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The Trials And Tribulations Of Informal Diversity Workers And How Leadership Can Help: A Qualitative Analysis, Sierra Renee Kane
The Trials And Tribulations Of Informal Diversity Workers And How Leadership Can Help: A Qualitative Analysis, Sierra Renee Kane
Theses and Dissertations
A crucial part of including diversity, equity, and inclusion within the workplace involves the efforts of diversity workers (Ahmed, 2017) who introduce equitable and inclusive measures, policies, rituals, and customs into the workplace. Informal diversity workers voluntarily or involuntarily conduct this unpaid labor within their organizations to enact inclusive and equitable measures. This dissertation analyzes informal diversity workers’ experiences and the unique communication challenges they encounter, how they overcome these challenges, and how leadership can aid them in DEI efforts.Informal diversity workers offer unique perspectives as company employees with insight into the organizational culture while conducting informal DEI procedures. This …