1 March is Zero Discrimination Day, a time to celebrate
diversity and take stock of what needs to be done to create a
fairer, more inclusive world of work.
1 March 2021 is Zero Discrimination Day.
This annual United Nations initiative promotes and
raises awareness of efforts globally to
combat discrimination on the grounds of sex, age,
health status, occupation, disability, sexual orientation, gender
identity, race, class, ethnicity and religion, among
others.
In the world
of work, employers increasingly recognise the importance
and the benefits of a diverse and inclusive
workforce. In recent years, many have promoted strategies to ensure
their workplaces are open, welcoming and
progressive, such as developing unconscious bias
training, gathering and analysing data on gender and ethnicity
in the workforce and
introducing recruitment, mentoring and training initiatives to encourage
applications from, and improve retention of, people
from underrepresented
