Diversity and its Impact on the Workplace | ARTI CHAUDHRY | TEDxGIBS

Gender diversity at the workplace in India – Is it a place where I can be ME. Women form less than 20 % of the labour force in Corporate India. Even in tech industry there are less than 40% women. Reliable data about the share of LGBTQAI is not available. There are several social and practical barriers, including sexual harassment at the workplace. Each one of us has to consciously work towards making workplaces more inclusive. Diversity is a noun while Inclusion is a verb. Inclusion begins with “I”. Arti has a consulting practice in Leadership Development since March 2000Prior to that she has worked with the Eicher group for 9 years.Ms. Arti mostly works up on the field of Diversity and Inclusion. She actively involved in developing organization cultures that facilitate inclusion anddevelop leaders who leverage diversity. Ms. Arti is the external member of the “Internal Committee” for Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment at the workplace for various organizations. She is certified by OCAI for Organization Culture Development&facilitator and Coach for DDI –Development Dimensions International. Some of her assignment includes Building a shared vision based on value, Design and Execution of Development Centres, Mentoring/ Coaching / counselling of key leaders. She did her graduation in Economics (H) from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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