Diversity

10 Steps Businesses Can Take To Improve Diversity And Inclusion In The Workforce

A list of practical tips - from adjusting how you screen candidates, trying practical software programs that help combat bias, using clear and unambiguous inclusion statements in employee manuals and contracts, to updating your complaints system.

10 Steps to Make Sense of Answers to Open-Ended Questions

Two-page tip sheet on how to code and analyse qualitative data.

101 Links to Black Writers and Voices

Links to work by black writers, journalists, scholars and other commentators in Australia in the context of Black Lives Matter.

'As I write this on 23 June 2020, the two scholars most cited and promoted on social media in the field of racism and privilege, are White... The promotion of their work over Black writers perpetuates the idea that White people understand racism best, and that only they can solve it. Dangerously, it suggests that racism actually has nothing to do with Black people.'

20 Actions for Reconciliation

20 actions from Reconciliation Movement Week 2021, which include action points and links to improve, enrich, and act as a reference point and resource for your organisational culture.

Creating our Future - 2019 National Arts Participation Survey

Results from the 2019 (pre-COVID) survey of Australians attitudes to the arts. The 2019 survey was translated into community languages for the first time: Arabic, Dinka, Mandarin, Spanish, Urdu and Vietnamese.

The research found that the targeted CALD respondents were more likely to attend arts events than Australians overall, and 42% would like to attend more arts than they currently do. CALD respondents are also nearly three times more likely to give to the arts than non-CALD respondents.

3 Ways Structural Racism Could Be Hurting You at Work — and How to Navigate Them

Jodi-Ann Burey shares her experiences in a toxic workplace, defines the issues, and provides an invaluable list of how you can individualy enact personal change in your career and working experience in the context of racist treatment.

30+ Ways Asians Perpetuate Anti-Black Racism Everyday

Article listing actions specifically for the Asian community.

'In doing DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) work, I’ve found it useful to actually name the detailed and insidious ways we all participate in oppressing each other.

5 ways intersectionality affects diversity and inclusion at work

An article looking at the importance of considering intersectionality in diversity and inclusion efforts, and the negative impacts of not doing so.

6 Degrees Dictionary: A User's Guide to Inclusion

6 Degrees is a Canadian initiative that responds to rising nativism and exclusion through connection, artistic representation, online engagement and language. This co-created dictionary examines 12 words responsible for disagreement and misunderstanding, and recasts them to provoke and inspire.

6 Degrees Dictionary: A User's Guide to Inclusion - Videos

Three short videos on the 6 Degrees Dictionary. 6 Degrees is a Canadian initiative that responds to rising nativism and exclusion through connection, artistic representation, online engagement and language. The dictionary recasts 12 words typically responsible for disagreement and misunderstanding.

Nautanki Theatre

Focusing on the South-Asian migrant community, Nautanki Theatre is a performing arts organisation based in Western Sydney aiming to create works truly representing contemporary Australia. It reaches more than 100,000 people every year through its programs.

Reporting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Issues

Guide focused on reporting on Indigenous issues in the Australian media, but with best practice on cultural awareness that is applicable more broadly, such as avoiding assumptions about peoples' appearance and acknowledging the spectrum of views within a community,

7 ways your organisation can start to uproot systemic racism in the workplace

Organisations everywhere are discussing how to uproot systemic racism from the workplace. Where should you start? This article from the World Economic Forum offers up 7 practical steps for building a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

A guide for ensuring inclusion and equity in education

An UNESCO guide for policymakers to review how well equity and inclusion currently figure in existing education policies, determine actions to improve policies, and monitor progress. Features an assessment framework spanning concepts, policy statements, structures and systems, and practices.

A lack of intersectional data hides the real gender pay gap

Article looking at the need for an intersectional approach in Australian pay gap analysis. Experiences of gender-based discrimination are compounded by intersecting identities such as race, sexuality and disability - but these factors are are being hidden from view.

A Most Magnificent Mosaic

What happened when the Commonwealth Bank's board endorsed a target for 'The cultural diversity of our senior leadership to match the cultural diversity of the Australian population by 2020.' A case study of the strategies, policies, implementation and lessons learned.

A new anti-racism network is encouraging people in Australia to report racist attacks

An article around a survey from Victoria University, detailing the experiences of people who have experienced racism and haven't reported it. And as a call to action have set up an Australian-first, local anti-racism network.

A "Postdevelopment" zine

A short zine introducing "Postdevelopment," an approach responding to capitalism, Eurocentrism, Anthropocentrism and ongoing colonial legacies that calls for the end of development and proposes alternatives to it. Resolves definitions of post- and de- colonialism, and offers further reading.

A real history of Aboriginal Australians, the first agriculturalists

Bruce Pascoe introduces his influential research in Australian history, which he wrote about in Dark Emu.

'In 2014 I wrote a book Dark Emu, which exploded the myth that Aboriginal people were mere hunters and gatherers and did nothing with the land. I wrote the book because I found it hard to convince Australians that Aboriginal people were farming.'

ABC Diversity & Inclusion Plan 2019-2022

The ABC Diversity and Inclusion Plan includes key actions tied to responsible people and timeframes for delivery.

'By August 2022 we aim to have:
• 15% of content maker roles and 15% of executive roles filled by CALD employees;
• 3.4% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander/Indigenous employees;
• 8% employees with disability;
• 20% of technologist roles and 50% of all executive roles to be filled by women'

Adjust Your View: Multicultural Arts Marketing Toolkit

Adjust Your View was intended to provide a framework for the development of multicultural audience strategies for the arts and cultural products. It also features leading Australian, US and European practices and case studies.

While the toolkit was written in 2009, it is still used across the arts for those wishing to develop multicultural audiences. This toolkit is divided into four sections - each part can used stand-alone or integrated together.

Adjusting the Colour Balance

Report on how to increase BAME partipation and representation in Film and TV, both in front of, and behind the camera with particular focus on directors. The four recommendations include policy advice on data collection, setting targets, recruitment and contracts.

AFCI + TIME’S UP Foundation Diversity Report 2020

Excellent resource listing diversity initiatives globally in the screen industry by members of ACFI. The report groups initiatives in four categories:

1. Information Sharing
2. Mission and Vision; Policy and Strategy
3. Tax Credits/Rebates/Incentives
4. Workforce Development

It makes recommendations with examples and case studies for implementing leading practice divided into 'quick wins' that can be easily implemented, and those needing 'industry partnerships' and 'deeper investment'.

All Culture is Local

Developed over five years, this Australian Research Council project offers 17 case studies and ‘recipes’ on Cultural Mapping and Data Collection and Cultural Planning. It focuses on council strategies in regional NSW, but many tips are transferable, eg Reuse existing data to save money; Use creative engagement for better results; work collaboratively; Include everyone, not just the ‘usual suspects'. Includes survey questions to use in local culture mapping.

Amazon Studios Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Playbook

The Amazon Studio diversity, equity and inclusion playbook offers tools and resources to guide decision making and 'disrupt biases' that occur across the lifecycle of a series or movie. Content covers storytelling, hiring behind the camera, casting, production, resources, reporting & documentation.

The resource provides tools to make inclusive decisions. It also suggests criteria for 'informed and consistent' creative choices and fosters thinking beyond the 'status quo'.

Anti Racism Policy

The Contemporary Art Society's anti-racism policy, drawn up after the death of George Floyd in 2019.

Anti-racism requires so much more than 'checking your privilege'

Article responding to the celebrity 'I take responsibility' pledges sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement.

'The mainstreaming of anti-racist discourse is causing many people to question their own position in the world. As welcome as this is, let’s not stop at self-reflection. Unlearning personal prejudices should coincide with undoing the structures, logics and economic arrangements that perpetuate global anti-blackness.'

AORTA - Anti-oppression Resource and Training Alliance - Resources

A selection of toolkits, handouts, guides, and other resources created by an American cooperative devoted to strengthening movements for social justice and solidarity economy through intersectional approaches to liberation. Covers transformative justice, racial justice, gender and anti-oppression among other topics.

Array Crew

ARRAY CREW is an equal opportunity platform built by Ava DuVernay, with a mission to support professionals in the film and television industry from underrepresented populations.

It includes, but is not limited to, women of all backgrounds and people of African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent.

Artistic Vibrancy

Subtitled 'A way for organisations to talk about artistic impact', this document outlines processes for gathering data and feedback on the artistic vibrancy of an organisation, along with case studies of arts organisations who've done this.

Suggested processes include alumni, artist and audience surveys, community consultation, benchmarking, guest artists interviews, peer review, annual strategic reviews, as well as numerical data such as artist and audience metrics (including items to track).

Arts and Culture Governance Spotlight Report

A report that provides an effective comparison and benchmark with other not-for-profit companies and organisations. 1,878 senior leaders in the not-for-profit sector were surveyed and results show board diversity figures and governance training.

Artsource Strategic Plan: 2020-2024

Artsource define their mission to generate and set diversity and inclusion as one of their four core values as an organisation.

Assessing impact and the Public Sector Equality Duty

A step-by-step guide for Scottish organisations to assessing impact and equality of projects in accordance with the equality duty under the UK's Equality Act 2010. Includes guidelines on when to conduct an assessment, scoping, analysing information, decision making, publishing and monitoring.

Assessing your organisation's capacity for successful audience development

Worksheet 2.6 on p. 135 of the Increasing Cultural Participation Handbook is a worksheet to evaluate an organisation's current ability to implement an audience development initiative. Question topics include not only vision and resources, but the willingness of the organisation to evolve.

The Handbook also contains a step-by-step 'how to' for audience development, including other practical tools.

The Relationship is the Project: Working with Communities (Audiences and Cultural Diversity)

Cultural diversity of audiences is as significant as diversity on stage. This chapter examines the importance and use multicultural media as a vital communication tool for diverse audiences.

Australia Council for the Arts "Re-imagine: What next?" report

Findings from a 2020 national consultation of Australia’s arts and cultural sector - one of the major focuses on this report is the centring of equity.

Australia needs more media diversity – and there are ways to achieve it

Bruce Guthrie outlines some steps to better media diviersity, such as aiding small and medium publishers, and collaboration between government and the industry.

2022 Australian Publishing Industry Workforce Survey on Diversity and Inclusion

The Australian Publishing Industry Workforce Survey on Diversity and Inclusion reflects the views and responses of 989 staff and contractors surveyed in March and April 2022. The full report includes the methodology and sections on mental health and inclusion and belonging.

"The survey sets a baseline to track the demographic makeup of staff in Australian publishing; the high level of engagement with the survey indicates a strong desire for greater industry diversity and inclusion."

Australian Research Council Workplace Diversity Program

The Australian Research Council's tangible plan to meet their commitment of ensuring employees are working in a safe and harmonious atmosphere. It details current legislation around diversity and inclusion, and three strategies to achieve their goal.

Australia's creative industry is shockingly white. But don't be discouraged

An astute analysis on the whiteness of arts leadership in Australia that provides recommendations on how to 'shift the balance'.

"Have hard conversations, set goals, take risks and appoint new gatekeepers...shifting this balance is well within your power – and the health of your industries depend on it."

Australia’s media has been too white for too long. This is how to bring more diversity to newsrooms

Article outlining ways to bring more diversity to Australian newsrooms, including offering increased training to CALD journalists, strengthening talent pipelines through better CALD networks, mentorships and events; improving CALD talent pipelines and consulting with people of colour. It also recommends undertaking and publishing regular diversity audits.

'The ABC and SBS publish regular diversity reports, and arguably, the very existence of these reports shows some progress is being made.'

Australia's Music Festival Diversity Problem By The Numbers & Some Steps To Improve It

This article calls out the 'top 5 cop-outs for booking a lineup that is not diverse' and has statistical information on the lack of diversity in music festivals - and by extension the music industry. It interviews women of colour and non-binary artists like the Papua New Guinea-born musician Ngaiire who tells us it's time to "look outside of what the 'industry gods' tell us what’s marketable".

Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture

A comprehensive yet simple guide that contextualises the race outcomes and leadership gaps in the US social sector, and offers approaches for building a 'Race Equity Culture' in your organisation. Identifies equity cycles, investments, levers, vocabularies and and tools.

BBC's Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-23

A recently published and comprehensive diversity inclusion plan from one of the world’s leading broadcasters, aiming to become the benchmark for the industry. The BBC outlines how they intend to improve diversity and inclusion after a review of their previous standards, and cover strategy for both on and off screen – and for company governance.

Being Antiracist

Toolkit and analysis of Anti-Racism.

'Reflect on choices you make in your daily life (i.e., who you build relationships with, what media you follow, where you shop). How do these choices reflect being antiracist?'

Best practice recruitment guide for creative leaders

A comprehensive toolkit exhibiting best practice for creative leaders to hire in a diverse manner. (Links directly to a PDF.)

BFI diversity standards 'failing to tackle race discrimination in UK film industry'

Article on an evaluation of the BFI Diversity Standards in relation to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) participation after six years in operation by Dr Clive Nwonka from the London School of Economics.

'The research, conducted with the co-operation of the BFI, suggested that BAME participation in the industry remained considerably lower than other under-represented groups, particularly in behind-the-camera roles.'

BIFA: Fair Recruitment and Inclusivity in the Workplace Training 2021/22

Training from BIFA for the film industry. Participants learn how to implement fairer, more equitable recruitment policies in their own organisations to improve inclusivity. Suitable for heads of department and those with hiring responsibilities.

Black Illustrations

Free digital designs of black people to use in online projects, such as websites, infographics or mobile apps. Over 40 images of people with different skin tones in workplace and medical settings, downloadable as PNG, JPG and Sketch and fully scalable.

Black Men Walking

UK research by Black-led British theatre Eclipse blows away any lingering assumptions that Black artists do not attract a mainstream audience. A three-month tour of Black Men Walking, a play created through a three-year project with 16 Black writers, sold out 71 of its 84 performances, with 428 or 512 respondents rating the show as four or five starts. And only 21.4% of the audience identified as Black.

Black Young Professionals Network

The Black Young Professionals network aims to amplify Black Talent globally, working with corporate partners to diversify acquisition pipelines and driving positive change across all industries.

Budget Equity Assessment Tool

Developed by the US City of Portland for its bureaus, this tool offers a self-assessment to assess how equity is prioritised and addressed within budgets. While not developed for arts projects, this checklist offers insight into methods of equity-testing budgets.

Building Your Plan: A Cultural Equity & Inclusion Toolkit

A worksheet for small orgnanisations to create their own Cultural Equity and Inclusion Plan. This includes crafting a cultural equity statement and building an implementation plan.

CAAP Directors' Initiative

This initiative aims to unearth, nurture and develop Asian Australian directors for the stage. Includes a tailored 2 year training program for selected participants in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

Campaign for Race Equality in the Workplace

Business in the Community (BITC) in the UK lay out actions to prioritise on race. They offer a 'Race at Work Charter', with a list of actions to take as an organisation, and discusses the impacts of the role of organisational culture in making change happen. Download 'Monitoring ethnicity: A comprehensive guide for employers' for tips on capturing ethnicity and pay data in your organisation.

Capturing diversity metrics in the workplace

This article raises awareness of legal obligations in governance with regard to equity, diversity and inclusion. It offers a useful checklist on how to capture data and ensure that your legal, HR and policy processes are addressing equity, diversity and inclusion effectively.

Case study: Museum of London, Ramadan in Lockdown

A useful case study: seeing how the Museum of London collected shared experiences of Ramadan in lockdown as part of Collecting COVID project. It includes reflections from participants, and brief descriptions of how they communicated with seven Muslim communities - and how its changed its ways of interacting with audiences during COVID-19.

The video interview with the Community Engagement Manager Aisling Serrant gives insight into the project background.

Celebrating BIPOC Nonprofit Leaders: The Black Community Building Collaborative

As the nonprofit sector and unmet needs continue to grow, there’s a conscious effort by Black-led organizations to ensure that their services and communities are prioritized. By working to build enduring partnerships rather than transactional relationships with funders, the Black Community Building Collective prioritizes investments in the long-term sustainability of Black-led organizations throughout the community.

Celebrating Difference: MCA Access, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2018–2020

A 'living document' from the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, outlining their commitment to connect diverse audiences with contemporary art and ideas, by reducing obstacles to access and participation and seeking opportunities for meaningful inclusion. Exhibiting a holistic leadership and governance strategy in a working document.

Check Our Biases to Wreck Our Biases

Second in a New York Times series on implicit bias, looking at how implicit bias works in selection situations and how some people are auditing their own implicit biases.

Commissioning for Diversity and Inclusion Guidelines — Screen Content

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Diversity and Inclusion Commissioning Guidelines – Screen Content” will require production companies to provide greater access and opportunity to under-represented people and perspectives – on and off screen – including gender diversity, Indigenous Australians, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, people living with a disability and the LGBTQI+ community.

Community-Engaged Practice with Jade Lillie and Lia Pa'apa'a

Discussion of the book 'The Relationship is the Practice' edited by Jade Lillie and Lia Pa'apa'a which explores community engagement, collaboration, intersectionality, cultural safety, racial literacy, access and inclusion. Also links to the book.

Convivial Thinking: Critical Decolonial Collaborative - Raï Blog

Short blog posts by members of a global, open group of scholars working on post- and decolonial approaches to development and beyond. ‘Conviviality,’ means equity, mutual respect for others and nature, and assuming joint responsibility for how we live, act, and engage.

Counting culture infographic

What to ask when measuring cultural diversity in your organisation. Cultural diversity means having a mix of people from different cultural backgrounds – it can include differences in cultural/ethnic identity (how we identify ourselves and how others identify us), language, country of birth, religion, heritage/ancestry, national origin, and/or race, colour. Use this infographic as a starter guide when leading an organisation.

Counting Culture: Six Principles for Measuring the Cultural Diversity of Your Workplace

Concepts of identity are crucial to benchmarking diversity. These principles describe the importance of gathering detailed, granular statistics that make room for nuanced identities when mapping the cultural diversity of your organisation.

Courageous Citizens. How Culture Contributes to Social Change

This purchasable book affirms culture as a critical space to practice courage and perseverance towards societal reconfigurations. Aligned with the European funding program of the same name, it features those behind alternative stories, opening up space for questioning the fundamental nature of democracy.

Cracking the Codes: Power Analysis

An analysis of systemic inequality, putting bias in the context of wider history, identities, structures and institutions.

'The current conversation is not only shallow, but actually harmful. We continue to primarily focus on individuals, when institutional and structural inequities are the bigger problem.'

Creative Diversity. The state of diversity in the UK's creative industry and what we can do about it

Report on the economic case for diversifying the creative industry workforce in the UK. The report outlines the case for missed business opportunities and suggests routes of action to combat a lack of diversity.

Creative Industries Council Diversity Charter

One-page charter adopted by members of the UK's Creative Industries Council, including Arts Council England, British Film Institute, Crafts Council, UK Music and UK Interactive Entertainment. It commits the industry to take action in eight areas, including collecting data, increasing talent pipelines, promote diversity at senior levels and setting meaningful targets.

Creative Majority: ‘What Works’ to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion in the creative sector.

A report with case studies from Def Jam, Raising Films and NBC Universal. It recommends adopting a policy framework of the 'five As': Ambition, Allyship, Accessibility, Adaptability, and Accountability, as a continuum for ongoing appraisal and change.

The report can be used as a handbook for cultural and creative workers frustrated at the pace of change, and has potential application for other sectors, including higher education.

Creatives of Colour

Lead artist Rani Pramesti created this resource as a work under Diversity Arts Australia's Pacesetters project as a response to white privilege and a colonised arts and cultural sector. The site features curated interviews with 'established' creatives of colour.

'My aim is to equip Creatives of Colour with the strategies we need to survive and who knows, maybe eventually, thrive!'

Crewvie entertainment and production crew directory

Crewvie is a crew directory and global database-driven platform of verified entertainment and production professionals. Developed, curated, and wholly owned by an all-women team, it focuses on advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

CrossRoads Radio Drama

A six-part radio play aimed at creating awareness on the ‘Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa.’ Reveals how the popularity and accessibility of radio can reach beyond the masses to localised communities.

Cultural Competence in Australia: A Guide

FECCA's guide to help organisations and individuals improve cultural competence and cultural safety, taking into account the varying needs of different groups that arise from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and exploring the landscape of training programs that can develop better systems, policies and processes in the workplace.

Cultural Diversity in the Workplace

An article from Dr Tim Soutphommasane, Race Discrimination Commissioner, on his experiences of discrimination, and how and why leaders should be actioning our organisations to reach harmony and stability in the workplace.

Cultural Responsibility

This article analyses, in the context of Norway, questions about what it means to democratise culture and what role institutions have to play in this. It looks at frameworks of cultural responsibility and the challenges and failures the Arts Council Norway has faced in its "diversity" initiatives, and how it has recalibrated it goals in light of this.

Decolonizing the Internet 2018 Summary Report

A report on the first "Decolonizing the Internet" conference that brought together artists, technologists and practitioners from 28 countries to address challenges, visions and actions for better representation of diversity on the internet.

Design Studio for Social Intervention's "Cultural tactics"

A paper introducing inclusive cultural tactics that expose and amplify some of the complexities of culture in order to dissect challenging social problems. Including US case studies, it shows how cultural tactics can act as leverage points for social justice.

Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity

A framework (also known as the 'Bennett scale') to describe how people experience and engage with cultural difference and become more competent intercultural communicators over time. Based on constructivist theory, the model offers six positions as a person's perception of cultural difference becomes more complex, moving from ethnocentrism to ethnorelativism.

The six stages are 'denial', 'defence', 'minimisation', 'acceptance', 'adaptation' and 'integration'.

Diversity and Inclusion 101 - Collecting Diversity Data

A guide which outlines the leading principles for undertaking respectful and inclusive diversity (D&I) data collection in order to obtain genuine, meaningful data. This guide is exclusively for DCA member organisations.

Diamond: The Third Cut

Report on the third year of Diamond, the world’s first industry-wide collaborative data collection system for monitoring diversity in broadcasting from the UK's Creative Diversity Network.

Diamond accumulated 30,000 responses looking into all forms of diversity. It found that Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation on-screen is 23% compared to the UK national figure of 14%. However, BAME people remain absent from many senior creative roles.

Dismantling Racism Works - Action Tools

A selection of action tools developed in the US including the role of change teams and caucuses in race equity work, giving feedback, race equity principles for taking action, and a race equity tool for organisations in developing explicit goals.

Dismantling Racism Works - Analysis Tools

A selection of analysis tools and definitions developed in the US including race equity stages, dynamics of denial and desistance - includng tactics of privilege and resistence, effective problem solving, how a movement is built, and the 'Barriers and Bridges' principles.

Dismantling Structural Inequality in Your Cinema

This toolkit is a practical guide for improving the experiences of POC (people of colour) audiences, staff and filmmakers – and other intersections including gender, sexuality, disability, income and class — to create lasting change for future generations and sustain your organisation in a meaningful way.

Diverse Book Finder

Focused on Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities in the US, this tool allows libraries to upload their catalogue of children's books for an analysis of the representation of different cultures. Crucially this is not only about WHO is represented, but also HOW they are represented, eg, as 'folklore' type tales, as stories of oppression and resilience, or if diverse characters are presented as living lives that are identical or interchangeable with another cultural group.

Diverse Futures: The Pathways Forward panel

The Asia Pacific Screen Awards hosts a Change Maker discussion, tabling case studies of organisations that apply community based models to inclusion as we work towards celebrating a more diverse future in the screen industry and beyond.

Diversity: A Critical Engagement

London-based filmmaker Nasheed Qamar Faruqi has created a resource where cultural professionals can find information about the history and associations of the most common words that we encounter in relation to racial and ethnic diversity.

Diversity and equal opportunities in television and radio

A UK TV and radio broadcast standards agency, Ofcom present their report for 2020 with key findings on the diversity of the broadcasters they regulate, including the UK’s major eight TV and radio organisations. Ofcom chart the huge impact of Covid-19 and 2020’s anti-racism protests on those broadcasters’ approach to increasing workforce diversity in the future, and outline how they as an organisation will support the industry to become more diverse.

Diversity and Inclusion Learning from Diversity Council Australia

The Diversity Council Australia offers a suite of diversity and inclusion learning solutions including face to face and e-learning options.

Diversity & Inclusion on Boards

Sue Woodford-Hollick OBE talks talks about her own personal experiences as a trustee and Chair of numerous volunteer boards and as a director in the arts and cultural sector.

Diversity Assessment Framework

Under the British Council's Diversity Assessment Framework, each country office must report and provide examples and evidence against 10 indicators of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). The examples must show that EDI is embedded and internalised, both within the internal practices of the organisation and in its external projects. The evidence is assessed every two years by internal and external reviewers, as well as being scored centrally by the British Council Equity Unit.

DCA Inclusion Directory Network

The DCA's inclusion directory - search by diversity dimension, service and region to find consultants, trainers, events and mentor programs.

Diversity Data

Each year the Arts Council England collects, analyses, reports and publishes data relating to equality and diversity of the work, organisations and projects they fund.

The 2018/19 report released in 2020 found 11% of works in the national portfolio organisations are from black and other minority ethnic backgrounds. That compares with 16% of the working-age population.

Diversity in governance – from good intentions to action and impact

A blog post by Hilary Carty, who is the Director at Clore Leadership for the Calouste Gublenkian Foundation. Hilary cover ways to promote change, engage, audit, reach out and recruit in a more diverse and inclusive way.

Diversity & Inclusion Infrastructure Councils DBP Research Request

A report on the allocation of staff and financial resources to diversity and inclusion (D&I) functions from a benchmarking study of finance, healthcare and insurance companies. D&I spend per employee for member organisations varied widely from $12.50 to $250. Includes line categories for the D&I budget, and examples of diversity goals, as well as information on developing a D&I council.

'More than half of the companies benchmarked allocate approximately 2-3% of their overall budget to D&I.'

Diversity & Inclusion Progress Report 2019/20

An analysis of progress made since the adoption of the Creative Industries Diversity Charter. The report provides analysis and case studies of progress for each sector - such as Advertising, Publishing, Arts and TV and Film - focusing on three headline commitments of the charter: Diversity Monitoring, Strategies to Widen Talent Pipelines and Leadership Engagement. It makes recommendations for improvement in each of these areas.

Does the Museum Model Work?

Can art museums break away from their original purpose as a 'civilising' influence to be redefined as spaces that actually serve the communities in which they reside? The article includes quotes from former Queens Museum President and Executive Director Laura Raicovich and Chaédria LaBouvier, the first black curator and black woman to organize an exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum, who spoke out about being sidelined in the promotion of the Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit she curated.

Doing Research Inclusively

These Guidelines for Co-Producing Research with People with Disability, while focused on doing research with people with lived experience of disability, offer leading practice in inclusive research and collaboration. It offers six principles of co-production and strategies and tools for implementation.

.eleven

A collective of Muslim Australian contemporary art practitioners.

Engaged Communities

Infographic with top tips on engaging respectfully with communities, including outlining different types of community engagement (such as the difference between collaborations, co-creations and consultations) and tips on managing power, responsibility and the project's legacy.