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What Organisations can help with additional cultural support?
The Community Relations Commission is the leading government agency supporting multicultural communities in NSW, it builds strong relationships with ethnic community groups and develops and fosters extensive networks throughout various communities through its programs and services.
What resources can help service Organisations embrace and respond to diversity?
Ways to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
- Be aware of unconscious bias.
- Communicate the importance of managing bias.
- Promote pay equity.
- Develop a strategic training program.
- Acknowledge holidays of all cultures.
- Make it easy for your people to participate in employee resource groups.
- Mix up your teams.
What would you do to support a culture of diversity?
Ways to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
- Be aware of unconscious bias.
- Communicate the importance of managing bias.
- Promote pay equity.
- Develop a strategic training program.
- Acknowledge holidays of all cultures.
- Make it easy for your people to participate in employee resource groups.
- Mix up your teams.
What can organizations do to encourage diversity?
Strategies to Promote Inclusiveness
- Acknowledge Differences.
- Offer Implicit Bias Training — for Everyone.
- Provide Mentors.
- Let People Learn by Doing.
- Encourage Personal Evaluation.
- Ask Questions.
- Value All Diversity.
Who are people from diverse backgrounds?
People with different opinions, backgrounds (degrees and social experience), religious beliefs, political beliefs, sexual orientations, heritage, and life experience. dissimilar My definition of diversity would include openness to differences among people, cultures and perspectives.
How can diversity be embraced in the workplace?
Encourage and embrace diversity in the workplace Be aware of, and provide time off for, culturally significant events and holy days. Consider offering a float day for employees to use at their discretion to observe such events or days.
How can we show our respect for others cultural values and practices?
- Make friends. Get to know your friends’ families and see how their customs and traditions differ from yours.
- Talk to people. When you meet people from a different culture, ask them about their lives.
- Read.
- Watch movies.
- Listen to radio shows and podcasts.
- Travel.
What resources and assistance are available within the service Centre and wider community in relation to cultural diversity issues?
What resources and assistance are available within the service /centre and wider community in relation to cultural diversity issues? Local libraries are a great source of information for multicultural resources. Migrant Resource Centres can also be a valuable source of information.
How do you promote diversity externally?
These are three ways marketers can authentically support diversity within their own organizations.
- Hire people of color, at every level. I’m often the only non-white person in the room, even with brands that purport to really “get” culture.
- Empower the communities you draw from.
- Choose inclusive vendors.
How can you build relationships with clients and coworkers from different cultural backgrounds?
Seven Tips for Building Cross-Cultural Relationships
- Seek to understand.
- Keep an open mind.
- Start with “who you know.” The best place to start is with others who you know inside and outside of your organization, business, and social organizations.
- Attend multicultural networking events.
- Get involved.
- Keep your word.
How do you support people with diverse backgrounds?
How can I promote respect for diversity with young people?
- provide opportunities for young people to listen to people from a range of backgrounds and their perspectives.
- promote and model inclusive behaviour – such as having notices or information available in a number of relevant languages for families.