Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

I am an advocate for strengthening diversity and inclusion in the workplace as well as throughout society. What does that mean?

For me, it is not about window-dressing: It is about the hard work that comes with making a strong and lifelong commitment for policies and programs that promote the representation and participation of different groups of individuals, including people of different ages, races and ethnicities, sexual orientations & gender identities, abilities and disabilities, genders and cultures.

The University of Michigan’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion provides an excellent example of working definitions for DEI.

I have conducted considerable research in the area of diversity and equity in higher education and in the workplace. I will highlight some of the key resources for this page in times ahead, but in the meantime here are some essential recommendations:

Gender Equality and Women’s Rights

• United Nations Human Rights: Gender Equality and Women’s Rights
  
  
• What does gender equality look like today? from UN Women, of the United Nations
  
  
• Gender Equity versus Gender Equality, from GenderIdeal.org
  
  
• Why Equity-based Solutions are Important for Women in the Workplace, from the World Economic Forum
  
  
• Women in the Workplace Study, 2022, from Leanin.org
  
  
• Making Gender Equity in the Workplace a Reality, from the Center for Creative Leadership
  
  
• Why Gender Equity is Good for Employers, from the American Association for University Women (AAUW)
  
  
• Center for Women & Work at Rutgers University (CWW)
  
  

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace

• How to Develop a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative, from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  
  
• Directory of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Training Videos, from LinkedInLearning
  

• 5 Powerful Ways to Take REAL Action on DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion), from the Center for Creative Leadership
  
  
• How to Build an Effective Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program, by Kevin Silva, in Forbes Magazine
  
  
  LGBTQ+,Gender and Sexual Diversity
  
  
• Research: Sexual Orientation/LGBTQ References
  
  
• Research: Gender Identity, Transgender and Nonbinary Resources
  
  
• Research: LGBTQ+ Student Trends and Issues in Higher Education