“Cultures of Belonging” is a lifechanging read for those interested in DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) in the workplace. Author, Alida Miranda-Wolff, explains why belonging is important and how to take actionable steps to build the most inclusive and engaged culture at work.
For us, we appreciate how Miranda-Wolff is situated as a White Hispanic cisgendered woman with an invisible disability who does not feel like she belongs anywhere. She is an outsider—she doesn’t hold enough privilege in the dominant communities, and she holds too much power in disadvantaged groups. Belonging is a human core need and without it we are alone and that’s nowhere for anyone to be.
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