Westland
Queeristan: LGBTQ Inclusion in the Indian Workplace
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9789395073516
ISBN13:
9789395073516
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$21.99
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About the Book A STEP-BY-STEP MANUAL FOR BUILDING INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES?ND A LESS UNEQUAL WORLD. The reading down of Section 377 by the Supreme Court in 2018 has led to a fundamental shift in the rights of India? LGBTQ citizens and necessitated policy changes across the board?ot least in the conservative world of Indian business. In this path-breaking and genre-defying book, Parmesh Shahani draws from his decade-long journey in the corporate world as an out and proud gay man, to make a cogent case for LGBTQ inclusion and lay down a step-by-step guide to reshaping office culture in India. He talks to inclusion champions and business leaders about how they worked towards change; traces the benefits reaped by industry giants like Godrej, Tata Steel, IBM, Wipro, the Lalit group of hotels and many others who have tapped into the power of diversity; and shares the stories of employees whose lives were revolutionised by LGBTQ-friendly workspaces. In this affecting memoir-cum-manifesto, Shahani animates the data and strategy with intimate stories of love and family. Even as it becomes an expansive reference book of history, literature, cinema, movements, institutions and icons of the LGBTQ community, Queeristan drives home a singular point?n diversity and inclusion lies the promise of an equitable and profitable future, for companies, their employees and the society at large.
| Author: Parmesh Shahani |
| Publisher: Westland |
| Publication Date: Mar 01, 2024 |
| Number of Pages: 360 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 9395073519 |
| ISBN-13: 9789395073516 |
Queeristan: LGBTQ Inclusion in the Indian Workplace
$21.99
$19.52
Sale 11%
About the Book A STEP-BY-STEP MANUAL FOR BUILDING INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES?ND A LESS UNEQUAL WORLD. The reading down of Section 377 by the Supreme Court in 2018 has led to a fundamental shift in the rights of India? LGBTQ citizens and necessitated policy changes across the board?ot least in the conservative world of Indian business. In this path-breaking and genre-defying book, Parmesh Shahani draws from his decade-long journey in the corporate world as an out and proud gay man, to make a cogent case for LGBTQ inclusion and lay down a step-by-step guide to reshaping office culture in India. He talks to inclusion champions and business leaders about how they worked towards change; traces the benefits reaped by industry giants like Godrej, Tata Steel, IBM, Wipro, the Lalit group of hotels and many others who have tapped into the power of diversity; and shares the stories of employees whose lives were revolutionised by LGBTQ-friendly workspaces. In this affecting memoir-cum-manifesto, Shahani animates the data and strategy with intimate stories of love and family. Even as it becomes an expansive reference book of history, literature, cinema, movements, institutions and icons of the LGBTQ community, Queeristan drives home a singular point?n diversity and inclusion lies the promise of an equitable and profitable future, for companies, their employees and the society at large.
| Author: Parmesh Shahani |
| Publisher: Westland |
| Publication Date: Mar 01, 2024 |
| Number of Pages: 360 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 9395073519 |
| ISBN-13: 9789395073516 |
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