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Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work: Corporate “D&I Speak”

Posted by Mary-Frances Winters | Apr 23, 2020 | Decolonizing DEI Work, Features, Recent Posts | 2

We recognize that the words we use to talk about our work and the interpretations of the words and concepts are critical to making progress. In the context of decolonizing DEI work, it is imperative that we begin to muster up the courage to call out language that perpetuates injustices and inequities, whether intentionally or not. It is important to stop using language that sanitizes meanings in service of white fragility or to satisfy those in power—and replace it with heretofore taboo terminology, especially in the corporate world.

Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work: Centering Equity Through Equity-Centered Design

Posted by Scott Ferry | Apr 16, 2020 | Decolonizing DEI Work, Features, Recent Posts | 0

Beyond the why of this work, practitioners also need to rethink the how. DEI work almost always starts in the C-Suite, by far the least diverse area of organizations, with women and people of color holding only 28% of those positions. That means the people who have most benefitted from privilege and inequity are the ones tasked with spearheading the effort to break down those very systems. A top-down DEI plan for an organization makes a critical assumption that should make the conscientious practitioner uncomfortable: that those with decision-making power know what is best for marginalized employees.

Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work: Why Our Beloved “Business Case for Diversity” is a Problem

Posted by Leigh Morrison | Apr 9, 2020 | Decolonizing DEI Work, Features, Recent Posts | 0

While the “business case” may be an effective way for the largely white-dominated fields of D&I and HR professionals to connect to largely white corporate audiences, centering the economics of diversity and inclusion over justice inherently monetizes, and risks further marginalizing, indigenous peoples and people of color. This is what we mean when we say D&I has been “colonized.” As an industry, we are making a case for corporate success as the endgame, with equity and justice as a byproduct rather than the goal.

Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work: Putting DEI Money Where Our Mouth Is

Posted by Thamara Subramanian | Apr 2, 2020 | Decolonizing DEI Work, Features, Recent Posts | 0

As I continue to explore my role in the broader social change ecosystem and how we can begin to decolonize as an industry, I always end up at the same end of the rabbit hole: Money. Even the language I just used, “industry” and the “work,” all have underpinnings that ultimately aren’t prioritizing what we stand for: diversity, inclusion, and ultimately, equity and justice for all. To decolonize DEI, we have to start acknowledging that we are working within a capitalist system.

Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work: An Introduction

Posted by Brittany J. Harris | Mar 26, 2020 | Decolonizing DEI Work, Features, Recent Posts | 1

I worry that diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioners and leaders have been the proverbial “choir” for far too long. Amidst an increased sense of panic and fear, I believe there’s also a greater sense of opportunity to challenge, re-evaluate, and reimagine a new norm for our work. That is what this series is about: owning and exploring the ways in which we can do and be better. What would it mean to decolonize diversity, equity, and inclusion work?

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