Abstracts
Abstract
As part of this study, we developed a survey in which we focus on employees’ experience of inclusion in their workplaces. We assessed the impact of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) policies on the respondents’ perceptions of the workplace. Our results indicated that organizations with EDI policies are more likely to be perceived as positive work environments. Moreover, we find that the perception of the workplace differs according to individuals and their identities. These results confirm, on the one hand, that the development of EDI policies is worthwhile. On the other hand, employers must pay more attention to their employees’ experiences in order to better understand their realities, particularly with regard to the various identities (perceived, real or supposed) and associated stigmas and stereotypes. The narrative component of our survey provides an overview of elements that are critical to understanding the issues that we investigated, but that are often missing from traditional surveys.
Keywords:
- equity,
- diversity,
- inclusion,
- identities,
- measurement,
- perception
Résumé
Dans le cadre de cette étude, nous avons élaboré un sondage portant sur l’expérience d’inclusion des individus en milieu de travail. Nous évaluons l’impact des politiques en matière d’équité, de diversité et d’inclusion (EDI) sur la perception qu’ont les répondants de leur milieu de travail. Nos résultats indiquent que les environnements de travail dans les organisations qui ont adopté une politique d’EDI sont plus susceptibles d’être perçus positivement par les employé.e.s. De plus, nous avons constaté que la perception du milieu de travail diffère selon les individus et leurs identités. Ces résultats confirment, d’une part, que les politiques d’EDI ne sont pas mises en oeuvre en vain. D’autre part, les employeurs doivent porter plus attention à l’expérience de leurs employé.e.s afin de mieux comprendre leur réalité, notamment au regard des diverses identités (perçues, réelles ou supposées) et des stigmatismes et stéréotypes associés. Les éléments narratifs de notre sondage donnent un aperçu de données qui sont nécessaires à la compréhension de ces enjeux et qui, pourtant, sont absentes des sondages traditionnels.
Mots-clés :
- équité,
- diversité,
- inclusion,
- identités,
- mesure,
- perception
Appendices
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