The organisers of Race Equality Week have announced the launch of #MyNameIs Campaign on 16 November 2021 to help pronounce people’s names correctly.
Did you know that 73% of professionals said they had their names mispronounced, which made them feel ‘not valued or important’, ‘disrespected’ and ‘that they didn’t belong’, according to Race Equality Matters; the organiser of Race Equality Week. So it has announced the launch of #MyNameIs to help get people’s names right.
During this event you will hear:
- The impact of getting someone’s name wrong and why it is important to get someone’s name right.
- About the #MyNameIs campaign and the solution to tackle this, from organisations already adopting #MyNameIs
Click here for more information or to register.
WHY CORRECT NAME PRONUNCIATION MATTERS
In this week’s guest column, Javed Thomas, CEO of The Collaboratory & Co-founder of Race Equality Matters, outlines the importance of correctly pronouncing people’s names, why he’s launched the #MyNameIs initiative, and why employers should back it. Click here to read more.
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