{"id":1869,"date":"2021-03-01T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdev.raffaelloventrella.com\/emabackup\/?p=1869"},"modified":"2024-05-11T10:00:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T10:00:51","slug":"the-value-of-diversity-and-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/en\/insights\/the-value-of-diversity-and-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"The value of diversity and inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">I encountered <strong>diversity<\/strong> and <strong>inclusion<\/strong> in the summer of 2017. <br><br>At first, I didn\u2019t exactly know what they referred to, nor what the underlying principles were or what consequences they might have on organizational decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, from that moment on, I began to look at many things with different eyes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diversity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">For example, entering the world of \"<strong>diversity<\/strong>\", I discovered that I myself, simply by being a woman with a professional life, represent a form of \"diversity\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"translation-block\">The funny thing is that I have always felt like <strong>a very different person<\/strong> from others, but not because I had a <strong>professional life<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">When we talk about <em>diversity<\/em>, it's very common to first encounter \u201c<strong>Gender Diversity<\/strong>,\u201d which concerns <strong>52%<\/strong> of the global population, but represents only <strong>39%<\/strong> of the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gender Diversity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/differenza-di-genere.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/differenza-di-genere-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Differenza di genere e inclusione\" class=\"wp-image-1876\" title=\"Differenza di genere e inclusione\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/differenza-di-genere-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/differenza-di-genere-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/differenza-di-genere-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/differenza-di-genere.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The term <em>Gender Diversity<\/em> is used because many studies, particularly by <a href=\"https:\/\/wiw-report.s3.amazonaws.com\/Women_in_the_Workplace_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">McKinsey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcg.com\/it-it\/publications\/2017\/people-organization-behavior-culture-proven-measures-hidden-gems-improving-gender-diversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Boston Consulting Group<\/a>, show a clear <strong>correlation between the percentage of women present<\/strong> in an organization (even better if part of the leadership team) <strong>and the financial success<\/strong> of the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">There is, therefore, a business case for <strong>diversity<\/strong>: the more diverse the people around the same table, the more they will be able to produce new ideas, faster, and identify market needs sooner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Diversity, within an organization, therefore fosters innovation and creativity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The same studies also tell us that organizations capable of authentically promoting <strong>diversity<\/strong> are also the ones that attract and retain the best talent, see benefits to their reputation, and are <strong>more attractive in the eyes of investors<\/strong> or other external stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of this is combined with the better performance in the numbers, already mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diversity and inclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/disabilita-inclusione.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/disabilita-inclusione-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Disabilit\u00e0 e inclusione\" class=\"wp-image-1874\" title=\"Disabilit\u00e0 e inclusione\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/disabilita-inclusione-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/disabilita-inclusione-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/disabilita-inclusione-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/disabilita-inclusione.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diversity is, essentially, a fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">As Montaigne said: \u201c<em>The most universal quality is diversity<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Diversity means acknowledging that <strong>we are all different people<\/strong>, according to some \"coded\" dimensions \u2013 gender, age, religion, ethnicity, orientation, disability, socio-economic status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Promoting diversity in an organization means <strong>valuing each of these diversities<\/strong>, <strong>avoiding conforming them to a single norm<\/strong>, which has historically and culturally been defined by the model of the \"white male, heterosexual, Christian, non-disabled.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ufficio-inclusione.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ufficio-inclusione-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Inclusione in ufficio\" class=\"wp-image-1878\" title=\"Inclusione in ufficio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ufficio-inclusione-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ufficio-inclusione-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ufficio-inclusione-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ema-partners.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ufficio-inclusione.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the essential ingredient for diversity to truly represent a value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not, in fact, enough to have diverse people around a table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\"><strong>It is necessary to make them feel part of what is being discussed<\/strong>, to make them perceive that their contribution is essential to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Inclusion means creating all the <strong>conditions<\/strong> necessary for <strong>each<\/strong> <strong>person to feel heard<\/strong>, supported, and in a position to express their value in the way that is most natural to the individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">And perhaps the true challenge is that of <strong>inclusion<\/strong>, full and genuine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">There is a nice definition that I think sums up the concept very well: \u201c<em>Diversity is counting the heads. Inclusion is about making all heads count<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">It will be exciting to follow the commitment that many companies, in Italy and around the world, are making to achieve the <strong>inclusion<\/strong> of all <strong>diversities<\/strong> and the <strong>value this generates<\/strong>, in terms of greater well-being for individuals and better health for organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\"><em>Alexa Pantanella, after a career in communication and marketing, both in agencies and in-house, became the founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diversityspeaking.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Diversity &amp; Inclusion<\/a> Speaking, a startup specializing in research and training on inclusive language.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ho incontrato diversit\u00e0 e inclusione nell\u2019estate del 2017. 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