This week Dave (https://twitter.com/davidegts) and Gunnar (http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about) talk with Rachel Meyers (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rpmeyers) about navigating the wild and wooly world of diversity and inclusion
Dave and Gunnar talked in D&G 155 (http://dgshow.org/155) about how inadequate we felt considering D&I issues
Chris (https://www.fordfoundation.org/people/christopher-grygo/)Grygo (https://www.fordfoundation.org/people/christopher-grygo/) at the Ford Foundation suggested distinguishing between
Tradition
Preference
Requirement
Rachel recommends
Relevant Articles
Delivering (https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/delivering-through-diversity)Growth (https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/delivering-through-diversity) through Diversity (https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/delivering-through-diversity) (McKinsey)
What Corporations Can Learn about Diversity from the Rooney Rule (https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/02/01/what-corporations-can-learn-about-diversity-from-the-nfls-rooney-rule/#20158ca247de)
Related: If There’s Only One Woman in Your Candidate Pool, There’s Statistically No Chance She’ll Be Hired (https://hbr.org/2016/04/if-theres-only-one-woman-in-your-candidate-pool-theres-statistically-no-chance-shell-be-hired)
How to Keep Bias Out of the Hiring Process (https://work.qz.com/1095637/diversity-and-inclusion-a-guide-to-unbiased-hiring-from-quartz-at-work/)
The Only People Who Aren’t Penalized for Promoting Diversity at Work are White Men (https://qz.com/647512/the-only-people-who-arent-penalized-for-promoting-diversity-at-work-are-white-men/)
2017 Women in the Workplace Study from McKinsey (https://womenintheworkplace.com/)
6 Ways that Men in Tech Can Fight Sexism (https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariyayao/2017/08/07/6-ways-every-man-in-tech-including-you-can-fight-sexism/#5e891b6229aa)
2017 LGBTQ Workplace Equality Fact Sheet (http://outandequal.org/2017-workplace-equality-fact-sheet/)
How to Shut Down Microaggressions at Work (https://www.fastcompany.com/3068670/how-to-shut-down-microagressions-at-work)
For Women and Minorities to Get Ahead, Managers Must Assign Work Fairly (https://hbr.org/2018/03/for-women-and-minorities-to-get-ahead-managers-must-assign-work-fairly)
And a great newsletter for ongoing education:
RaceAhead from Fortune (http://fortune.com/tag/raceahead/): Deep daily insights on culture and diversity in corporate America
We Give Thanks
* Rachel Meyers (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rpmeyers) for being our special guest star! Special Guest: Rachel Meyers.
