What is GIDA?
In February 2023, along with our partners the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, Community Business (Asia), and Diversity Works New Zealand, DCA launched the Global Inclusion & Diversity Alliance (GIDA).
GIDA is a community of practice for peak D&I organisations from around the world. GIDA partners act together to make workplaces across the world more equitable.
They are not-for-profit organisations, working across the spectrum of diversity dimensions, specifically focused on workplace inclusion.
Our Partners
What does GIDA do?
We come together regularly to partner and collaborate, learn from each other, and share thought leadership across our jurisdictions. We do this for the benefit of our respective membership networks and to make workplaces all over the world more equitable.
Explore our GIDA partner resources
GIDA is committed to collaborating and sharing knowledge and experience, and in 2024, we will be trialling a resource sharing project. Our partners: Community Business (Asia), Diversity Works (New Zealand) and the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, have provided exclusive access for DCA members to a selection of their D&I products. These are available in our members area for DCA members.
There is a range of reports and webinar recordings for members to access. Some resources can easily translate to the Australian context whilst others offer us an insight into how D&I plays out differently in other countries and regions. Video transcripts are not available at this time. Should you have any feedback about this GIDA project, please send it to: gida@dca.org.au
Look out for our GIDA webinar in August
This webinar will focus on Allyship and how it plays out in our various jurisdictions. The webinar will be available to DCA members. More information to come soon.
GIDA Member Core Values
- We are not-for-profit organisations. Our work is for-purpose, not profit.
- We believe that D&I needs to be positioned in a local context. There are lessons we can learn from our global partners, but we respect that we each have unique local contexts and histories that must inform the work that we do in our own jurisdictions.
- We collaborate to create value for our respective membership networks. We work together to increase our capabilities and by doing so enrich what we offer to our own networks of members.
- We have integrity. We do the right thing, leading by example when it comes to being honest, trustworthy, fair, and accountable for our actions.
- We are transformative. We actively work together through the Alliance to advance equality in workplaces.
Our Background
GIDA was officially launched at the Whiria Ngā Kaha Workplace Inclusion Aotearoa 2023 international conference, held in Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand between 15-17 February 2023. The alliance is working actively to grow and extend membership to similar organisations from across the globe, and to strengthen ties through regular exchanges, workshops and activities within the network. We encourage you to contact gida@dca.org.au for further information about GIDA and membership.
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