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Mitigating unconscious bias is an important component of making workplaces more diverse. Beyond awareness and dialogue which require safety and a culture of learning how else can we get ahead of this? This week I share a study that suggests one way to mitigate bias in hiring. Check it out here:

This week I’m curious about what’s on your mind with respect to D&I. What would you like to read or learn more about? What are some of your burning questions? What are the issues you or your company are grappling with? Where are you stuck?... What are you looking for to take yourself, your team, or your organization to the next level? Please let me know in the comments below. See more

We are all made up of different identities and aspects of those identities. Some of those aspects give us social power, some don’t. How we embody those identities is impacted by that power, but also by unconscious bias and the rules of engagement - how we are perceived by others, and the permission our identities give us (or deny us). Think about it.and have a look at my blog post for more food for thought.

This week I’m curious about what’s on your mind with respect to D&I. What would you like to read or learn more about? What are some of your burning questions? What are the issues you or your company are grappling with? Where are you stuck?... What are you looking for to take yourself, your team, or your organization to the next level? Please let me know in the comments below. See more

What you think about as you go about your business on a typical day is influenced by who you are (and who you are not). Social advantage and historical disadvantage mean some of us can navigate the day easily while others are met with hurdles. Either way we have an opportunity to see more. Because stretching our awareness helps us to include others.

How many of you work in organizations that say they are committed to Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) but really it’s about the D? Diversity is the low hanging fruit in the D&I equation, but without inclusion, the value it offers diminishes. You can read more about this in my blog post.

Are you seeing people for who they are or are you seeing who you think you are? My ex has said this to me multiple times. And it’s often easier to use memory to assess a situation. But really, if you consider David Cameron Gitandi’s teachings about quantum physics in his book A Happy Pocket Full of Money, we aren’t doing ourselves any favours.

When you think about poverty what does it look like? Think about it. Close your eyes and give it a try before you keep reading. Done? What’s the impact of that bias do you think? Leave a comment and then check out my blogpost.

If you have kids you may have experienced the potential embarrassment of having them point out someone and ask about a characteristic. How that person responds (if they hear them) goes a long way to determining our comfort level. But kids just want to know. Because they notice things. And that’s ok. It’s the value judgments we place on difference that is the problem, not the fact that it exists and we see it. What would it look like if we were just curious and wanted to learn more about each other?

Hi folks. Sometimes life gets busy. And things fall by the wayside. I've been toying with closing this page. And then today a friend of mine told me how much they miss seeing my blog (on my personal page) where I also have stopped posting. So... here is last week's. And let me know if you'd like me to start posting them here again. Hope you are all well! http://annemarieshrouder.com/2305/black-history-month-plus/

Have you read the OHRC report on racial profiling and the Toronto Police? If you’re a person of colour, you’ll likely not be surprised by the findings. If you’re not, you may be. Why? Because our skin colours mean we can live in the same city and have a completely different experience. Check out my blog this week to read more.

Someone asked me two weeks ago if I had any resources about the importance of allyship. I was stunned to find that I did not although I speak about it often, and have an e-booklet about how to be an effective ally. So this week, I’m writing about why it’s important, and would love to hear from you. Why do you think allyship is important?

Maybe you have heard about the D&G debacle in China. If you haven’t, suffice it to say that an ad that someone approved and thought was acceptable, was not well received. Sigh. How often does this have to happen for companies and individuals to recognize that there is so much we don’t and can’t know? And that the value of diversity with inclusion is immense? You can read more about it in my blog post.

This week I’m thinking about mandatory training. What has your experience been, and why do you think D&I training should or should not be mandatory. Looking forward to your thoughts. You can read mine here.