Having studied Human Rights Law as part of my undergraduate degree, and International Humanitarian Law as part of my Master’s, I always had an aspiration to work in the area of improving the rights of humans around the world. In taking my current role as Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Manager in a new university,ContinueContinue reading “EDI – Human Resources or Human Rights?”
Tag Archives: Diversity
EDI has a silent J
I was recently asked to share my thoughts on the use of different acronyms for equality work – I am an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, and EDI is often the term used in Ireland and the UK. Whereas, in the US, the term DEI, or Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is often used with theContinueContinue reading “EDI has a silent J”
Diversify Your Feed
If you’ve ever participated in unconscious bias training (putting aside any debate as to its effectiveness), you might have been asked about your closest contacts. The people you trust most. And then asked to consider how diverse they are in comparison to your race, ethnicity, age, ability, background, gender, sexual orientation, and so on. OftenContinueContinue reading “Diversify Your Feed”
Why EDI?
If you’d asked me about Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) a few years ago, I would probably have responded flippantly or dismissively, disregarding it as a “box-ticking” exercise. But after the year we’ve all had, and everything I’ve learned, the need and value of EDI seems clear to me. EDI is not anti-racism. It is not a panacea. But it is a good start. And here’s why: #WhyEDI
Irishness
How do you define someone’s Irishness? Is it by their accent, their passport, their residence, their parents, their birthplace, or is it their appearance? I recently took part in a social experiment by Una-Minh Kavanagh to capture images of those of us who are Irish, but don’t look Irish, and are regularly asked “where areContinueContinue reading “Irishness”
Siobhán Kangataran 