Visible people and invisible work: exploring the relationship between EDI, cultural taxation and invisible work in the post-Floyd era
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2022-03-28
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Ubokudom, Diana
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The 2020 murder of George Floyd sparked a wave of corporate activism particularly in the United States. Many corporations publicly condemned this inhumane act, expressed solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM) and pledged multimillion dollar funds to support black and minority-owned businesses. Internally, these corporations also began implementing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives in their workplaces, with the aim of increasing minority representation. However, in some cases, these corporations are approaching EDI in ways that may produce negative consequences for black employees. The research reveals that since Floyd’s murder, corporations are increasingly calling on their black employees to draft anti-racist statements or deliver anti-racist training, educate white colleagues about racial issues, and essentially be the expert on EDI and race-related issues. Using Critical Race Theory, as well as literature on EDI, this paper examines the ways in which post-Floyd EDI initiatives have led to the remarginalization of employees of colour in some workplaces.
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EDI, Cultural taxation, Critical Race Theory, George Floyd