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Diversity Leads to Innovation and Growth

Reading Time: 6 minutes Diversity Leads to Innovation and Growth Introduction According to several studies, diverse and inclusive teams consistently deliver better financial results and exhibit more innovative problem-solving approaches. These teams play a vital role in the success of organizations in the current world. While diversity within boards shows better financial performance, innovation sometimes does not follow […]

8 Crucial Benefits Of Diversity And Inclusion In The Workplace

Reading Time: 9 minutes Diversity and inclusion in the workplace are two fundamental pillars for companies. They’re the tools companies need to succeed in today’s fast-paced world. Diversity and inclusion equip teams not just with different perspectives. But also culture, innovation, productivity, and empathy. Benefits like these are rare in homogeneous workplaces. Businesses across the globe recognize […]

This is Why You Need a Chief Diversity Officer

Reading Time: 7 minutes Who is a Chief Diversity Officer, and why do you need them? Diversity and inclusion are priorities for CEOs because everyone — from consumers to shareholders to prospective employees — expects a company to be diverse and inclusive. But don’t confuse this as the only driving force behind embracing DEI initiatives. There’s so […]

7 Ways to Manage a Multigenerational Workforce

Reading Time: 11 minutes As per a global study done by Randstad, 85% of the employees said they already work in a multigenerational team where team members usually have a 10-15 years age gap. Despite this, most diversity and inclusion programs focus on improving diversities of gender, race, nationality, or sexual orientation; they fail to talk about one […]

What is DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belongingness)

Reading Time: 9 minutes DEIB: Stands for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belongingness. Most companies recognize diversity and inclusion for the massive benefits they have in store for businesses. But, with time, companies realized that diversity and inclusion are half of the story. Therefore, the fundamental concept includes diversity and inclusion and equity and belongingness. DEI, D&I, DE&I, […]

10 Ideas to Improve Diversity, Inclusion, Equity (DEIB) in the Workplace

Reading Time: 10 minutes Diversity in the workplace enables you to synergize the collective power of variety. Studies have always proved that working with individuals who are different from us enhances creativity, innovation, and analytical ability. However, if you only promote diversity in the workplace, you’re promoting just one component of the equation. A thriving and growing […]

Why belongingness matters and 5 ways to foster it at your workplace

Reading Time: 4 minutes Humans crave a sense of belonging. It is a strong feeling you develop for a person, a group, a team, or an organization when you feel accepted, included, and acknowledged for who you are in “real life.” Your want to belong may be so strong that you find yourself trying to fit in […]

6 Challenges Of Diversity in Workplace and Overcoming Them

Reading Time: 9 minutes Companies initially saw diversity in the workplace as a target number that they had to achieve. So leaders took a tick-box approach, hiring people from various ethnicities, ages, genders, backgrounds. Years later, companies (some, not all) have grasped its actual significance and regard it as an ethical need. Diversity means collaborating with […]

Our Top 9 Tips on how to measure workplace inclusion

Reading Time: 5 minutes Companies today are strongly prioritizing Diversity and Inclusion like never before. In today’s dynamic work environment, it is absolutely critical to be able to measure these parameters and check for success. Let’s being by defining Diversity and Inclusion: : Diversity refers to hosting a beautiful blend of cultures, ethnicities, genders, sexual […]

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a Remote Workplace

Reading Time: 5 minutes With the world’s pivot in response to the COVID-19 crisis, remote work options have become much more accessible and feasible for a large number of businesses around the world. While this kind of widespread adaptation introduces new issues to now virtual work patterns, remote work mitigates some challenges traditionally attributed to in-person work. […]

5 Best Tips to Build a Diverse and Inclusive Tech Team

Reading Time: 5 minutes How to make your tech team more inclusive? Despite massive strides taken in recent years to instill diversity and inclusion practices in various industries, many companies still fall short of achieving a truly equitable work environment for every single employee. Perhaps one of the most common misconceptions made by businesses with such goals […]

Cerebral Palsy & Disability Technology Through The Years

Reading Time: 4 minutes Cerebral Palsy & Disability Technology Through The Years Technology can be defined as the skills, methods, and processes used to achieve a goal. Since one of my goals has always been independence, I thought it would be interesting to look back at my journey using technology and discuss how these different tools have had a […]

How To Prevent Animal Cruelty

Reading Time: 6 minutes How To Prevent Animal Cruelty The below article is a repost from a BackPac contributor Becky Simmonds. Please find the original post linked here. As pet owners and animal lovers, it’s unimaginable that anyone would want to hurt these sweet, furry creatures. Sadly, animal cruelty is incredibly common, and it happens everywhere—from urban areas to the […]

Asian American Hate And A Call to Action

Reading Time: 4 minutes I spent the majority of my childhood with my grandparents. I spent my days having family dinners at their house and reading the mail to my grandpa, because he hadn’t learned to read English yet. My grandma taught me how to cook and properly taste food. She remains one of the most significant people […]

Out of sight, Out of Mind- The Hidden Problems the Transgender Community of India Faces

Reading Time: 3 minutes Out of sight, Out of Mind- The Hidden Problems the Transgender Community of India Faces India knows transgenders to be the road “beggars” who harass young men for money and dress up as women to evoke sympathy and pity from the drivers on the road. Despite their huge presence in the population, which is roughly […]

What Does Development Mean?

Reading Time: 2 minutes What Does Development Mean? Fifteen feet by fifteen feet – that was the size of the ice cream parlour. Fifteen feet by fifteen feet overlooking the Sardar Sarovar Dam, which promised a brisk tourist business. A dairy company had paid crores to lease it out from the government, and they would doubtless make every rupee […]

A year of Small Beginnings and a Heart Full of Gratefulness

Reading Time: 2 minutes A year of Small Beginnings and a Heart Full of Gratefulness 2020 started out with high expectations and many aspirational goals. Our small but growing team at BackPac was ready to gallop forward. with developing meaningful partnerships in all corners of the world. But while our team was busy preparing for the year ahead, the […]

Extreme Motus: Gifting Adventure to the Differently-Abled

Reading Time: 5 minutes Extreme Motus: Gifting Adventure to the Differently-Abled BackPac spoke to founders Ryan Grassley and Sam Durst about their genius product that empowers disability and gives the differently-abled community a chance to live their best lives outdoors. Here’s what they had to say about their product, their friendship and their vision. Tell us about your […]

Influencer Perpetuation of Unrealistic Beauty Standards on Instagram

Reading Time: 2 minutes Influencer Perpetuation of Unrealistic Beauty Standards on Instagram Instagram is a wildly popular social media platform with over one billion users and is home to many celebrities and influencers such as Kylie Jenner, Alexis Ren, Blac Chyna, and Madison Beer. Obviously, these are all beautiful women, but it begs the question: are they perpetuating […]

Actually, Being Trans Is Fabulous.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever heard of the Japanese transgender fish, also known as Kobudai? The Asian sheepshead wrasse is a member of the wrasse family and is known for changing gender at some point in its life. This is a normal biological process for this animal and nothing extraordinary. Then how is it so appalling when […]

What Really Killed Us In 2020? Discrimination.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been one of the years with the highest death rate between the years 1950-2020. When you take a look at everything that has happened this year, it looks pretty natural that the death rate has increased because of a pandemic. However, the pandemic is not the only factor […]

Why Being Apolitical Is Nonsensical

Reading Time: 2 minutes Neutrality isn’t always a bad thing, in fact being neutral about something you aren’t familiar with is a better alternative compared to blindly taking a side. Plus, it would save you from the criticism of the people who actually know about the subject matter. “But then, as a person who doesn’t follow politics why shouldn’t […]

Why My 4-Year-Old Daughter Is More Than Your Son’s Future Wife

Reading Time: 2 minutes My name is Shannon Cain and I am the mother of 4-year-old twin girls. I am passionate about examining unhealthy societal roles imposed on children and striving for equality in gender roles. An example of inequality in children’s gender roles includes letting people know that the comment “My son’s future wives” is NOT a compliment when referring to my […]

What’s A World Without Music?

Reading Time: 2 minutes They say you are what you listen to. The art forms I consume the most include music, movies, and illustrations – with music being number one. I listen to music all day and it is an integral part of my life- whether it is to pump me up for my workout, concentrate during work, or […]

Stories Start Fires

Reading Time: 2 minutes Artists have the unique power to criticise the systems that prevail and inspire people to introspect or to look more closely at society’s misdemeanours. Ever been moved to tears by a gorgeous composition or just stood transfixed at the sight of an exquisite painting? Through a piece of work, you as an artist, evoke emotional […]

Here’s Your Opportunity to Make History by Participating in the World’s Biggest Problem

Reading Time: 2 minutes The total global COVID cases are inching to 20M with over 729K deaths. Scientific communities across the world are racing towards developing a vaccine as political pressure mounts up to “win the race and save the world.” However, they won’t be successful without your help! The vaccines require undergoing significant human trials before being rolled out to a […]

Life Is Tough Animals Who Couldn’t Make It To Being Insta-Puppies

Reading Time: 2 minutes Insta-puppies and kittens across the world are having an amazing 2020! Their parents are spending more time working from home which means more cuddles, treats and selfies! However, 2020 has not been as fun and treat-filled for animals in the wild, at shelters, or in zoos, here’s why: Animals in the wild: Most tourists struggle […]

The collapse and revival of American community

Reading Time: 5 minutes It started as an idea among friends in 2019: what if we build a volunteering app here in Ann Arbor? Among so many things to consider in such an enterprise, one thing was very clear from the start: we didn’t know enough yet about altruism, volunteering, and philanthropy, and we needed to start catching up fast. […]

Write about someone in your life who inspired you to understand or interpret the world differently.

Reading Time: 3 minutes You can keep as quiet as you like, but one of these days somebody is going to find you.” ― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 We called him the Hermit Coach. He had disheveled peppered hair, a crooked smile, and his collar bone was overly prominent. As an aspiring actress, I couldn’t imagine learning anything from him and thought […]

You Don’t Know You’re Privileged Till You Are Stripped of It

Reading Time: 2 minutes I grew up in a small town in eastern India (which by the way has a population of 1 million!), to an educated and upper middle class family. My family had lived there for over 40 years and my parents were well respected in the community. I lived inside my own bubble- attending the most prestigious […]

What the George Floyd Protests Mean to Me.

Reading Time: 3 minutes “Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.” -Bob Marley I remember the collective exhaustion we felt as we waited for a cab. We had just spent the day hiking a new trail and we were beyond exhausted. We were in Asia looking for […]

Why Just Mercy is Exactly the Film We Need to See.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Staying silent kills, but there is power in our voice and our actions, as the film Just Mercy shows. Just Mercy is a 2019 American legal drama film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, and starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, Karan Kendrick, and Brie Larson. “It’s not […]

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