This is a curriculum of learning materials for strategies and behaviors for leadership, collaboration, and fostering a work culture of belonging, especially in information technology, focused on values and concepts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). It is a living document, with materials being reviewed and added over time by the members of the DEI Reading Group.
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| Diversity and Inclusion Efforts that Really Work (PDF) This article focuses on potential solutions instead of challenges to DEI efforts in organizations. While there is no one-size-fits-all solution, the article offers five evidence-based suggestions for actionable places to start in planning DEI work. (May 2020, HBR) |
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| Fostering a Culture of Inclusion for Employees (Video + captions) This video provides a summary of techniques for individuals to foster a culture of inclusion at work with their colleagues and managers, including self-directed thought exercises and questions that can be used in discussion with others. (August 2020, MediaCentral) |
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| We Are Not a Melting Pot (Video) This TED covers concepts of unconscious bias and the ways in which they influence harmful behavior. It includes reflections on ways to interrupt bias and discrimination in ourselves and others. (November 2018, ted.com) |
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| How Black Women Describe Navigating Race and Gender in the Workplace (PDF) The article focuses on a set of 10 interviews with black women in the corporate world and shares their experiences working there. It describes a pattern of low support, code switching, covering, and unfair criticism. (March 2018, HBR) |
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| Tackling Systemic and Structural Inequities in Higher Ed IT: A Primer on Beginnings (PDF) This article from EDUCAUSE provides definitions of general DEI topics, explains why being aware of these concepts is important, and provides a list of actions individuals can take to challenge systemic and structural inequality issues. (April 2023, EDUCAUSE) |
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| Belonging Series 2: WHAT MAJORITY MEN REALLY THINK ABOUT D&I And How to Engage Them in It (PDF) This report (part 2 of a 4-part series) reflects on the concept of "majority" populations in the workplace (in this case, men), and how to encourage engagement in DEI efforts from persons in the "majority" role at work. It includes exercises, personal reflections, and learning takeaways for the reader about the value of dedicated DEI work, and ways to encourage others to participate. (August 2020, Center for Talent Innovation) |
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General Concepts
Unconscious Bias
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| All of work? All of life? Reconceptualizing work-life balance for the 21st century (PDF) (Aug. 2018, Human Resource Management Journal*) |
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| This article examines how the desirable image of remote work has been challenged by the involuntary nature of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors examine literature about remote work prior to the pandemic and review 40 empirical studies examining work-life balance during the pandemic. They use the person-environment fit theory to conclude that a fit between remote workers’ expectations and the remote work environment increases work-life balance and leads to positive professional and personal outcomes, and they recommend strategies that Human Resource professionals can use to support remote work and employee work-life balance. (Mar. 2022, Human Resource Development International*) *Note: Need to be signed in to Routledge/Taylor and Francis with NetID to access the article online |
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| Flexible work is feminist - and women won’t return to a system that hasn’t served them well to spare the feelings of powerful men (PDF) (May 2023, Forbes) |
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| Will Remote Work Undermine Diversity Efforts? (PDF) (June 2022, Society for Human Resources Management) |
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| What is proximity bias? (PDF) This article talks about proximity bias, a tendency to favor the people we’re physically closer to, and its effects on hybrid work environments post-pandemic. The article explains the psychology behind proximity bias and gives examples in different contexts. Overall, it offers strategies to overcome proximity bias in order to create more equitable workplaces. (Sept. 2022, Future Forum) |
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| Authenticity: Who You Are is Non-Negotiable (Video) Description from YouTube: "Target's Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer & Vice President of Human Resources Caroline Wanga explains why authenticity is critical for success. She shares her keys to being exactly who you are, while advancing toward senior leadership." (April 2020, YouTube.com) |
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| Kenji Yoshino: Diversity Does Not Mean Having to Choose Between Identity and Inclusion (Video + Transcript) Yoshino argues that Diversity and Inclusion in organizations often means Diversity OR Inclusion, as people find themselves “covering” or adjusting their true identities to conform to mainstream behaviors in order to be included. A study found that 45% of straight white men reported “covering” some part of their identity at work, which puts them inside rather than outside of the inclusion paradigm. This kind of paradigm shift allows for diversity and inclusion work to move forward in organizations. |
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