Dwarfism and Inclusion in the Business World with Becky Kekula

Ebb and Glow

English - November 30, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB - ★★★★ - 4 ratings
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#10: Becky Kekula is a little person who is proud to identify as part of the disability community. Becky joins us today to chat about her experience growing up with dwarfism and her personal struggles navigating university and the corporate world with a disability.

Becky is an advocate for inclusion everywhere and works tirelessly to advance disability inclusion and equality in the corporate world. Becky gives us a taste of what people with a disability go through in the workplace and how often discrimination happens during the hiring process. She also tells us what we can do when trying to push ideas of diversity and inclusion forward within our companies.

We also talk about:

What growing up with dwarfism was likeClimbing a corporate ladder and working in the business world with dwarfismThe intersectionality of being a woman with dwarfismHow dwarfism is portrayed in Hollywood

Connect with Becky Kekula:

Website: www.beckymotivates.com

YouTube: BeckyMotivates

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