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Episode One: Accelerating Equal Opportunity

On this inaugural episode, we talk about how huge barriers still get in the way of progress towards a future that is fair and equal for all – and that means action is more important than ever.

UN Women’s Dinal Limbachia and our own Katie Fergusson, Senior Vice President of Sustainable Impact, share how we’re committing to making a difference.

Stay tuned to hear from our Head of Equity and Inclusion, Shahila Perumalpillai, as she answers one of the burning questions we heard at our Accelerating Equal Opportunity live Q&A.

Ethical practice, thriving communities, equal opportunity and the natural world are topics teeming with questions – and if you’ve got one for us, we’d love to hear from you. So if there’s something you think we should discuss in a future episode, do get in touch with us.

You’ll find us at debeersgroupcommunications@debeersgroup.com or reach out on Twitter, @debeersgroup, using the hashtag #BuildingForever

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Today, you’ll learn about:

• Gender pay parity – and how to find the energy to keep talking about it 04:20
• How the word feminism is alienating women and men from the gender conversation 07:50
• A uniting movement for everyone: HeForShe 10:00
• How UN Women holds De Beers Group to account on its progress 11:50
• How to get people interested in gender equality when the answers aren’t as obvious as swapping out plastic water bottles in sustainability 16:00
• The business case for diversity 18:30
• The difference accelerating women-owned micro-businesses is making 20:00
• The benefits of partnering with UN Women 23:30
• The lurking ‘shadow’ pandemic – and what it means when businesses show up for their people 27:30
• How to create a psychologically safe space for people to open up 30:00
• Commitment and delivery 32:00
• Whether gender parity will ever be resolved by organisations 35:30

Resources

Take 10 seconds to join the millions of people who have shown the world they stand on the right side of history and make a HeForShe commitment.

If you’re still struggling with what to do and how to help, look out for UN Women’s Proven Solutions, coming 27 May.

Transcript

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