070 A Conversation About Intersectionality in Health Care with Science Entrepreneur

07/09/2023 44 min Temporada 6 Episodio 70

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Episode Synopsis

This month Diversity Alliance are campaigning for Intersectionality Awareness Month and for the first episode we had a powerful and inspiring conversation with Dr Elsa Zekeng a Strategy Consultant, Trustee and Advisory Board Member and a Forbes Featured Science-Entrepreneur. 

Dr Elsa and I covered: 
 
❤️‍🩹 Dr Elsa Zekeng professional journey as a Science-Entrepreneur in health care
 ❤️‍🩹 Addressing gender disparities in science and entrepreneurship
 ❤️‍🩹 Understanding the diverse needs and perspectives in different regions and communities
 ❤️‍🩹 Outbreak of the Ebola virus and what you can learn from her application of intersectionality in policy engagement and community outreach
 ❤️‍🩹 Ideas for collaborative efforts in corporate and non-profit sectors for inclusion
❤️‍🩹 How to leverage intersectional expertise for diversity and inclusion as a Non-Executive Director
❤️‍🩹 Dr Elsa book recommendations for intersectionality awareness (head to the end of the episode, it's a goodie!)
 
 
WATCH THE MINI VERSION on our YouTube channel, live on the 13th of September: https://lnk.bio/DiversityAlliance 
 
Meet our contributor, Elsa Zekeng: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-elsa-zekeng-b5064266/
 
Visit our website to access more resources: www.diversityalliance.co.uk 
 

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