Evelina Silveira Two women are speaking, and a man is sitting in the background at a drafting table. In the realm of DEI, how frequently have you encountered discussions about the most common form of workplace inequity – nepotism?   Yet, it happens more often than you think. Remember that time you prepared for weeks for an interview, received glowing reports from your immediate supervisors, and were encouraged to apply for an internal posting? You were so sure you were going

Evelina Silveira Photo credit: ESilveira A month ago, I had one of my lifetime dreams fulfilled – I visited my parents' homeland, Flores,...

Written by: Evelina Silveira Standing amidst my collection, a testament to my brief foray into anthropology is Bronislaw Malinowski's The Sexual Life of Savages . Even my closest friends have never asked me about this book, but the odd repairman tries to pretend they did not see it. No, I am not a pervert or a racist, for that matter, but I was a student of anthropology in the 90s when the ethnographic classic became required reading for reasons academics today would find ab

Written by: Evelina Silveira For the full version of the article published in Quillette, visit . Arm-in-arm, the three of us prowled...

Evelina Silveira, B.A. (Hons), Certified Mediator, TEFL Certified It is commonly acknowledged that individuals with disabilities are...

Evelina Silveira, President Diversity at Work Bullies often lack the soft skills or emotional regulation to manage their insecurities, so...

Written by: Evelina Silveira Every woman I have ever spoken to has a story about female bullying. Yet, after 16 years of working 1:1 with...

Evelina Silveira, President Diversity at Work Might as well go for a soda Nobody hurts, and nobody cries Might as well go for a soda...

By: Evelina Silveira, President, Diversity at Work Workplace Bullying: The Need for Effective Training After making racist comments in...

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By Evelina Silveira Photo by Anna Tarazevich from Pexels Dina entered my life a few hundred black screens ago. I met her back in March...

Evelina Silveira, President, Diversity at Work Communications Training (formerly Diversity at Work in London) Peter’s Story   Peter had...

Written by: Evelina Silveira, President After making racist comments in the workplace, Susan was sent to me due to her ...

Evelina Silveira, President Diversity at Work “I’ve tried sending him to a workshop.” “I took the time out to show her how to do it.” "I...

One day lying in bed, a light bulb went on for me. Workplace bullies often struggle with the same issues as people who abuse their partners:

Written by:  Evelina Silveira, President, Diversity at Work Another stressful day at the bank! My aunt would recount the horrors of a...

Evelina Silveira, President, Diversity at Work If I believe my Twitter feed, I would say that the whole world is against people of my...

Written by: Evelina Silveira, President Diversity at Work As featured in New Canadian Media Thursday, 27 October 2016 A recent study...

Evelina Silveira, President, Diversity at Work I usually like to start my day off with reading news stories from around the world, hoping...

Evelina Silveira,  President, Diversity at Work When you think about British television, what comes to mind?  Well, if you are not...