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Most DEI rhetoric centered around gender, leaving blue-collar workers, older employees, and those from different ethnic and linguistic backgrounds out in the cold.

Turkey and DEI: A Story That Struggled to Take Root In Turkey, DEI remained largely a localized echo of Western headquarters’ initiatives. And when we think DEI here, we mostly think “women.” Campaigns were launched, awareness days celebrated — and then what? According to the UN Global Compact Turkey’s 2022 report , many companies never even made their DEI strategies public. Romeo may have

Let’s say they liked the idea of love more than the reality of commitment. Gen Z: Still Waiting on the Balcony For Gen Z, inclusion isn’t a corporate slogan; it’s a basic expectation. Young talent who feel unseen, unsupported, or unrecognized don’t stay loyal. Mercer’s same report states that 38% of HR leaders were planning to expand benefits to make workplaces more inclusive. Juliet, it seems, is still calling out — but fewer Romeos are answering.

whispered his love to Juliet, but in Turkey, he often preferred not to say anything too loudly. Inclusion Promised, Inclusion Denied Most DEI rhetoric centered around gender, leaving blue-collar workers, older employees, and those from different ethnic and linguistic backgrounds out in the cold. Mercer’s 2022-2023 Global Talent Trends Report shows that only 28% of companies claimed to have an actual DEI strategy. The rest?

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