Evidence-Based Organizational Practices for Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity

Professionals seeking to cultivate diversity and inclusion at work will find that this book provides practical and evidence-based strategies for supporting employees' sense of belonging and mental health while addressing and preventing sexual harassment, microaggressions, and the motherhood penalty. Researchers and students will appreciate that chapters in this collection focus on uncovering the causes of, and finding solutions for, exclusion and discrimination, with the goal of creating vibrant workplaces where people can belong, engage, and be their most productive selves. The authors offer practical solutions, including improved training and onboarding programs, management strategies for supporting neurodiversity, creating inclusive cultures through intentional hospitality, implementing systemic change, ensuring psychological safety, and developing inclusive and participatory leadership styles. The importance of intersectionality, the need to move beyond the limited and ineffective remedies toward systemic change, and the role of inclusive leadership are recurrent themes across multiple contributions.

About the Author :
Ludmila N. Praslova, PhD (in industrial and organizational psychology, earned at the University of Akron, USA), SHRM-SCP, is a Professor of Graduate Organizational Psychology and Accreditation Liaison Officer at Vanguard University of Southern California, USA. Her experience includes many years of building cultures of belonging in global organizations, inclusive leadership development, and supporting neuroinclusion with a specific focus on autism in the workplace. Her current consulting is focused on creating systems for thriving neurodiverse organizations and employee well-being. Her areas of expertise include systemic and cultural change and supporting employee belonging and well-being. Her peer-reviewed work has been published in Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, and Assessment Update. She is the author of THE CANARY CODE: A Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity, and Intersectional Belonging at Work and regularly writes for Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today and the Society for Human Resource Management's blog.

Review :
'An indispensable guide for the 21st-century workplace, this book offers a wealth of research-backed insights on diversity and inclusion. It's not just a book; it's a catalyst for cultural change.' Dr Aviva Legatt Author of Get Real and Get In