Today we are talking about companies tackling burnout, how countries around the world view diversity, the fastest blind car racer in the world, and Lego removing gender labels from its toys.
Diversity
Interesting research from Pew Research Center on how countries around the world view diversity. In a lot of countries, people said there are strong divisions about politics, race etc. – but across most of the countries surveyed, the majority of people said that diversity makes their country a better place to live.
Wellbeing
Lately, there has been a lot of talk about the “Great Resignation” – the number of people leaving their jobs is higher than ever. A lot of them are citing burnout, feeling overworked and exhausted. In answer to that, some companies are now reducing work hours, others are closing entire offices for a week, or implement special programs. Read more here.
Gender Bias
Lego announced this week that it will remove any gender labels from its toys and marketing. This comes in response to a survey the toymaker had commissioned – finding that both girls and boys are impacted by gender bias when it comes to creative play.
Inclusion
The 14th of October was World Sight Day, an annual event to focus attention on visual impairment and blindness. Watch this video about Mike Newman, the fastest blind car racer in the world, showing other visually impaired people how they can reach their racing dreams.
Diversity and Inclusion 