DEI practitioners, leaders and advocates are often faced with navigating extremely sensitive topics. Our work is about understanding how the deeply personal characteristics of who we are (ethnicity, sexuality, disability - to name a few) impact experiences of inclusion, bias and discrimination at work.
Yet, one topic has remained taboo and glaringly absent from DEI agendas: body size.
With one in five people experiencing negative body image at work and 58% of employees experiencing weight stigma and fatphobia, the conversation on inclusion and body size is well overdue.
The Diversity Practitioners Association is proud to present size-inclusion specialist, Andrea Westbrook to share her leading-edge workshop, body size: the last frontier of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Andrea will guide us through an exploration of weight stigma, bias, and fatphobia, what they look like, and what its costing business. She will also share five practical actions to improve size-inclusivity in organisations, boost employee engagement, enhance innovation, and make a positive impact on the bottom line.
DEI leaders won’t want to miss the opportunity to explore this important topic and the opportunities to shape truly inclusive company cultures where everyBODY can reach their full potential regardless of their size.
Free for DPA members, $20 for non-members.
This workshop will be delivered via Zoom, link to join will be sent to registered participants 24 hours prior to the event.
About Andrea Westbrook
Andrea is a size-inclusion specialist and coach whose mission is to bring body size into the Diversity and Inclusion conversation. Andrea brings over twenty years of experience in HR and her lived experience as a plus-size woman to partner with individuals and organisations to create awareness about the impacts of weight-stigma and anti-fat bias for their employees so that they can improve employee engagement, wellness and retention, as well as create a truly inclusive company culture where everyBODY can reach their full potential regardless of their size.
