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In this episode, I'm speaking to Jane Farrell (former co-founder and CEO of Equality Works/ EW Group) who has spent over 30 years improving diversity and equity in workplaces . We talk about unconscious bias, institutional discrimination, equality monitoring, building a business case, what it means to take a strategic approach to Diversity, Equity Inclusion (and how you can do this on a tight budget).
Jane Farrell Consultancy: https://www.janefarrellconsultancy.com
Imogen runs a social research consultancy Imogen Blood & Associates:
https://www.imogenblood.co.uk/
Imogen specialises in Equality Impact Assessment, and the analysis of equality monitoring data.
Discussed in the podcast:
1999: Report of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-stephen-lawrence-inquiry
On racial inequalities in UK maternity services
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmwomeq/94/report.html
Evidence for business case for DEI:
McKinsey: Diversity matters even more (2023): https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/diversity-matters-even-more-the-case-for-holistic-impact
Deloitte: Missing out: The business case for customer diversity: https://www.deloitte.com/au/en/services/consulting/perspectives/business-case-customer-diversity.html
Chapters
1:09 - Introduction
2:13 - Finding hope in tough times
07:35 - Social class
11:39 - Doing DEI on a shoestring
16:24 - Access, Experience, Outcome
17:55 - Unconscious bias
23:26 - Institutional Discrimination
27:39 - Monitoring data
32:24 - DEI is life or death
35:09 - Strategic approach in a criminal justice setting
42:39 - Workforce and/or service provision
45:44 - Building a business case
50:53 - DEI in the care sector
53:39 - Advice for those working on DEI
