Kulkarni says that having anti-discriminatory protocols in place is the first step.
"It's important for employees to be heard. Whether it's through the employee resource groups where people have opportunities to be their whole self, or through affinity groups where they can discuss these issues with either like-minded employees or employees who share their background as far as race, gender identity, LGBTQ status, etc."significantly, with more than 9,000 Asian hate incidents being reported from March 2020 to June 2021.
"We did a survey with the American Psychologist Association, which found that of the people who reported to us that they experienced the racism and discrimination, more than 20% said that they experienced the symptoms of racial trauma. It's very similar to PTSD, with symptoms like anxiety and depression, and can have physiological symptoms like heightened blood pressure."