How microaggressions prevent progression and retention of WiT

Following a highly successful first webcast, the EY team hosted the second in a series of Women in Tech (WiT) webcasts across Financial Services in EMEIA, where our EY host and talented external speakers joined the panel to give their perspectives on microaggression*.

Watch the webcast on demand, where the panel discussed:

• Lived experiences of microaggressions among the panel
• How to create a culture in technology that enables women to thrive
• How to ensure all colleagues gain an understanding of what microaggressions are
• Sharing practical guidance on how to overcome microaggressions and drive the right change

Panelists:

• Laura Hutton, Chief Customer Officer and Co-Founder of Quantexa
• Tribeni Chougule, Director, Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Europe, Visa
• Raffaella Iannelli, EMEA Partners Alliances and Channel Ecosystems, ServiceNow
• Reinier Plantinga, EY Technology Associate Partner and EMEIA FSO WiT Board member
• Priya Fitch, EY EMEIA Managed Service Leader
  

*Microaggressions are defined as the everyday, subtle, intentional — and oftentimes unintentional — interactions or behaviors that communicate some sort of bias toward historically marginalized groups. The difference between microaggressions and overt discrimination or macroaggressions is that people who commit microaggressions might not even be aware of them.

Types of microaggressions:

• Behavioral - communicating a message with actions or symbols that display insensitivity to identity stereotypes
• Environmental - lack of representation and diversity, including gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation
• Verbal - saying something that may not outright appear to be but is disrespectful or offensive to a minority group