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D&I Weekly News Round-Up: Race, Well-being and more

Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round-Up. Today we are talking about the benefits of the Swedish coffee break, executive sponsorship, Netflix’s latest inclusion report, and girls fighting for their right to be educated.
Caroline Berns

Diversity Report

Netflix just released their second inclusion report, an update on their progress from last year. Women now represent over 50% of their global workforce, and in the US, employees from historically excluded racial and/or ethnic backgrounds make up slightly more than half of the workforce.

Race

Having an executive sponsor can have a significant impact on someone’s career. According to new research, white employees are much more likely than Black employees to succeed in winning sponsorship, due to various reasons. Read more here.

Gender Equality

When the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021, most of the schools for girls closed. Touching (short) documentary on how girls have been fighting for the right to be educated.

Well-being

Working for Ericsson, I learned to love the tradition of “fika” (the Swedish coffee break) early on – and to no surprise, fika can actually improve productivity and enhance well-being according to this report. Watch the video!

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