by Lucy Malarkey | Mar 22, 2022 | Diverse Matters
The call to action for International Women’s Day 2022 is #BreakTheBias. At Positive About Inclusion we have celebrated this year’s event with a commentary article published in Inside Housing alongside a spotlight piece from Gateshead Council, shining a...
by Lucy Malarkey | Nov 9, 2021 | Diverse Matters
As highlighted in the recent Inside Housing article, the lack of diversity at the leadership level in the sector continues to be an issue. Whilst this isn’t a surprise what has been puzzling me is why? We have been talking about the lack of diversity at the...
by Karen Faulkner | Aug 4, 2021 | Diverse Matters
I often speak with clients about operating ‘beyond the vacuum’, how delivering training in isolation (i.e. without the ‘wraparound’ of cultural transformation) is not necessarily going to deliver the change in behaviour, attitude and service delivery required. The...
by Lucy Malarkey | Jun 11, 2021 | Diverse Matters
June is Pride Month, as part of their celebrations the Housing Quality Network (HQN) have published the following article from one of our Directors, Lucy Malarkey. Every year, throughout June, Pride festivals and events are held across the world. These celebrations...
by Lucy Malarkey | Mar 31, 2021 | Diverse Matters
To celebrate International Day of Transgender Visibility 2021 our Director, Lucy, wrote the following article for the Housing Quality Network on why the use of inclusive language matters. We like it so much we thought we would share it here too… International...
by Lucy Malarkey | Feb 15, 2021 | Diverse Matters
Most organisations now collect some elements of staff data but what about that of their customers? Collecting diversity data from both staff and customers doesn’t have to be difficult as long as it feels safe and authentic, borne from a genuine desire to improve...
