“Diversity, equity and inclusion is a term that was coined and started around the 1960s. It evolved in the 70s, 80s and then down to the 2000s when it started to surface quite a bit.
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“Diversity, equity and inclusion is a term that was coined and started around the 1960s. It evolved in the 70s, 80s and then down to the 2000s when it started to surface quite a bit. The general idea with diversity was how do we bring together all these differences of perspectives, created by differences in age, gender, race and so on? In an organisation, we’re talking about people from all walks of life, different social standings, and so on. The differences become more complex in the ability to integrate these people. The focal point of DEI when it first came out in Asia and the rest of the world was the element of gender diversity.”
Abraham adds that while subtle inequities in the workforce previously went unnoticed, the rising prominence of DEI started calling attention to these unspoken differences that hindered women from moving forward in the workplace at the same rate…