Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Black History Month

Poetry Workshop: Photography, Protest and Perspective
National Museum of African American History & Culture
Online Event
Hot Bread Kitchen: Cook With Us
Cooking classes & demos by Black entrepreneurs & owners
Online Events
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People with a physical disabiltiy take less time off work. Over a 15 month tiral people with physical disabilties were absent 11.8 days, compared to people without physical diability who were absent 19.2 days (Austrailian Network on Disability, quoting Telstra study, 2010).
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Gender-Diverse Teams are 15% more likely to outperform the average team (October 2022, Diversity in the Workplace Statisticis to Know).
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More than half LGBT employees conceal their sexuality at work (May 2015, The cost of the closet).
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Age bias stars at age 47 (Westpac Women of Influence Report, 2015).
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One in two mothers report discrimination in the workplace during pregnancy, parental leave or on return to work. One in four fathers and partners report discrimination related to parental leave and return to work (Australian Human Rights Commission).
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Diverse teams are 87% better at making decisions (Fall 2022, People Management).
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There is new focus on the multigenerational workforce. There are now five, or more generations in the workforce from the Silent Generation, baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z (Everfi, DEI Trends for 2022).
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More than half of college students say they feel excluded based on an aspect of their identity (April 2022, Hanover Research, Frontier in Higher Education).
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88% of students consider it important for institutions to prioritize the funding for programs and resources that support historically disadvantaged student subgroups (April 2022, Hanover Research, 2022 Higher Education Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Survey).
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Nearly half of first generation college students (neither parent has a bachelor's degree) attend a community college, compared to 25% of students with college-educated parents (February 2018, Department of Education National Center for Education).
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Inclusive cultures produce better business decisions 87% of the time, and they make them twice as quickly (March 2022 KIDADL, 81 Diversity Facts That Will Definitely Surprise You).
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The United State's GDP would increase by $25 billion if just 1% more persons with disabilities were hired. People with disabilities had a 7.3% unemployment rate, which is more than double pre-pandemic rate of 3.5% for the overall population (March 2022, 81 Diversity Facts That Will Definitely Surprise You).
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According to a UCLA Williams Institute poll of 935 LGBT workers, conducted in May 2021, 46% of them had been treated unfairly at work. This includes being passed over for a job, getting fired, and being harrassed. one third of LGBT employees have quit their job due to discrimination (March 2022, KIDADL, 81 Diversity Facts That Will Definitely Surprise you).
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Between 1999 and 2019, the number of women in the US workforce increased by 18.5%, while the number of people of color increased by 26% (March 2022 KIDADL, 81 Diversity Facts That Will Definitely Surprise You).
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Events

Signature Heritage Days

Resources

Social Justice Summer Overview

May 2023

  • World Day for Cultural Diversity Dialogue and Development
  • International Day for Biological Diversity

June 2023

  • Disability Pride Month

August 2023

  • National Civility Month

Voices of DEI

A Lesson in Implicit Bias
Conan | TBS
Bing Video
Why Representation Really Matters
Aisha Thomas | TEDxBristol
Bing Video
Improving Your Diversity IQ
Doug Melville | TEDxSyracuseUniversity
YouTube
Inclusion Starts With I
Diversity & Inclusion | Copyright Accenture
YouTube
The Danger of a Single Story
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED
Bing Video
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