Transcending Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Work: A Self‐Critical Engagement. By Marguerite L. Weber and Hugo Gaggiotti, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 2024. 234 Pages. 2 B/W Illustrations. £34.39 Paperback ISBN: 9781032786230. e‐book £34.39

Marguerite L. Weber and Hugo Gaggiotti offer a critical empirical and conceptual scrutiny of how equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are constructed and practiced in recruitment and selection in the United Kingdom and global organizations. This book review highlights the value and richness of this publication, as its examination spans from critiquing several national EDI guidelines and policy recommendations to research findings mainly from the authors' 2019/2020 work targeting EDI practice in the United Kingdom and the global financial services sector. The authors also offer their personal stories of being constructed as “diverse” and the complexities of identification in the global workplaces and communities. The book underscores the need to permanently negotiate and revise organizational sense‐making of EDI, the understanding of concepts, and the implementation of any guidelines. It highlights the contextual and cultural sensitivity, critical self‐reflection, and empathy and makes recommendations for EDI practitioners, policymakers, and critics striving for more equitable workplaces and communities alike.