Author name: Anisha Debnath

Being a bystander means witnessing something happen—whether it’s a microaggression, subtle harassment, exclusion, or disrespect. But being an empathetic bystander means doing more than just observing. It means using empathy to guide your response in a way that supports the person affected and helps shift the workplace culture toward safety and respect. Notice what you […]

In many workplaces, especially large teams or organisations, it’s common to fall into the mindset of “someone else will take care of it.” Whether it’s raising a concern, stepping up as an ally, or speaking out against unfair behaviour, we often assume another person is better equipped, more senior, or simply more responsible for taking

The term psychological safety was coined by Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson in 1999, and has significant implications for the workplace. According to one McKinsey survey, an overwhelming 89% of employees believed that psychological safety in the workplace is essential.  In psychologically safe environments, trust and respect are the norm. You don’t have to

In conversations, classrooms, and communities around the world, a quiet but powerful shift is taking place. More people, especially among younger generations, are proudly identifying as ‘Queer’. Once used as a term to isolate and degrade, the word has been reclaimed and transformed into an umbrella term that embraces the fluid, complex, and evolving nature

The term LGBTQIA+ is used to refer to individuals who do not identify as heterosexual or cisgender. Heterosexuality is a sexual orientation characterised by attraction to individuals of the opposite sex. Cisgender refers to people who identify with the gender that they were assigned at birth.  Each letter on LGBTQIA+ refers to a different gender