tn Sexism Discrimination of Silicon Valley. The Globe and Mail. Auto AT WORK WITH HRM 2.4 ISN'T IT ABOUT NUMBERS? It is still too often that some employers think diversity and inclusion are about numbers. Well, they can be, depending stressed by the executive director of Pride at Work Canada, "elephant in the room" that everyone walks around. Also, as on what numbers someone is looking at. Diversity and inclusion aren't about how many women, members of an organization that works with others to promote LGBTQ visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, or people with workplace acceptance, there are many different practices that can support diversity and inclusion, and each employer disabilities a company employs. They are, however, about needs to determine the gaps and identify the priorities. the success of the company and its performance--which Another example of getting stereotypes into the open is about numbers. is through the educational system. Part of the curriculum A good example of ensuring that diversity and in the School of Engineering at the University of Waterloo inclusion are in the DNA of the organization is HP are discussions about women being in STEM (science, Canada. Mary Yule, president and CEO, is encouraging technology, engineering, and mathematics), including what people think or feel if a female student gets a job all Canadian business leaders to entrench practices before a male student. One of the directors in its Velocity throughout the organization that allow diversity and start-up initiative noted that using different language inclusion to enable companies to grow, innovate, attract is more welcoming and has substituted words such as "start-up" with phrases such as "has social impact." CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION: Can you think of other initiatives that organizations can adopt to help create a positive work environment that top talent, and connect with customers. She reminds everyone that we all have unconscious biases and that we must acknowledge them in order to create a less biased work culture. This also means being spe- cific about the bias. Is it women? People of colour? People in the LGBTQ community? Immigrants? Anyone who doesn't look or think like me? Whatever the bias is, it can't be the supports diversity and inclusion