On November 11 and 12, we had the opportunity to participate in this year's Diversity Conference of the Charta der Vielfalt e.V. Thank you for two exciting days of learning, listening, discussing and laughing together!
We were particularly inspired by the Masterclass: "Language as Ally: Daring more diversity in internal communication". Dr. Katharina Schiederig and Dr. Endora Comer-Arldt showed very impressively how they have made their internal communication at Merck KGaA more inclusive in order to really address and include all employees. This is the only way to create a diverse and inclusive corporate environment. Thank you for the many exciting impressions and practical ideas!
We at ICUnet are also currently working on a strategy for more inclusive communication. It is important to us that all employees are involved from the beginning, that they have a voice and can participate in decision-making. For example, our Inclusion Ambassadors have decided to let a company-wide survey decide whether gender asterisks (*), gender gaps (_) or gender colons (:) will be used in the future to represent gender diversity!
Do you also consciously use your language as an ally to achieve more diversity and specifically promote inclusion? Tell us about it under the LinkedIn post of the same name.