
What an amazing initiative by Accenture Technology!
The #InclusionStartsWithI video was very inspiring and I decided to transcribe so you can share these feelings, insights, and facts.
[0:20] It’s the unease of walking into a meeting where no-one else looks like me…and the unease of being judged when I leave early to pick-up my children.
[0:30] It’s the frustration when I am not asked for my opinion or talked over in meetings…and the frustration of asserting my opinion, only to be labeled aggressive or angry.
[0:41] It’s the annoyance when people presume I am less committed to my family life, because I am a man…and the annoyance when people presume I am less committed to my work, because I am a mother.
[0:51] It’s the pressure to be super-human and not talk about how I’m really feeling…and the pressure to fit in.
[0:59] It’s the anxiety of sharing my personal life, because most people around me are heterosexual…and the anxiety of how others will react to my disability.
[1:08] It’s the awkwardness when I get mistaken for someone else of the same ethnicity…and the awkwardness when my client assumes that my white male colleagues is in charge.
[1:18] It’s the strain of feeling I am expected to do more, simply because I don’t have children…and the strain when conversations aren’t in my first language.
[1:27] It’s the exasperation of being labeled entitled and lacking drive…and the exasperation when people assume I don’t have relevant skills or ambition anymore.
[1:37] It’s the indignation of feeling that my promotion is not celebrated as much as others…and the indignation when you think I was promoted just because I am a woman.
[1:47] It’s about the everyday. It’s about the big and small.
[1:52] It’s about the fact that…
- [1:53] …for every $100 a woman makes, a man makes $258
- [1:58] …women of color hold 3% of C-Suite positions
- [2:01] …7 in 10 working fathers want to work more flexibly
- [2:04] …disabled people are significantly more likely to experience unfair treatment at work than non-disabled people
- [2:12] …transgender people are twice as likely to be unemployed and are four times as likely to live in poverty
- [2:18] …1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health issue each year
- [2:21] …and team performance improves by 50% when everyone feels included.
[2:28] Inclusion & Diversity is not just about…Gender. Ethnicity. Sexual Orientation. Background. Disability. Culture. Age. Mental Health.
[2:38] It’s about you. It’s about me. It’s about all of us.
[2:40] We are all human.
[2:43] We are all unique.
[2:44] And we all just want a chance.
[2:47] A chance to feel valued and respected for who we are…and for our differences to be embraced as strengths.
[2:54] Inclusion promotes belonging, purpose and wellbeing.
[2:56] Diversity ignites creativity, problem solving and innovation.
[2:58] It’s about the type of world we want to live in and the choices to make every day.
[3:01] It’s the vision of a better world for our children.
[3:05] And all it takes is one.
[3:09] One person to care. One commitment to act.
[3:11] Be the one.
[3:13] Join the conversation.
