{"id":2905,"date":"2020-02-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/vlogs\/diversity-matters-in-conversation-with-donna-fraser\/"},"modified":"2021-09-02T10:58:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T10:58:01","slug":"diversity-matters-in-conversation-with-donna-fraser","status":"publish","type":"vlog","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\/diversity-matters-in-conversation-with-donna-fraser\/","title":{"rendered":"In conversation with UK Athletics&#8217; Equality, Diversity and Engagement Lead Donna Fraser"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/Donna-fraser-header.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                Feb 13, 2020                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Videos<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">In conversation with UK Athletics&#8217; 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take on diversity and inclusion within the sports industry.<\/p>\n                            \n                                                                <div class=\"video video__inline\">\n                                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UEA93ToH81c?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fleadersinsport.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><p>Equality, diversity and inclusivity (ED&amp;I) can&#8217;t be an afterthought or a standalone process if the sports industry is truly committed to accelerating the pace of change. That&#8217;s according to Donna Fraser, the former British 400 metre athlete who is UK Athletics&#8217; first Equality. Diversity and Engagement lead. &#8220;It&#8217;s got to be fully embedded into the organisation and not just within the HR team,&#8221; she insists.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking behind the scenes at October&#8217;s Leaders Meet: Diversity; Black Excellence event, the latest in our Leaders Meet: Diversity Series, in partnership with Facebook, Fraser offers an insight into her transition from the track, and discusses what needs to be tackled to ensure the industry can become a more diverse place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/in-review-leaders-meet-diversity-black-excellence\/\">In review \u2013 Leaders Meet: Diversity; Black Excellence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/in-conversation-with-katy-bowman\/#featured-section\">Barclays: How football partnerships help drive its diversity and inclusion strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/in-conversation-with-w-series\/\">Reflections from the top; one year on from the launch of W Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/diversity-matters-in-conversation-with-nielsen-sports-european-marketing-lead-jerome-quartey\/\">Diversity matters: In conversation with Nielsen Sports\u2019 European Marketing Lead, Jerome Quartey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this interview, recorded behind the scenes at Facebook, London, Fraser explains:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The challenges she typically encounters within her role and the skillset required to tackle them.<\/li>\n<li>What organisations can change at board level to demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And the diversity conversation continues in May 2020. 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