Recognizing the value of the perspectives of community members of varying backgrounds and identities including, but not limited to, culture, race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, language, abilities/disabilities, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or geographic origin.
(Noun)
Creating and supporting systems and behaviors that promote equality, fairness and justice.
Creating an environment of equal access, belonging, respect, opportunity, and empowerment.
(Action)
A sense of fitting in or feeling like you are an important member of a group.
Ability to understand, appreciate and interact with people from cultures or belief systems different from one's own.
The condition that would be achieved if one's racial identity no longer predicted, in a statistical sense, how one fares. Racial equity as one part of racial justice, and thus we also include work to address the root causes of inequities not just their manifestation. This includes eliminating policies, practices, attitudes, and cultural messages that reinforce differential outcomes by race or fail to eliminate them.
An unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge.
*Does not require power or systems.
Intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices.
Often accompanied by discriminatory behavior. Discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age or sexual orientation.
*Does not require power or systems.
The belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another.
Allows racial group in power to stay in power.
*Requires power and systems.
Unconscious biases are negative associations that people unknowingly hold. They are expressed automatically, without conscious awareness.
*Also known as unconscious or hidden bias.
*Can be in direct contradiction to a person’s beliefs and values.
When a person is explicit about their bias, the person is very clear about his or her feelings and attitudes, and related behaviors are conducted with intent.
Conscious bias in its extreme, is characterized by overt negative behavior that can be expressed through physical and verbal harassment or through more subtle means such as exclusion.
*Also known as conscious bias.
Unknown vs. Known
Unaware vs. Aware
Undeliberate vs. Deliberate
Unconscious vs. Conscious
Unintentional vs. Intentional
Reflexive system vs. Reflective system
Little Effort vs. Effort
Quick vs. Takes Time to Process
*Implicit biases can become explicit.
Psychological safety is an environment that encourages, recognizes and rewards individuals for their contributions and ideas by making individuals feel safe when taking interpersonal risks. A lack of psychological safety at work can inhibit team learning and lead to in-groups, groupthink and [hidden] spots.
-Gartner
A shared belief held by members of a team that it’s OK to take risks, to express their ideas and concerns, to speak up with questions, and to admit mistakes — all without fear of negative consequences.
-Amy Edmondson
Language that avoids the use of certain expressions or words that might be considered to exclude particular groups of people.
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