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How to Identify — and Fix — Pay Inequality at Your Company (PDF)

Employee salaries are the largest part of any company’s budget. Pay inequality happens in many places, paying women and people of color less than white men. Companies should perform a Pay Equity Audit (PEA) on a regular basis, then adjust compensation accordingly in order to help alleviate inequalities in pay. The audit involves gathering clean data related to job titles, grades and duties, then analyzing this data with education, experience, and training. This audit will need to happen periodically, to avoid pay discrepancies later with staff turnover. Performing a PEA is “culturally imperative” and is becoming something to do in order to avoid litigation with new state laws.

 (November 2020 - HBR)

• gender wage gap
• race wage gap
• wage differentials
• equal pay for equal work
• gender inequality
• race inequality

What Are Pronouns and Why They Matter

This page presents the concept of pronouns and why it is important to respect and use them.  It outlines behaviors that are important like not guessing at pronouns, and the harm that is done by ignoring them.

(June 2022 - Pronouns.org)

• pronouns
• inclusion
• ally ship
• communication

Best Practices for Using Pronouns in the Workplace

Pronouns are an important part of a person’s identity. Using pronouns can help with a feeling of inclusion and belonging for everyone. This resource can help one understand why and how to use pronouns as well as what to do when you misgender someone.

(April 2021 - ADP)

• pronouns
• inclusion
• ally ship
• communication
• mental health

Why Pronouns Matter

Pronouns are an important part of a person’s identity. Using pronouns can help with a feeling of inclusion and belonging for everyone. This resource can help one understand why and how to use pronouns as well as what to do when you misgender someone.

(October 2022 - NEA Today)

• pronouns
• inclusion
• ally ship
• communication
• mental health

General Principles for Reducing Bias (PDF)

This article provides four principles for reducing bias when talking about people and their personal characteristics.  It is supported by the inclusive language guide also from the American Psychological Association.

(July 2022 - American Psychological Association)

• inclusive language
• inclusion
• harmful language
• reducing bias
• implicit prejudice
• communication

Inclusive Language Guide - Second edition (PDF)

This is the American Psychological Association authored and curated language guide for writing, speaking, and educating.  It contains sections with explanations of terms related to inclusion as well as harmful language and contemporary alternatives to those harmful terms.

*Note this guide is long, but provides useful information on terms to avoid, why they should be avoided, and suggestions for alternative language.

(2023 - American Psychological Association)

• inclusive language
• harmful language
• communication
• microaggressions
• tactics
• glossary

Systemic Racism in Higher Education

This letter to Science is a call for faculty and staff of higher education to meaningfully engage in activities focused on ending systemic racism in higher ed. It provides a number of cited references to show the inequality faced by black, indigenous, and people of color. Further, it calls specifically for those members of higher education who are not BIPOC to do the work, as they hold the power.

(Sept 2020 - Science)

• call to action
• systemic racism

The Difference Between Workplace Equity and Equality, and Why it Matters

The conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have increased. We talk often about diversity and inclusion - what about equity? What is equity and how does it differ from equality? Are they the same? This article defines both terms while explaining that equality (along with diversity and inclusion) is a step to achieve equity. It goes on to briefly give suggestions on how to reach equity in the workplace.

(Aug 2019 - Forbes)

• introduction to DEI
• defining DEI
• defining equity and equality

Challenging the Image on Equity and Equality

(Oct 2018 - Medium)

• defining equity and equality
• defining DEI