Data Centre Magazine October 2022 | Page 74

SUSTAINABILITY

Create a culture that a talent because that i not because it is something

perspectives of those contributing to your organisation has been proven to improve business performance in a number of key areas .
“ Not only do businesses with a diverse workforce outperform competitors by 35 %, but also , women in tech give you the competitive difference . One of my clients , by actually hiring more women , obtained more contracts and more partners ; there are more and more companies out there who want to partner up with companies with the same values ,” explained Paulina Laurie , Head of Women in Tech at the Frank Recruitment Group .
The main blockades to better DE & I standards – recruiting more diverse talent In order for data centres to attract new DE & I talent , there are a number of longstanding hurdles that need overcoming .
Although the issues are not present on a company-by-company basis , there is a lot of work that individual companies can do in order to help resolve the situation .
The girls that haven ’ t been alienated from a technological career at school are often ousted during the recruitment process , where they are treated differently by management – largely through unconscious bias .
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