#MeToo Archives

#MeToo: A political issue in India’s digital presence

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Dr. Pallavi Guha examines the role of media platforms in anti-rape and sexual harassment activism in India following #MeToo and #MeTooIndia

#MeToo and #MeTooIndia, which exploded on social media in 2017 and 2018 respectively, drove an increase in online activism related to sexual violence, harassment, assault, and rape. Despite this and the significant numbers of women voters and political candidates, violence against women still fails to feature as a political campaign issue in India. Dr. Pallavi Guha, a researcher and author […]

Why aren’t more human resource leaders champions of diversity?

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Drs Turner and Merriman studied the extent to which a human resource leader's cultural intelligence will have an impact on diversity management practices within an organisation

Significant global groundswells of social activism over the last few years have highlighted the issue of diversity. There is now increasing pressure on organisations to address diversity, especially among leadership. Within such organisations, managing this process usually falls within the ambit of the human resource leader, so their sensitivity to issues of culture and diversity is key. Dr Lauren Turner […]