Inclusion in Progress

#061 - In this episode, Kay Fabella challenges companies and DEI leads to ensure your gender equity plan helps ALL women.

In honor of Women's History Month, Kay takes a different approach for this episode to show you why your gender equity plan must be intersectional, to help you uncover the blind spots in your DEI plan. 

She illustrates three hypothetical cases with women across different identities who could be left out or marginalized by gender equity initiatives in companies. 

Finally, Kay asks companies and DEI leads to remember that "all women" actually means ALL women — and what you can do to build a truly inclusive culture that effectively retains female talent.

#060 - In this episode, Kay Fabella is pleased to welcome Albrey Brown, a DEI veteran currently working at Airtable, to discuss how to pivot your DEI strategy as it evolves — and share how he led diversity, equity and inclusion at his organization through the highs and lows of 2020.

Albrey generously shares his lessons learned from leading DEI at various companies in the technology industry. He also dives into how to leverage data analytics for more inclusive recruitment to help retain professionals from diverse backgrounds.

Finally, Kay and Albrey discuss why agility is key for your DEI strategy in 2021 and beyond.

#059 - In this episode, Kay Fabella defines what intersectionality is and why it matters to DEI.

Kay talks about how embedding an intersectional lens into your DEI strategy can help truly benefit and retain diverse talent in your workplace. She also gives actionable ways to help you measure data intersectionally to improve employee retention and engagement.

Finally, Kay shares the drawbacks of focusing on "gender only" or "race only" in DEI efforts, and her "why" behind helping companies build inclusive work cultures where we can all thrive as our full selves.

#058 - In this episode,  Kay Fabella shares why retaining female talent during the pandemic is crucial for the future of work.

Kay talks about how COVID-19 is threatening to undo all the progress we've made on gender equity at work — and why leaders can't afford to have women leave due to pandemic-related pressures at work and at home.

Finally, Kay shares three actionable ways that organizations can ensure their female talent remains through changing their systems, behaviors and company culture.

#057 - In this episode, Kay Fabella gives you a three-part 2021 inclusion resolution to keep DEI going at your company.

Kay shares why the work of diversity, equity and inclusion must deepen to build upon the lessons we learned about remote work, managing differences in diverse teams, and the global antiracism movement in 2020.

Finally, Kay offers her three-part inclusion resolution for listeners to stay committed to creating more inclusive workplaces, and how she'll be supporting companies with DEI this year.

#056 - In this episode, Kay Fabella shares what's next for Inclusion in Progress in 2021 and beyond.

Kay shares a bit about how the podcast has evolved since the show first launched in November 2019, and how her current work with organizations, allies, advocates and minorities alike has shaped the new direction.

Finally, Kay unveils a new intro and updated mission for the show — reminding us that we ALL have a role in creating more inclusive, equitable workplaces.

#055 - In this episode, Kay Fabella takes a break from her normal episodes and shares her top DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) lessons from 2020.

Speaking from her personal experience as a second-generation American woman of color and immigrant in Spain, Kay shares some of her key reflections and moments of reckoning with the antiracism movement, cancel culture, and allyship.

Finally, Kay talks about how we keep the conversation moving on DEI after 2020, and the lessons she hopes we all take with us to keep the momentum going.

#054 - Kay Fabella is excited to welcome Dr. Nika White of Nika White Consulting, to discuss how companies can truly embrace antiracism work.

As an award-winning management and leadership consultant,  keynote speaker, and published author, Nika shares her key learnings and tools from facilitating hundreds of conversations on racial equity in companies.

Finally, Nika shares why this work begins with a desire to be a student, to engage with stories of the "other", and a willingness to navigate the uncomfortable.

#053 - In this episode, Kay Fabella shares her top predictions for DEI in 2021 based on her work with client partners like Red Hat, the IMF, Philips, and more.

Kay acknowledges how 2020, with the coronavirus and the global antiracism movement, has forever changed how companies think about diversity, equity and inclusion.

Finally, she shares what we can expect for DEI in 2021, and how your teams and organization can deepen your strategies to continue building inclusion at work.

#052 - Kay Fabella welcomes Cindu Thomas-George, Founder of Shakti Diversity and Equity Training, and award-winning professor of Communication Studies on Intercultural Communication to discuss the role of allyship for non-Black POC (people of color). 

As a fellow second-generation American practitioner of Asian descent, Cindu shares how her approach to DEI promotes equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and intercultural competence.

Finally, Cindu talks about how non-Black practitioners, allies and advocates can take on a more active role in leading inclusion in the workplace.