Inclusivity is commonly touted in the workplace as a good thing that we should all strive for.
However, plenty of discriminatory behaviors still find their way to creep into the process of getting people hired. According to CNBC, a new study finds that resumes submitted to various jobs that include "they/them" pronouns are more likely to be overlooked. Given this, some changes need to be made to how resumes are reviewed and how those processes might need to be changed over time.
Business.com released a report in which they discovered that 80% of those who identify as non-binary say they believe that identifying as non-binary on their resume could harm their ability to land a job. Likewise, 51% of those individuals say that their identity has impacted them "very or somewhat negatively" in the workplace.
Ryan McGonagill, the report's author, says that the statistics show how much work there is left to do regarding inclusivity in the workplace. There is a lot of heavy lifting still to do.
"We have more work to do on several fronts. Over the past 10 years, many companies have prioritized DEIB efforts; however, the results of this study and past research show that teams in most industries aren't proportionately representative of the U.S. population," said McGonagall.
He also detailed how many people feel they do not belong in the workplace where they try to get their work done. That is a sad thing we all must confront and recognize as something we can clean up in our workplaces. We can all figure out how to be more open-minded about the different kinds of people who can contribute to the workplace. A diversity of people helps add to the uniqueness of the workplace enviroment.
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