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The methods in this book can take business culture to the next level.

 Beyond Recruiting: While representation matters, companies need to do more than just recruit. If employees continue to be recruited into organizations that do not have the mechanisms in place to reduce the impact of bias, both the company and the employees lose out. For example, in the tech sector, the highest percentage of women who leave their employer exit at midcareer—the point at which it is most expensive for the company to replace them.¹⁵ Inclusion, Inc addresses the pain points that cause underestimated employees to leave, saving employers the costs of attrition and turnover.

 Beyond the Binary: Simply looking at gender as the difference between women and men does not give a complete picture of gender equity. In addition, simply looking at DEI in terms of race and gender ignores the intersections of many other facets of individual identity. Understanding these intersections is essential to ensuring that efforts to foster equity benefit everyone, not just the dominant group. Inclusion, Inc offers solutions that address inequities faced by communities of color, those who do not identify with the binary definitions of gender, caretakers, minimum wage workers, those who have a disability, those who may experience ageism, and workers of underrepresented nationalities and religions.

 Beyond Compliance: Not being harassed or blatantly discriminated against is not a high bar for employee experience. Inclusion, Inc is driven by the knowledge that too many people aren't being given equal opportunities to demonstrate their talents. Underestimated individuals don't want to be tolerated—they want to be valued and appreciated on the same level as their peers.

DEI can be confusing for employers and employees alike. This book provides clarity so that employees can understand and recognize the facets of a truly inclusive workplace. It also provides businesses with an answer to “What can we do that works?” in the form of workplace design elements they can adopt immediately to become equity-centered, better serving employees, consumers, and society.