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22% of women in lower-income countries have a disability compared to 12% of men  Gender Equality and Disability Inclusion Guidelines to address the specific needs of Women and Girls with Disabilities By Asian Development Bank (ADB) #WeAreBillionStrong #DisabilityInclusion #WomenWithDisabilities #Accessibility #Equality #GenderEquity

At TransFocus Consulting, we're dedicated to helping organizations uncover and eliminate hidden gender-based challenges that impact safety, wellbeing, and belonging. We envision a world where all genders are included and celebrated. 🔗 Our Mission: We aim to leave our clients feeling equipped, confident, and relieved. 💡 Our Approach: We foster greater inclusion of gender diversity in organizational cultures and structures through deliberate and gradual methods. By listening to both transgender and cisgender people, we identify issues and craft balanced solutions. This ensures we address the unique challenges faced by transgender individuals while meeting the needs of cisgender people during education and change processes. Join us on our mission to create more inclusive workplaces! 🌈 https://lnkd.in/eYzbWs7v #Belonging #Inclusion #Diversity #GenderEquality #TransRights #InclusiveWorkplace #LGBTQInclusion #PsychologicalSafety #DEI

I am incredibly proud of the work we do at TransFocus Consulting. Gender-based challenges are often hidden, making it a real challenge to create a more equitable workplace, even with the best intentions. We can help you identify these hidden issues and take the next step towards improving outcomes for all genders! #DEI #PsychologicalSafety #Consulting #InclusiveLeadership #LGBT #Transgender #Nonbinary #2SLGBTQIA

Pride Month is an incredibly empowering time of year, full of meaningful events that must also be proactively accessible and inclusive for disabled 2SLGBTQ+ folx. Let's remember that Canada is home to about 1 million people who identify as LGBTQ2+ -- and this number undoubtedly intersects with the 8 million Canadians who live with disability and, as a result, face increased health inequities related to these (and other) pieces of their identities. (Stats Canada) This Pride month, please take some time to learn about intersectionality, disability inclusion, accessibility and the discrimination faced by people who experience the world through multiple lenses -- with each lens valid and valuable. A great place to start in the recent Studies on Gender and Intersecting Identities by Women and Gender Equality Canada, named "Functional health difficulties among lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Canada" (link below in comments). Understanding the challenges and barriers that disabled LGBTQ2+ folx experience is a step in the right direction for equity, inclusion and belonging. Thanks for caring! Happy Pride everyone! 🏳️🌈 ID: Jennifer is a white woman with green eyes and medium length dark hair with natural silver. She is wearing a bright yellow satin blazer dress, brass and opal necklace, and red lipstick. Jennifer is smiling and holding a wooden rainbow heart that normally hangs by her front door. behind her are green leafy trees. #Pride #PrideMonth #Disability #DisabilityInclusion #Intersectionality #invisibleDisability #LGBTQ+ #community #identity #disabled #inclusion #rainbow

Access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental right. Inaccessible and low-quality WASH services hinder the realization of this right for millions across the globe. This is especially true for women and girls, persons with disability, ethnic minorities and other marginalized groups. Ensuring that WASH programs are inclusive and equitable is more important than ever. The new OpenWHO course on Mainstreaming of gender equality, disability and social inclusion in WASH in health-care facilities dives deep into the critical intersection of gender equality, disability rights, and social inclusion within the context of WASH in health-care settings. Enroll now to be a part of this transformative journey.  https://lnkd.in/d4pBsHtN

The DEI agenda significantly impacts workplaces by fostering a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse environment. This leads to improved recruitment, retention, and overall performance, as diverse teams are better equipped to innovate and navigate complex challenges. Companies committed to DEI often rank higher in workplace satisfaction and outperform competitors. Read the below article to know more.

It's Neurodiversity Celebration Week and this week we have focussed on learning about the intersect between Neurodiversity and Gender Diversity - it's been eye opening! This stat blew us away from a 2018 Australian study found that 22.5% of transgender adolescents had a diagnosis of autism, compared to 2.5% of all Australians, and the researchers estimate up to 25% of gender diverse people may also be Autistic. You can find out more about this emerging data with the link below... https://lnkd.in/dtPWmPHM What are the implications in your organisation? How are you adapting your engagement and support of our Gender Diverse communities knowing that 25% will have an additional minority tax and may need further support and scaffolding? Food for thought? These are all things we have been thinking about this week too as we learn more. #pridepledge #pride #neurodiversityweek #gender #inclusion #diversity

Globally, nearly 1 in 5 women have a disability. ADB has published its first guidelines on gender equality and disability inclusion, focusing on recognizing and incorporating the voices of women and girls with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific. These guidelines use case studies to address their specific needs and propose strategies for their empowerment. Asian Development Bank (ADB) ADB Publications #GenderEquality #DisabilityInclusion #ADB #Empowerment #WomenWithDisabilities

"To address the demand side of the labour market, we coordinate since over a decade the ILO Global Business and Disability Network, which is a network of forty multinational companies committed to gain capacity towards the inclusion of persons with disabilities and also their retention. It is also composed of forty national business and disability networks, mostly in the Global South. So, together we can work towards a more inclusive culture for all." - Güler Koca, Disability Inclusion and Gender Equality Officer, International Labour Organization, at the 17th session of the Conference of States Parties (#COSP17) to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (#CRPD) #enable2work #DecentWork #business #disability

A spotlight on LGBT+ Inclusion from data collected by the India Workplace Equality Index. Urvashi Malhotra talks about the DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Agenda exclusively in THR. Read more in The Hunt Report’s Sectoral Module. Find the link in the comments #HuntPartners #HuntInfoBytes #ExecutiveSearch #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #TheHuntReport #THR #SectoralModule #IndiaWorkplaceEqualityIndex #SectoralModule #PrideMonth