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Member Spotlight: Maria McCann
Celebrating Pride and championing the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion year-round, we spoke to Maria McCann, the Co-Founder of Neos Wave, about the moments that shaped the woman she is today, what Pride means to her, and the importance of promoting inclusion beyond one worthy cause or occasion.
Member Spotlight: Amanda Riches
Celebrating Pride and championing the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion year-round, we spoke to Amanda Riches, the Head of CX and EX Consulting at Medallia, about a challenge that shaped the woman she is today, what Pride means to her, and her personal mission to rid the world of ‘energy-sapping’ experiences.
Beyond the Rainbow: Elevating LGBTQ+ Customer and Employee Experiences
According to a 2022 GLAAD study, 70% of LGBTQ+ individuals faced unjust treatment and discrimination, a rise of 24% from 2020. The figure was even higher for BIPOC members of the LGBTQ+ community, with 61% reporting micro or macro aggression discrimination in the past two years.
The Rainbow Profits: Pride, Performative Allyship, and Women in CX
Diversity and inclusion is a hot topic in CX, but the conversations (in fact, most CX conversations) seem to happen between white, middle-aged, heterosexual, cisgender people.
22 and queer, I work at Women in CX (WiCX), a global online community platform uniting women around the world through an interest in customer experience.
Here we’ve seen women using their voices on a range of topics, instigating discussions, and providing support for one another. This Pride month, WiCX inspired me and my *LGBTQ+ CX sisters to use our voices to speak up about the disingenuous, tokenistic nature of many corporate initiatives around this time of year known as ‘performative allyship’…
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