{"id":41981,"date":"2014-06-15T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-15T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/?p=41981"},"modified":"2025-06-03T05:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:02:14","slug":"leading-the-charge-on-dei-embracing-intersectional-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/zh-hans\/market-insight\/dei\/leading-the-charge-on-dei-embracing-intersectional-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading the charge on DE&#038;I &#8211; embracing intersectional inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide post-content-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iStock-1137070799-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iStock-1137070799-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iStock-1137070799-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iStock-1137070799-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iStock-1137070799-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iStock-1137070799-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-large-font-size\" id=\"h-i-recently-attended-the-nbsp-corporate-counsel-amp-compliance-exchange-nbsp-and-sat-in-one-of-the-thought-provoking-panel-sessions-a-discussion-on-leading-the-charge-on-de-amp-i-embracing-intersectional-inclusion\">I recently attended the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/corporate-counsel-&amp;-compliance-exchange\/\">Corporate Counsel &amp; Compliance Exchange<\/a>&nbsp;and sat in one of the thought-provoking panel sessions, a discussion on &#8216;Leading the charge on DE&amp;I &#8211; embracing intersectional inclusion&#8217;.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expertly moderated by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAATCXmIBkePeTxGYJyIFD8FGSQBisAGTmuc\">Flora R.<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Head of Legal EMEA &#8211; Pure Storage and featuring esteemed panellists: K<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAvFVagBcBk7DzxKyENc2F-ZQtPKrWtpmC0\">ate Tyers<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Director of Corporate &#8211; Legal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/micro-focus\/\">Micro Focus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAobg_oBTSsak9lEdvEKmrZN24aCih2s-XM\">Kaelo Ajuluchukwu<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Associate General Counsel, EME, Infrastructure, LE, Security &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/meta\/\">Meta<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAABYE64sBk4DknQ-rNFsHHmPo8zB57sRtRV4\">Nkilika Amobi<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Head of Compliance (UK) &#8211; Consumer, Private &amp; Business Banking &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/standardchartered\/\">Standard Chartered Bank<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-key-takeaways-for-general-counsel\">The key takeaways for General Counsel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intersectionality is an intellectual approach to an individual&#8217;s characteristics that create (or don&#8217;t create) privilege<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Education and training is the beginning of the journey when discussing DE&amp;I intersectionality. Open dialogue where there is a safe space to discuss experiences can help with training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unconscious bias training can also assist with addressing issues &#8211; people often aren&#8217;t aware of the biases that they hold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Companies should look to have tangible targets for recruitment processes so that their commitment to DE&amp;I can be measured<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It&#8217;s a business imperative that DE&amp;I needs to be the responsibility of those at the top of the company to drive behaviours in third parties they engage with. In-house counsel can be culture-shifters and make those changes across the board<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In-house counsel have the best opportunity to influence DE&amp;I internally as they criss-cross across the company. As lawyers they are uniquely placed to influence culture by conversations and by conduct. How you act as a sponsor and how you help create awareness creates allyship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-practical-takeaways\">Practical takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you are a hiring manager, be reflective and challenge yourself on whether the candidate shortlist is representative of the demographic of the city that you&#8217;re recruiting in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lift as you climb; if you are a leader, give more junior lawyers the opportunity to deputise and step up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sponsorship\/mentoring is crucial, especially where younger lawyers joining the workforce struggle to find others to identify with. Hold the door open to encourage them to step forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to discuss the topic further or would like hiring or career advice, please reach out to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/consultants\/sarah-ingwersen\/\">Sarah Ingwersen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n\t<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-author\" id=\"block_6829df5e957c6110227fee00b923d581\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow-group\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hd-block-job__title is-style-eyebrow eyebrow-group__title\">Author<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"cards cards--people\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"card card--person post-569 hd_person type-hd_person status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry hd_person_role_type-permanent hd_person_sector-banking-and-financial-services hd_person_sector-corporate-and-commercial hd_person_seniority-managing-director 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class=\"meta__item-label\">Posted<\/span> <span class=\"meta__item-value\">July 28, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">Contents Share Key insights The company secretary role has always sat close to the boardroom, but the expectations placed on the function have changed considerably. 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Businesses continue to navigate economic uncertainty, evolving regulation and rapid technological change, but there was greater [&hellip;]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently attended the&nbsp;Corporate Counsel &amp; Compliance Exchange&nbsp;and sat in one of the thought-provoking panel sessions, a discussion on &#8216;Leading the charge on DE&amp;I &#8211; embracing intersectional inclusion&#8217;. Expertly moderated by&nbsp;Flora R.&nbsp;&#8211; Head of Legal EMEA &#8211; Pure Storage and featuring esteemed panellists: Kate Tyers&nbsp;&#8211; Director of Corporate &#8211; Legal&nbsp;Micro Focus, Kaelo Ajuluchukwu&nbsp;&#8211; Associate General [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":284,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/post-original.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cn_metabox_post_checkbox_dont_send_once":false,"_cn_metabox_post_checkbox_dont_send_ever":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,46],"tags":[],"hd_author":[],"class_list":["post-41981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dei","category-general-counsel"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/284"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41981\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41981"},{"taxonomy":"hd_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hd_author?post=41981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}