• Home
  • About Us
    • About us
    • Careers
    • People
  • Services
    • Inclusive Cultures
    • Inclusive Recruitment
    • Inclusive Development
  • Resources
    • Insights
    • Research
    • Press
  • Case Studies
Menu
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About us
    • Careers
    • People
  • Services
    • Inclusive Cultures
    • Inclusive Recruitment
    • Inclusive Development
  • Resources
    • Insights
    • Research
    • Press
  • Case Studies
Search
Contact Us
Contact us
Menu

Home › Press › Is Hiring Autistic Male Coders Neurodiversity Inclusion Or Exploitation?

Is Hiring Autistic Male Coders Neurodiversity Inclusion Or Exploitation?

  • March 6, 2020

 

As someone who has worked in disability inclusion for over twenty years, I have been inspired by deliberate recruitment programs and delighted that for once, we are considering disability as synonymous with talent, rather than a patronizing public service project. I was hoping that they would lead to “systemic inclusion,” where a growing range of talents and diversity was enabled by these trail-blazing companies and recruiters. But, as these programs mature, I am not yet seeing the widening of the net. And so, in honour of International Women’s Day 2020 and inspired by Professor Amanda Kirby’s conference on the missing female representation in Neurodiversity inclusion, I too am now prompted to ask: Where Have All The Girls Gone?

Read the full article on Forbes.

Stay ahead of the game.

Get the latest on DEI, effective recruitment, and leadership development direct to your inbox.
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Related Posts

  • Press

Elon Musk’s car firm to pay ex-worker £2.6m over racial abuse at work

  Tesla has been ordered to pay more the equivalent of £2.6million to an ex-employee who was subjected to racial...
  • Press

Creating an Environment of Psychological Safety in the Workplace

  Toxic workplace cultures, and attempts to rectify them, have been hitting the headlines recently, from Elon Musk giving Twitter...
  • Press

How to: Spot, Tackle and Eliminate Unconscious Bias

  It’s no secret that some people face greater obstacles in both life and in the workplace. From sexism to...
  • Press

How have the recent tech layoffs impacted workplace DEI?

The technology industry has seen an unprecedented number of layoffs throughout 2022 – but how has this impacted DEI and...
  • Press

Christian employees feel ‘silenced’ in the workplace

“Hostility” and “ridicule” are some of the experiences reported by Christian employees in the UK and US, according to a...
  • Press

Many Christians feel unable to express religious identity at work

Despite being the most common religion in the UK, many Christian employees feel unable to comfortably express their religious identity...

Free Consultation with a Business Psychologist

Talk to us to discuss your needs.
Book an Appointment
14 years’ experience
Jonathan Taylor, Managing Psychologist

Book Your Appointment Today

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

Cookie Policy

Site map

Making The World Fairer

© 2023 Pearn Kandola LLP
© 2015-2023 Pearn Kandola LLP. All Rights Reserved. Pearn Kandola and the Pearn Kandola Logo are registered trademarks of Pearn Kandola LLP.
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About us
    • Careers
    • People
  • Services
    • Inclusive Cultures
    • Inclusive Recruitment
    • Inclusive Development
  • Resources
    • Insights
    • Research
    • Press
  • Case Studies
Search