Reflection On Diversity In The Workplace

In this course, I have learned many new things about the business environment. I will focus my reflection on the Diversity in the work place. Diversity in the Workplace does not just mean different nationality or race, but it includes age, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, and sexual orientation. Moreover, it includes differences in religious beliefs, education, experience, and family status. Also I have learned that Inclusion drives the business case for diversity. Inclusivity is a characteristic of multicultural organizations that values and respects diversity of their members. Many organizations seem relatively good at attracting new employees of diverse backgrounds to join them, but they aren 't successful in keeping them for a long …show more content…
I learned that Minorities and women can suffer diversity bias in such forms as job and pay discrimination. For example, in an organizations consist of a majority culture of a white males and a minority cultures of women, people of color, and other minorities, it is likely that members of the majority culture will dominate a higher management levels. This could lead to what we call a glass ceiling, which is acting as a barrier that sometimes makes it hard for women and minorities to gain entry into higher-management …show more content…
Many people can get caught up in their subcultures that they identify and interact mostly with others who are like themselves. Although most of time they do it unintentional, they can develop tendencies toward acting in some ways that suggest their subculture is a superior to all others. Occupational subcultures is developed as people form shared identities around the work that they do. The differences in the ethnic or national subcultures exist among people from various races, language groups, regions, and countries. Also, people have different Cultural intelligence, which is defined as the person 's capability to function effectively in situations characterized by cultural diversity. In organizations, it’s common for gender subcultures to form among workers who share the same gender identities. Common ground creates lots of comfort for those inside these subcultures, but it creates a distance between them and outsiders. For example, a women might feel a sense of exclusion in an environment of a men who talk with lots of sports or so on. Another type of culture subculture is basis on age. For example, younger workers described as more short-term oriented, and expecting to hold several jobs during their