role of companies to give access to all people who, in the past, did not have fair opportunities,” she states. Let people talk about it inside the workspace is making people talk about it. Affinity groups, events and meetings can be used to foster the debate around diversity and accessibility subjects. Edelman, one of the largest public relations companies in the world, started creating affinity groups, according to an .
interview with the Society for Human Resource Management. They started small, but in the last four years they expanded the numbers of telegram in japan groups. The company has groups for women, LGBTQAIP+, Black and African Americans, Hispanic-Latin, AAPI and veterans, They are planning to launch new groups this year, one for disabilities and one for religious tolerance, according to Trisch Smith, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Edelman. “Those groups have been .
instrumental during the pandemic and the time of social unrest and the fight for racial justice. They’ve also been critical of us for having difficult and courageous conversations about all the things that are happening, and to curate these moments and provide a safe space,” says Smith. Another company promoting the debate is Horizon Media. According to Eileen Benwitt, Executive Vice President and Chief Talent Officer, they had their first town hall meeting .