Diversify, June Sarpong
Diversify, June Sarpong
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Diversify

Author: June Sarpong

Narrator: June Sarpong

Unabridged: 11 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ

Published: 10/19/2017


Synopsis

‘A handbook for these troubled times’ ’Engaging and informative … highlights our common humanity’ ‘A passionately written polemic’ In this empowering call to arms, June Sarpong MBE proves why. Putting the spotlight on groups who are often marginalised in our society, including women, ethnic minorities, those living with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community, uncovers the hidden cost of exclusion and shows how a new approach to how we learn, live and do business can solve some of the most stubborn challenges we face. With unshakeable case studies, brand-new research from Oxford University, and six revolutionary steps to help you overcome unconscious bias, this book will help you become part of a better society. The old way isn’t working. This is a case for change. The truth is, INCLUSION is better for EVERYONE.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dannii on August 24, 2022

Diversify is a non-fiction that promotes the acceptance of all through spotlighting certain marginalised communities and both advocating for their inclusion and discoursing upon exactly how this can be so. I really appreciated how this was formatted into sections according to minority. This begun wit......more

Goodreads review by Malcolm on October 21, 2017

There are few terms in contemporary politics that hide and evoke ways of making sense of our world and what that world should look like that ‘diversity’. In one sense, like ‘resilience’, it hides and justifies much of the outlook that prioritises individual action and responsibility for making our w......more

Goodreads review by Mairi on February 06, 2020

Somebody should rename this "How to Diversify your Dinner Party Conversation" * (Not my own words) I'm no expert in the subject but from a writing point of view the topics felt weirdly mangled together. The examples jumped between UK and the USA but didn't feel natural in their comparison. There were......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on November 18, 2018

Diversify by June Sarpong is the most important book that I have read this year. This is a pretty big claim. As a prolific reader, I have read lots of books but none of them resonated with me the way that Diversify has done. Sarpong examines the diversity in culture and how we often see this as threa......more

Goodreads review by Liz on October 21, 2021

The discussion about diversity and Inclusion is unfortunately not over, which is why, Diversify is such an important read. It talks about poverty, generalisations, fear of different cultures and more in an open and honest way and really shows why diversifying our society is so important. an excellen......more


Quotes

‘Engaging and informative … June Sarpong examines the research behind diversity and discrimination while grounding them in personal narratives, highlighting our common humanity.’ Kofi Annan, co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize ‘I am so glad June Sarpong is working on this matter of diversity. We don't seem to know how to handle differences. When will we learn that we share one common humanity as Shakespeare's Shylock declared so eloquently?’ Desmond Tutu ‘My experiences during the Holocaust has led me on a lifetime mission to promote the benefits of diversity … telling my story and that of my step-sister Anne Frank and why civil society must do all it can to protect and celebrate our diversity. Diversify helps us take the first steps on the journey to tolerance.’ Eva Schloss MBE “A passionately written polemic” You Magazine ‘How boring would life be without diversity? A case of the bland leading the bland. Life would be pretty … dull without [my autistic son’s] literal, lateral, tangential take on the world … Mozart, Orwell, Van Gough, Warhol and many other amazing artists, scientists and musicians were on the autistic spectrum. And yet only 15% of autistic people are in the workforce. If only we would learn to think outside the neurotypical box’ Kathy Lette ‘An engaging read with lots of important and good ideas’ Stylist ‘A handbook for these troubled times’ Psychologies Magazine