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Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

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Further reading

Age:
CIPD factsheet on Age and Employment [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
Religion or belief:
Gender reassignment:
The University of Warwick provides a useful Introduction to Key LGBTQUIA+ Terms (relevant to both trans identity and sexual orientation) An Introduction to Key LGBTQUIA+ Terms
Sexual orientation:
An overview from Planned Parenthood explaining sexual orientation and its difference from gender identity.
Find out how to be a better LGBTQI+ ally with this interactive activity from the Open University’s OpenLearn platform.
Intersectionality:
Detailed overview of theory and practice Intersectionality Theory and Practice
Social capital:
Social Capital Research provides a really useful Introduction to Social Capital, through a series of articles by Tristan Claridge. Introduction to Social Capital
Social capital and links to different characteristics
Gender:
Timberlake, S. (2005) Social capital and gender in the workplace, Journal of Management Development, 24(1): 34–44. Abstract available at https://www.researchgate.net/ publication/ 235290332_Social_Capital_and_Gender_in_the_Workplace
Collishon, M. & Eberl, A. (2021) Social capital as a partial explanation for gender wage gaps, British Journal of Sociology 72(3) 757–773. Available at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ doi/ full/ 10.1111/ 1468-4446.12833
Inequality:
Bolaños, N., Saucedo-Acosta, E. & Callejo Canal, D. (2020) Inequality, social capital, and varieties of capitalism in Latin America, Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 34(1): 1583-1602. Available at https://www.tandfonline.com/ doi/ full/ 10.1080/ 1331677X.2020.1844583
Bullying:
Pihl, P., Albertsen, K., Hogh, A.& Andersen, L. (2017) Social capital and workplace bullying, Work 57(4): 535-545. Available at https://www.researchgate.net/ publication/ 318847198_Social_capital_and_workplace_bullying
Neurodiversity:
Edwards, A. (2021) Neurodiversity and Workplace Social Capital Effects on Employee Attitudes and Intentions, Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection. Available at https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/ cgi/ viewcontent.cgi?article=11209&context=dissertations