The Chicago Pride Parade and others around the country celebrate the GLBTQ/Queer community’s ongoing struggle for Equity in America. They seek the “Liberty and Justice for All” promised in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Cultural Competence: Fuel For Successful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is the most recent term to describe corporations’ ongoing efforts to leverage the Diversity in their workforces. DEI includes serving the increasingly diverse population of the United States and the world.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Sephora: What’s Next After the Big Bang Training?
Sephora announced inclusion training across its US operations. We applaud that bold step. The larger question is what happens on June 6th and beyond? Will diversity, equity and inclusion become the standard…or not?
This morning, June 5th,
“every Sephora store, distribution center, and corporate office in the US will close to host inclusion workshops for our employees.”
Unequal Treatment and Your Workforce: Combatting Unconscious Bias Among Conscientious Clinicians
Many of your employees are at risk of receiving unequal medical treatment based on their cultural characteristics—who they are. Women. African Americans. Latinx employees. Research has shown that members of the GLBTQI and other communities receive a lower quality of care than their straight, White, male counterparts. As an employer, this means that though you are paying for equal treatment, many of your employees are being shortchanged based on unconscious bias.
How Culturally Fluent Leaders and Culturally Proficient Organizations Create Sustained Improvement in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Cultural diversity in workplaces and customer bases is higher than ever before. The level is expected to grow higher in the US and the world for the foreseeable future. Major corporations throughout the US have come to accept Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts as a business imperative. Culturally fluent leaders and culturally proficient organizations sustain DEI efforts in their organizations.