“Hada-iro” – means skin colour in Japanese and is synonymous with the colour peach. Similarly, in English, if someone says “skin colour” what comes to mind? Probably the peach shade in the pack of crayons you had as a child. This dominant concept of skin colour only represents white skinned people and excludes the rest. Such lack of representation for people of colour, is only the tip of the iceberg and points to a deeper issue, lack of representation more widely, be that in media, politics and importantly, the workplace.
I spoke with Nina Cataldo, a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Facilitator to understand more about D&I in the professional sphere.