@ananthaashrit Findings show X operates as a site of counter-power where Dalit voices gain #visibility, challenge casteist ideology and reframe lived experiences. The study shows how digital #activism enables counter-narratives, supporting #resistance and struggles for social justice (4/4).
Paper spotlight @EDI_Journal: Anantha Raman @ananthaashrit and Ali Saha - '#MrDalit’s counter-narratives on online sphere - voicing against casteist practices'. See thread for key takeaways (1/4). Paper here: https://t.co/kgsut6H1X9
@ananthaashrit Using #netnography of online interactions & reflective thematic analysis, informed by Castells’ counter-power framework, it analyses how Dalit users produce counter-narratives that disrupt dominant #caste discourse and marginalised #identity representation on social media (3/4).
Key insights:
✅Coping & resistance coexist—they adapt AND challenge oppression
✅Impacts extend beyond work—affecting family, personal life & community
✅Highly educated immigrant women show agency: forming coalitions, raising awareness & building critical consciousness (4/4).
Paper spotlight @EDI_Journal: Behnoosh Lahooti - 'Between coping and resistance: exploring how Iranian immigrant women respond to experiences of workplace oppression'. 🇮🇷
See thread for key takeaways (1/4).
Paper here: https://t.co/JxuOQfa4eC
Using in-depth qualitative #interviews and grounded theory approach, the study uncovers how these women navigate #oppression. Their strategies span coping, resistance & #community-building, showing how intersecting identities shape responses across time, space & context (3/4).
How do highly educated #Iranian#immigrant women in the US respond to workplace oppression? This study explores the complex ways they blend #coping and #resistance - adapting to survive while actively challenging systemic barriers - offering a richer, nuanced framework (2/4).
I am super excited to come speak and share some recent research on navigating anti-DEI agendas at @ASACcanada. Also looking forward to reconnecting after a decade and meeting new colleagues, come say hello! #ASAC2026#OB#GDO#DEI#Keynote#SmithBusiness
Top lessons for #global#DEI:
✅Learn in all directions—subsidiaries inspire HQ too
✅Adapt locally—what works in one country may not in another
✅Partner externally—NGOs & unions bring vital knowledge
✅Listen to people—ERGs are knowledge hubs, not just support networks (4/4).
Paper spotlight @EDI_Journal: Sabine Jentjens; Andri Georgiadou & Sophie Hennekam - 'Organizational #learning in #multinational corporations: a study of global diversity, equity and inclusion practices'. See thread for key takeaways (1/4). Paper here: https://t.co/HBJkFCvdx4
Based on 22 interviews with #DEI managers across 8 #MNCs, the research uncovers how insights are shared, practices transferred, and initiatives adapted to local realities - within and between organizations, and with external partners like #NGOs, #unions, and #ERGs (3/4).
How do #global companies implement DEI across borders? This study examines the organizational #learning processes of MNCs as they navigate diversity, equality, and inclusion - showing that #DEI is a living, evolving practice, built with communities, not just for them (2/4).
NEW Issue @EDI_Journal for the weekend! Equitable peer review, neuro-inclusive #coaching, Black women’s experiences in academia, #LGBTQ+ & #disability inclusion, crisis communication, #microaggressions & #inclusive workplaces across global contexts.
Read: https://t.co/zO0eTEy82S
The findings show that even brief #mindfulness practices can reduce work–home #conflict through increased self-control. The study contributes to research on gendered #wellbeing and #leadership by highlighting mindfulness as a practical resource for women leaders (4/4).
Paper spotlight @EDI_Journal: Megan M. Walsh; Erica Carleton; Mikaila Ortynsky; Ellen Choi; Amanda J. Hancock & Kara A. Arnold - 'The role of daily mindfulness on work–home conflict: a daily study of women leaders'. See 🧵for key takeaways (1/4). Paper: https://t.co/69mWn3172m
Using a 30-day daily #diary design, 86 women completed short daily #mindfulness exercises and surveys. Drawing on #boundary theory, the study analysed how daily mindfulness influenced self-control and experiences of #work–home interference (3/4).
During the #COVID-19 pandemic, many workers, particularly working #mothers & women leaders, struggled to manage boundaries between work & home life. This study examines whether #mindfulness can help women #leaders manage work–home #conflict by strengthening self-control (2/4).
Special Issue @EDI_Journal: Creating Impact in #EDI Research (Guest Ed. @profng) explores new article formats, barriers, #feminist & #Indigenous knowledge mobilization, intervention-based methods, #inclusive#innovation, and DEI communities.
Read here: https://t.co/N6yHFgJk3H
@MaciejRysiu@aniamariagor The study outlines a pathway from targeted interventions to sustained meritocracy, highlighting practical steps for organizers: #mentorship, bias-awareness #training, #transparent evaluation criteria & continuous #feedback to ensure inclusion is real and not rhetorical (4/4).
Paper spotlight @EDI_Journal: Maciej Rys @MaciejRysiu and Anna Maria Górska @aniamariagor - 'Inclusive innovation: balancing gender equality and gender neutrality in hackathons'. See thread for key takeaways (1/4).
Paper here: https://t.co/yaPd1gW0oQ