ALLIES CHAMPIONING CHANGE IN THE WORKPLACE REVIEW The importance of support from those outside the LGBTI+ community is integral to an organisation being an inclusive space for all. The Diversity Agenda, together with Auckland University of Technology and LGBTI+ in STEM, recently hosted the ‘Allies championing Change in the Workplace’ event in Auckland. During the…
What’s good? What could be better? After celebrating our first birthday in April, Diversity Agenda partners look back at what’s worked and where we’ll go next. On 9 May, our members gathered in Wellington to share the initiatives they’ve launched this past year to create more welcoming and inclusive cultures. They also highlighted where the…
Are firms making it too hard for migrants to find work? by Sean Barker This was the key concern raised by a bumper crowd at the ‘Settling into New Zealand’ event aimed at new engineering migrants. So what’s behind these comments, and what can be done to help? More than 200 people attended the event,…
A Diversity Agenda event by Sean Barker “It is the responsibility of the people with privilege to drive doing diversity and inclusion well, and not the responsibility of under-represented people” was the message from Rachel Hopkins during the Diversity Agenda hosted ‘Where are we at, New Zealand?’, held at Engineering New Zealand this past week.…
Diversity powers innovation – and some serious competitive advantage Samantha Almeida and Priyani de Silva-Currie of Calibre share their insights on the effects of innovation on an organisation’s success and growth. Success and growth are dependent on an organisation’s ability to continually innovate. But if you believe that you have to be smarter or have…
Contemplating time off but worried about what it will mean for your career? Anxious about how to manage a part-time workforce? Join the Diversity Agenda for a collaborative discussion with a diverse panel from across the architecture and engineering industries as they discuss mid-career breaks, how men and women can bounce back into the workforce…
Register today for unconscious bias training As announced last month, we’ve teamed up with Diversity Works New Zealand to bring Founding Partners and Change Makers targeted unconscious bias training workshops in November for a discounted price. Unconscious bias can undermine the many hours organisations invest in creating an inclusive culture. It prevents us from making objective…
Contemplating time off but worried about what it will mean for your career? Anxious about how to manage a part-time workforce? Join the Diversity Agenda for a collaborative discussion with a diverse panel from across the architecture and engineering industries as they discuss mid-career breaks, how men and women can bounce back into the workforce…
Mid-Career Breaks: Surviving & Thriving Our first public workshop in Wellington generated a lively conversation around the mid-career break: how to decide to take one, how to best manage employees while they’re on one and how to develop supportive policies to successfully transition them back to work. Many thanks to everyone who attended our sold-out,…
Contemplating time off but worried about what it will mean for your career? Anxious about how to manage a part-time workforce? Join Diversity Agenda for a collaborative discussion with a diverse panel from across the architecture and engineering industries as they discuss mid-career breaks, how men and women can bounce back into the workforce after…