WORKFORCE

DIVERSITY

Khushi Chadha
&
Md. Faizan Rahman
DEFINITION:

Workforce diversity is workforce consisting of broad mix

of workers from different racial and ethnic background of
different ages and genders and of different domestic and
national cultures.

Workforce diversity means that the organizations are

becoming more heterogeneous mix of people in terms of
gender, age, race, ethnicity, mental or physical abilities,
sexual orientation, culture, religion, marital status and
other characteristics.
D I M E N S I O N S OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

There are two dimensions of workforce

diversity.

Primary Dimension

Secondary Dimension
Primary Dimension

Mainly includes inborn differences such as age, race,

ethnicity, gender, physical ability and sexual orientation.

Secondary Dimension

Mainly includes education, religion, beliefs, marital status,

family background and work culture.
IMPORTANCE OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

T a l e n t P o o l
V a r i e d V i e w p o i n t s
O r g a n i z a t i o n a l P r o d u c t i v i t y
R e d u c e d D i s c r i m i n a t i o n
G l o b a l C i t i z e n s
I n c r e a s e d A d a p t a b i l i t y
E f f e c t i v e E x e c u t i o n
B r o a d e r S e r v i c e R a n g e
BENEFITS OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

Strengthen cultural values within the organization.

Enhance corporate reputation.

Help to attract and retain highly talented people.

Improve motivation and efficiency of existing staff.

Improve motivation and creativity among employees.

Enhance service levels and customer satisfaction.

Give the organization a better recognition or may be, global.

STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING DIVERSITY

Providing managers with training

How to recruit/hire diverse employees

How to orient/integrate new employees

Providing all employees with training

Realizing the differences that exist

Learning how differences affect working environment

How to maximize productivity without ignoring employee

differences