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💢 There cannot be true diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging - as well as empowerment - if people continue excluding Muslim women, specifically veiled women, from participation in society. Women wearing the veil have been continuously made feel invisible and have had to fight their way through to achieve things in life, often at the expense of their mental health, because the fight is unfair, biased, prejudiced. If we talk about empowerment but deny access to it to a group of people, we aren't advocating for genuine empowerment but are promoting exclusivity and supremacy instead. If we are talking about equality for all but leave out a group of people - veiled Muslim women in particular - because we either do not understand their way of life or do not hold any regard for them - we aren't truly advocating for equality. In the context of current events we cannot have a conversation about antisemitism if we also do not address islamophobia. Both are horrible, but if you only focus on one and leave out the other, you are not being inclusive. And people tend to mostly ignore islamophobia because they tend to disregard the most affected demographic (veiled women). If we continue to promote one group of people over the other, we won't be making a big change in society at all - but will be creating gaps and only furthering already existing isolation. For years now Muslim women in general, and specifically veiled women, have been told to stay in their niche. But guess what ... that niche grew so big it's spilling over. We are certainly not going away and certainly aren't going to stay silent when we see injustice. But we have a message to every other DEIB advocate - you either include us already or take a careful long look at yourself. Because you are lying to the world by pretending you care for everyone. There's no polite or politically correct way of saying this. If your advocacy doesn't improve conditions for marginalized groups in society, Muslim women being one of those groups, your advocacy is a fraud. These women never asked to be outcast. In fact, all we've ever wanted is to be acknowledged and to belong. By denying us our right to visibility and representation, you are rejecting everyone else who doesn't fit the mold. Either we are all in this together, or we are going to call it for what it is - a lie. © 2008-2024 Camilla Stein #Islamophobia #deib #inclusivity #equality #participation #visibility #empowerment #humanconnection #muslimwomen #islamintheworld #antisemitism #thinkaboutit #womensuppprtingwomen #hypewomen #newleadership #leadershiplessons #leadership

5 years ago we wrote an EGM blog about Siya Kolisi from South African Rugby Union (SA Rugby). Kolisi made history as “the first black captain of the Springboks in a country where, because of apartheid and separate development, the professional sport was once an “all-white” affair” (TheConversation.com 1/10/23) Now after guiding Bokke to semi final victory over England (and breaking a few of the EGM teams hearts on the process) he’s got the chance to lead his country to their 2nd RWC 🏆(back to back). Revisiting the blog post is timely in Australia: - Highlighting a McKinsey & Company study that found a significant relationship between ethnically diverse leadership and work teams and increased financial performance. - Companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity were 35 percent more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians. - McKinsey’s findings indicate that the correlation between ethnic diversity and profitability are even higher than that between gender diversity and profitability. We wrote in 2018 that “sadly, it looks like Australian organisations haven’t read the Mckinsey study... A report released by Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner in May 2018, ‘Leading for Change’, found a staggering 75.9% of senior leaders in Australian business are from an Anglo-Celtic background, with just 4.7% from a non-European background and only 0.4% from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background.” Worth thinking about how far we have come (or not) in 5 years… Anyway. Congratulations to the Springboks and Kolisi. Best of luck to South Africa and New Zealand Rugby in the Final. 👏 https://lnkd.in/g6ehQhUX

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The rugby sport fanatics have been glued on television watching the incredible performance by various rugby teams- for us in South Africa and Africa- every try that is scored matters for several reasons - nationhood, national identity and show casing the capabilities of Black people who were socially-economically and politically classified as sub-humans and excluded from enjoying their human rights. The quarter final match between South African Springbok and France was nerve wrecking to say the least and most of us turned to the almighty pleading for divine intervention because South Africa's win is not only restorative to the nation that is confronted with multiple crisis (economics stagnation, fiscal crisis, social instability, poverty, energy, unemployment) but it affirms that Black people are able to execute game strategy to the tee. In pondering this social complexity question of South Africa, I remembered the critical race theory that race is social construct, and that racism is not merely the product of individual bias or prejudice, but also something embedded in legal systems and policies. Through out the democratic dispensation the South African government has sought to undo or introduce legislation that demystified different type of myths about Black people........ but the race relations are still very fragile for a country that celebrates 30years of democratic dispensation. Meaning the change in public policy has had minimal impact in broader South African society. These small milestones of winning a game at rugby world cup with diverse members of the rugby team are important for a country in transition and the dividend will be drawn by younger generation.

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Boni Paul’s talent on the football field was undeniable. He led his team to victory in the National Championship finals, scoring the winning goal in a dramatic finish. Boni's exceptional performance raised questions. He underwent a gender test, a common practice in women's sports at the time. The test revealed Boni was intersex, meaning his body has characteristics of both sexes. This discovery would shatter Boni's dreams. Intersex identities are more common than you might think. Estimates suggest 1 in 2,000 babies are born intersex. There are many variations of intersex traits, some apparent at birth and others emerging later in life. Boni's life took an unexpected turn. He faced discrimination and even violence after being removed from the women's team. However, Boni's story doesn't end there. Boni emerged as an advocate for intersex people, co-founding Intersex Human Rights India (IHRI) to fight for the rights of others. Today, Boni coaches football and speaks openly about his identity, inspiring many. This story is part of a series of 25 articles on livelihoods under lockdown, in partnership with PARI network. #livelihoodstories #equalopportunities #intersexawareness #inclusivesports #livelihood #bcf