DIVERSITY PERSPECTIVES: Healing the Planet – the D&I way!
Chartered Insurance Institute Blog: June 25th, 2020.
A look into the stories of past vaccine development, recent clinical trials and overall disease and related crisis management brings to the fore some eye-opening insights into diversity and inclusion. The role and contribution of women, in multiple facets of this, tends to be overlooked – whether as leaders, subject matter or even the lack of equitable representation. Names like Louis Pasteur or Alexander Fleming dominate a male narrative. It is, therefore, time to remember a few inspirational stories from the past and present. Perhaps these will reinforce the path towards a more diverse and inclusive order – and a sustainable planet!
Also: Fighting the COVID-19 Virus: Clinical Trials Have Opened the Second Front!