Global Pride looks different this year, as celebrations around the world are taking on various forms due to the global pandemic. At PVH, we asked our LGBTQIA+ associates and their allies around the world to participate in a special edition @Home Interview Series to show their individuality and hear how they are celebrating Pride 2021.
Meet Savio, Sr. Business Analyst, Digital Experience and Enablement at PVH.
How are you celebrating Pride this year?
This year at Pride, my spouse and I will bring our individuality to work, our community and into 360-degrees of our lives. Hiding our feelings at work, or outside of work, is a thing of the past. Disguising ourselves to behave like the corporate norm is passé'. We'll express ourselves openly about our global and domestic experiences of being gay, Asian-Indian immigrants to uplift those who may still be experiencing the same discrimination that we have in our lives. This year is for us to keep smiling and to spread joy!
How has the WERK BRG (Well-connected, Equality, Resourceful, Knowledge Business Resource Group) influenced your experience at PVH?
WERK is the freedom of speech and expression platform that has inspired me to make the best of myself, anywhere and everywhere.
What does individuality mean to you?
I am who I am, and I embody the following:
I = Inclusive
N = Nifty
D = Diverse
I = Invigorating
V =Vaccinated
I = Inspiring
D = Denizen
U = Unyielding
A = Affable
L = Loving
I = Immigrant
T = Thoughtful
Y = YOLO