Come on an honest exploration with me about the ugly and real truth about working in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. A space often overrun by performative, comfort upholding initiatives, where real solutions based on equity are often overlooked in favour of risk aversion and maintaining the status quo. As with anything you can come to expect with the Equity Gap podcast, we go there and we talk the truth, because without it, we get nowhere.

My intention with this episode is to balance out the realities, to help you take off any rose-coloured glasses and see the work for what it really is and then to find a way to stay the course should you decide to move ahead. I hope it makes you a bit uncomfortable, but ultimately helps you think about the good, bad, ugly and the possible.

DEI practitioners who you should know and follow:

Dr. Janice Gassam Asare - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janicegassamphd/
Elizabeth Leiba - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethleiba/
Sharon Hurley Hall -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonhh/
Karlyn Percil-Mercieca - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlynpercil/
Jodi-Ann Burey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaburey/
Michelle MiJung Kim - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjmichellekim/
Lily Zheng - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilyzheng308/
Ruchika Tulshyan -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rtulshyan/
Dr. Elisa Glick - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisa-glick433/
Trisha Hersey - https://www.instagram.com/thenapministry/
Dr. Golnaz Golnaraghi -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ggolnaraghi/

If you haven’t taken a moment, I would love for you to be a part of the conversation with me for the long term. Hit subscribe on your favourite podcast player and tune in every month for new episodes and conversations. If you’re so inclined, I would love for you to leave a review or for you to connect with me to tell me how I can be of further service to you (follow me on Instagram @theequitygap, e-mail at shahzianoorally@gmail.com or through LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahzianoorally/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-equity-gap-podcast/).

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