Diversity and inclusion resources

Learning about the gender pay gap is the first step to fixing it. Guardian journalist Leah Green's helpful explainer video is a good first resource if you want to get your head around it.

We’re off to see one of our awesome clients today to talk through the results of their first survey focussed completely on their culture of inclusion. It got us thinking about the importance of data when it comes to any work on inclusion. At A New Normal, we’re positively geeky about data, and we recognised early on that we needed the support of a real specialist partner in this area. So when we have a client who wants to understand more about their culture of inclusion at work, we call on the support of our partners at great{with}talent who are specialists in this kind of work, having partnered with over 2000 companies worldwide on similar projects.

It’s a funny thing, hearing your business name over and over again every time you look at LinkedIn, or turn on the news. A friend messaged me the other day to say that as far as advertising campaigns go, this is a bit extreme (he has a point).

We love this heartfelt LinkedIn post from US tech boss Ian Sohn. He's basically saying to his employees: I trust you to get the work done and fit it around your life. Amen!

This fantastic book by Daniel Kahneman is high on the list of our facilitators and workshop participants alike - a fascinating dive into the ways our brains work, and the science behind bias. 

We were reminded of some of the amazing moments from one of the team's favourite shows "This Is Us". One of our workshop attendees sent us this link of Jack (adoptive Dad) completely missing the point of the whole "I don't see colour" conversation with his son Randall.

We all like to think we're good listeners, but this is rarely the case! In this book, Nancy Kline describes how we can be better listeners, including a step-by-step guide for any situation.

Test your knowledge on all matters mental health, with this quiz from Time to Change. Knowledge is power after all, and it might make all the difference to someone you know.

CN Lester takes us through the most pressing questions in the transgender debate, and shares a charged personal narrative of what it means and feels like to be a transgender person.

This guide from NHS Lothian has useful tips for transgender employees, employers and HR teams, which aim to make workplaces a more comfortable place for transgender people.

Unconscious bias refers to a bias of which we are unaware, which happens outside of our control. It is a bias that happens automatically and is triggered by our brain making quick judgements and assessments of people and situations, influenced by our background, cultural environment and personal experiences.

One in seven workers in the UK are also unpaid carers. This report from Carers UK covers the top three interventions employers can make, one of which is flexible working.

We love that last night, when accepting his Leading Actor award at the BAFTAs, Joaquin Phoenix used his voice and his privilege in a really powerful way to call out the extreme lack of diversity in the awards this year.

In this interesting film from BuzzFeed, people from different backgrounds take an 'activity walk' that helps them realise that they have all have different levels of privilege.

The theme for this year’s international women’s day is Each for Equal, which feels aspirational in 2020, a year which keeps reminding us of the lack of equality in a world where men and women are supposedly now equal.  It’s true that in some respects things are better than they were – some businesses have a better gender balance than they used to, women make up more of most workplaces, BUT...

In Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, Reni Eddo-Lodge writes about her frustration with discussions of racism in Britain. A modern phenomenon.

This article by the LGBT Foundation explains why the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is such an important one.

A group of friends and I were having a quick catch-up at a coffee shop, before the social distancing rules came into place. After chatting about what Netflix shows we were watching and why Liverpool were unlucky to get knocked out of the Champions League, the conversation shifted to career talk.

This book by Mary Portas calls time on office alpha culture and is packed with advice and tips for every one of us: whatever level you are, wherever you work.