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        <title>Deconstructing DEI</title>
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        <itunes:author>Namrata Gogoi</itunes:author>
        <itunes:summary>A podcast that breaks down challenges pertaining to advancement of diversity, equity and inclusivity (DEI) in organisational settings; episodes, each centred on discussing one specific problem, end with a discussion of possible mitigating and corrective action.

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                <itunes:title>03 - How to Be an Ally at Work</itunes:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>This episode discusses allyship, delves into what it means, its significance and charts out possible steps that can be taken at an individual or an organisational level as allies, thereby helping advance DEI at work.</p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>02 - Discrimination Perpetuated by a &#34;Gender Blind&#34; Organisational Culture</itunes:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>This episode discusses the rationale behind a gender neutral philosophy in organisational culture; how adoption of this route, far from communicating an ideal of inclusiveness, leaves bias largely unaddressed and leads to perpetuation of workplace discrimination. It then goes on to highlight the alternative, diversity embracing approach. </p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>01 - Lack of Access to Informal Social Groups and Obstacles to Career Advancement for Women</itunes:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>This episode discusses the importance of rapport building through informal social groups at work; it sheds light on why most informal networking practices fail to consider women, how it impacts women’s career prospects and what can be done to improve women’s accessibility to these networks in an organisational setup.</p>]]></description>
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