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What is diversity?
•Seeing the differences, distinctions and dividing lines of others with a soft gaze but clear vision.
•From “The Diversity Code: Unlock the Secrets to Making Differences Work in the Real World”
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WHAT ARE DIFFERENCES?
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WHAT ARE DISTINCTIONS?
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WHAT ARE DIVIDING LINES?
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WHAT IS CLEAR VISION?
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Business Case For Diversity
•Fifty-three percent of workers said they lost time at work worrying about a past or future confrontation with a co-worker, according to a recent survey by researchers at the University of North Carolina.
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Business Case For Diversity
Thirty-seven percent said a hostile altercation caused them to reduce their commitment to the organization.
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The other “D” word
•Discrimination as the evil twin of diversity
•Good vs. evil?
•Positive vs. negative?
•Enhancing vs. disabling?
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What is a micro-inequity?
•Ways in which individuals are “either singled out, or overlooked, ignored, or otherwise discounted”
•It generally takes the form of an action or gesture or a tone of voice. It is often unconscious.
From Mary Rowe, Ph.D
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What are examples of micro-inequities?
•Eye contact
•Attention
•Body language
•Invitations and socializing
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So, what is the definition of a micro-affirmation?
•Micro-affirmations are the opposite of micro-inequities in that they are small, subtle acknowledgements and acts that reinforce a person’s value and accomplishments.
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Behavior examples that are micro-affirmations
•Eye contact
•Attention
•Body language
•Invitations and socializing
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PLAYING FAVORITES
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What is a micro-inequity?
•Ways in which individuals are “either singled out, or overlooked, ignored, or otherwise discounted”
•It generally takes the form of an action or gesture or a tone of voice. It is often unconscious.
From Mary Rowe, Ph.D
Photo by ramesh.rasaiyan
