETTER MANAGER: NEURODIVERSITY WEEK 1 in 7 of us are #neurodivergent, so it’s pretty likely that you manage someone who might have different needs. Our job, as managers, is to bring out the best in our staff. You can better support your neurodiverse staff by trying the following: 💡 Ask the individual. Be proactively inclusive.  Often people know what they need to thrive and just need to be asked or provided access to this support. 💡 Remove barriers a typical work environment may include: Bright office lighting Noisey work environments One size fits all equipment 💡 Network groups can be beneficial for sharing strategies etc.  Inclusive Neurodiverse Workplaces tend to have strong Leadership, advocacy and allyship.  💡 Be very specific about the outcome(s) and timeline(s) you’re expecting 💡 Avoid mandatory/ forced social gatherings AND provide as much detail as possible about such events so it is not guesswork or a surprise #neurodiversityweek #adhd #diversityandinclusion

The Press and Parliament Have Failed Diane Abbott (again). The Conservative Party's biggest donor has been in the headlines this week for the hate speech he directed towards Diane Abbott, and black women in general. This man currently holds an OBE. We will not be repeating this language as we do not want to give platform to it. Diane Abbott stood up over 40 times in yesterday's #PMQs to try to address the matter. She was ignored. Diane Abbott became the UK's first black MP in 1987. It's disheartening to see that things haven't gotten much better for her nearly 40 years later. Both the perpetrator and the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, have refused to accept that these comments are racist. This sets the example to the country that hate speech is permissive, an effect which we see replicated online. According to The New Statesman, of the "25,688 abusive tweets sent to women MPs, half were directed at Diane Abbott". This was tracked over a 6-month period in 2017. We're supporting a petition to revoke this man's OBE status. You can do so too by following the link below 👇 OBE's are held by individuals who demonstrate respect, integrity, and a commitment to bettering our society- not those who promote hate speech or discrimination. https://lnkd.in/eQrXFPxV #diversityandinclusion

THE OSCARS: THE DIVERSITY EDIT It’s been 9 years since #OscarsSoWhite was coined by April Reign, who pointed out that there were no people of colour nominated for acting roles that year. A closer look reveals that in the eight years leading up to the #OscarsSoWhite protests, just 8% of Oscar nominees were people of colour. Those are the facts. Let's talk about representation. 📊 40% of the US is an ethnic minority, according to the US Census. This same representation (although The Oscars is supposedly a global event), would mean that 34 people of colour should have won Oscars since 2015. In fact, only 29 Black actresses and actors have ever been awarded an Oscar in the event's 96 year history. This lack of diversity is reflected throughout Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 📊 81% Academy Award Members (who vote for the Oscar Winners) are White. #inclusion starts at the top. Leadership must be engaged and invested in change for the folk throughout an institution to see diversity, equity and inclusion. #diversityandinclusion #diversity #oscars2024

Did you know that the average woman works FOR FREE for two months of the year? 💰 March marks the first month that women begin to be paid for their labour, compared to their male counterparts. The gender pay gap currently stands at 14.8%. This pay gap means that working women must wait 55 days – nearly eight weeks, or two months – before they stop working for free. Unsure how your business stacks up? Get in touch at hello@anewnormal.co to start creating a more inclusive business today. #diversityandinclusion #genderpaygap

Here at A New Normal Ltd, neurodiversity has a particular place in our hearts as some of our children have an ND diagnosis. Our children have to grow up in a world where we need them to be fully accepted as the amazing humans they are. Caroline Papp - MBA, MCIPD, RCDP is running this incredible event so if you have the opportunity to go, follow the link below for tickets...