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SPOTLIGHT: Meet Marissa Ellis - Maths, Martha Lane Fox and the journey to Diversily
"After studying Maths at university, my very first role was business development for lastminute.com at the height of the .com boom. It...
Shreya Parekh
Aug 18, 20216 min read


All that Glitters isn’t Gold
The real gold medallists of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 How wonderful is it to be able to turn the TV on in the morning at breakfast and...

Cressida Stephenson
Aug 17, 20215 min read


Diverse Representation in Children’s Books
What place do books hold in your world? Oh, how I love books! Books are a joy! If you are a bookworm, like me, you’ll most likely...

Mabel Osejindu
Aug 13, 20216 min read


The Power of Quiet
‘Why are you so quiet?’ Ahh, that familiar phrase which fills me with dread whenever I hear it. If I could go back in time and relive...

Rebekah Holroyd
Aug 10, 20214 min read


Being A Better Ally
In times such as these, it is important to be aware of the various situations that are happening around the world. Whilst restrictions...

Natasha Paramasamy
Aug 3, 20213 min read


This is why you are feeling so tired
Sometimes in life, we go through a period where one thought dominates everything. It could be anxiety about something that may happen,...

Mark Palmer
Jul 27, 20214 min read


Are teachers in the UK from diverse backgrounds?
An educated perspective. I am a teacher. A teacher of “ethnic minority”. I have found so much pleasure in my job, and I never would have...

Mabel Osejindu
Jul 23, 20218 min read


This year’s men are 100% not my type on paper
This week’s topic of discussion is Love Island – I know, I know, stay with me – and, more specifically, the men and their behaviour in...

Rebekah Holroyd
Jul 20, 20213 min read


Should leaders have mandated therapy?
I know therapy is still taboo in certain communities. A Lot of the time, you find that people believe that your religious faith will get...

Mutsa Katomeni
Jul 15, 20212 min read


The Advantages Of Not Fitting In
How many times over the last 24 years working within the recruitment and search space have I heard the expression, “cultural fit” or seen...

Cressida Stephenson
Jul 13, 20212 min read


The Importance Of Self-Love
During the pandemic, it has been harder to realise how important we are to ourselves. Being in quarantine has forced us to spend more...

Natasha Paramasamy
Jul 9, 20214 min read


White Feminism
I recently watched a TikTok video (where else?!) that stated ‘…white women want to be white men; black men want to be white men but black...

Rebekah Holroyd
Jul 6, 20213 min read


Accessibility is not an optional extra
“Do you want fries with that?” “Would you like 2 years insurance for that item?” “Add 4GB a month for £3.99” We live in a world of...

Mark Palmer
Jun 29, 20214 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Meet Claudia Mihai - Software Engineering and Mental Health
"While I am a software engineer now, I wanted to be plenty of different things growing up. The fields varied greatly from politics to...
Shreya Parekh
Jun 16, 20215 min read


5 Easy Ways To Improve Employee Mental Health And Wellbeing.
By Cressida Stephenson, Director of EdenChase Associates As we step into June and some long overdue sunshine, I wanted to reflect on...

Cressida Stephenson
Jun 15, 20214 min read


Tips to manage stress & anxiety
I know last month, DiveIn Network focused on mental health and even though May is over I thought it would still be interesting to list a...

Mutsa Katomeni
Jun 2, 20213 min read


Leaving lockdown – tips from an anxiety sufferer
For most of us, it is a huge relief that lockdown restrictions are finally being lifted, albeit with some likely bumps in the road ahead...

Mark Palmer
May 25, 20216 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Meet Mark Palmer - Working in the Civil Service, discovering Autism to becoming a Writer!
Mark's journey from working in the Civil Service, discovering autism and becoming a writer. "On the face of it, most of my career path...
Shreya Parekh
May 19, 20216 min read


The story of why I started DiveIn Network
Growing up I was lucky not to be exposed to racist commentary from my parents and friends and lucky that I didn't experience any direct...
Shreya Parekh
May 3, 20214 min read


Understanding Intersectionality
We live in a world where everything is not black and white, it’s not always an "either, or" situation. Something that can also be said...

Mutsa Katomeni
Apr 19, 20213 min read
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