Dr. Suzette Sutherland
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
that you've hired these people, all of these different types of people, and how does everybody feel engaged?
that you've hired these people, all of these different types of people, and how does everybody feel engaged?
So, and the last myth is that one we've already sort of touched on and talked about a bit, but just to say the last myth is the issue about diversity, having a diverse environment versus an excellent one. Are diverse candidates as qualified, right? Or are we just choosing diverse candidates because we need to feel we need to have a diverse environment?
So, and the last myth is that one we've already sort of touched on and talked about a bit, but just to say the last myth is the issue about diversity, having a diverse environment versus an excellent one. Are diverse candidates as qualified, right? Or are we just choosing diverse candidates because we need to feel we need to have a diverse environment?
So, and the last myth is that one we've already sort of touched on and talked about a bit, but just to say the last myth is the issue about diversity, having a diverse environment versus an excellent one. Are diverse candidates as qualified, right? Or are we just choosing diverse candidates because we need to feel we need to have a diverse environment?
And I think we've talked quite a bit about that already. I don't know if you have other things that To add, we talked about the inclusion. Workforces are much more productive, are happier workforces. So inclusion does matter. And it hits the bottom line, the bottom dollar line, too, in different businesses and organizations. And so we know that to be the case.
And I think we've talked quite a bit about that already. I don't know if you have other things that To add, we talked about the inclusion. Workforces are much more productive, are happier workforces. So inclusion does matter. And it hits the bottom line, the bottom dollar line, too, in different businesses and organizations. And so we know that to be the case.
And I think we've talked quite a bit about that already. I don't know if you have other things that To add, we talked about the inclusion. Workforces are much more productive, are happier workforces. So inclusion does matter. And it hits the bottom line, the bottom dollar line, too, in different businesses and organizations. And so we know that to be the case.
We want to wrap this up here at this point, but I want to give an opportunity to just sort of look at it overall. We talked about a number of myths that contribute to what we call the gender gap, right, with this discrepancy between men and women in the workforce and certainly in medicine and urology. A couple of big ideas is that issue of transparency is really paramount. That's so important.
We want to wrap this up here at this point, but I want to give an opportunity to just sort of look at it overall. We talked about a number of myths that contribute to what we call the gender gap, right, with this discrepancy between men and women in the workforce and certainly in medicine and urology. A couple of big ideas is that issue of transparency is really paramount. That's so important.
We want to wrap this up here at this point, but I want to give an opportunity to just sort of look at it overall. We talked about a number of myths that contribute to what we call the gender gap, right, with this discrepancy between men and women in the workforce and certainly in medicine and urology. A couple of big ideas is that issue of transparency is really paramount. That's so important.
The issue of having a diverse workforce, but then making sure that diverse workforce feels included in all the processes that are going on, right? That it really is almost a big family. And that's how you keep people happy. And that's how people then remain productive.
The issue of having a diverse workforce, but then making sure that diverse workforce feels included in all the processes that are going on, right? That it really is almost a big family. And that's how you keep people happy. And that's how people then remain productive.
The issue of having a diverse workforce, but then making sure that diverse workforce feels included in all the processes that are going on, right? That it really is almost a big family. And that's how you keep people happy. And that's how people then remain productive.
And I think one of the other things that you had talked about too was, you know, if you're the leader in that organization and you're not very diverse in your organization or you're losing people, you talked about the leaky pipeline, which is so important. You recruit people, they're not successful. You let them go. You say, well, they weren't successful because they weren't really qualified.
And I think one of the other things that you had talked about too was, you know, if you're the leader in that organization and you're not very diverse in your organization or you're losing people, you talked about the leaky pipeline, which is so important. You recruit people, they're not successful. You let them go. You say, well, they weren't successful because they weren't really qualified.
And I think one of the other things that you had talked about too was, you know, if you're the leader in that organization and you're not very diverse in your organization or you're losing people, you talked about the leaky pipeline, which is so important. You recruit people, they're not successful. You let them go. You say, well, they weren't successful because they weren't really qualified.
We hired them because they were, you know, either a Latina or they were a woman or they were whatever it was, right? Turn the lens back on yourself and say, what's going on in my organization that's not allowing us to be having a successful, diverse workforce, right? Looking back at the biases with your own organization.
We hired them because they were, you know, either a Latina or they were a woman or they were whatever it was, right? Turn the lens back on yourself and say, what's going on in my organization that's not allowing us to be having a successful, diverse workforce, right? Looking back at the biases with your own organization.
We hired them because they were, you know, either a Latina or they were a woman or they were whatever it was, right? Turn the lens back on yourself and say, what's going on in my organization that's not allowing us to be having a successful, diverse workforce, right? Looking back at the biases with your own organization.