Foundations in Equity
The course is designed to create a common language and framework from which to engage in equity work. Its purpose is to deeply educate all participants on the horrific and insidious racial history and how the ghosts of the past are foundational to and still exist in present-day policies, practices, and procedures. This is done with a focus on the institutional and systemic aspects of racism. It is not done from an approach of “blame” or instilling “guilt” neither of which are specifically beneficial to changing outcomes, and equity is concerned with outcomes, not intent.
At the end of this training, you will walk away with:
An understanding of the root causes of racial inequity and government’s
complicity in its creation and maintenance.
An ability to identify inequities and apply strategies to reduce/eliminate
disparities across all identities.
An introduction into the basic science behind implicit bias.
An understanding of what approaches are effective for reducing personal and institutional bias.
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Lesson 1: An introduction and sharing of ground rules
A clear statement that a focus on race is not to minimize the fact that most if not all in the room have been discriminated against, certainly as women, but to acknowledge and understand the overwhelming role race has played and continues to play in this country in creating detrimental outcomes for people of color.
A clear statement that a focus on race is not to minimize the fact that most if not all in the room have been discriminated against, certainly as women, but to acknowledge and understand the overwhelming role race has played and continues to play in this country in creating detrimental outcomes for people of color.
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Lesson 2: Let's describe/define institutional, systemic racism
Short video describing/defining institutional, systemic racism, followed by a discussion of recent examples that may have focused on individual acts of racism vs. the overarching systemic or institutional factors that exist to allow or not address such individual actions.
Short video describing/defining institutional, systemic racism, followed by a discussion of recent examples that may have focused on individual acts of racism vs. the overarching systemic or institutional factors that exist to allow or not address such individual actions.
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Lesson 3: History of Race and Immigration
After watching the video spotlighting just some of the race-based legal and legislative actions passed in the US, what are your thoughts? Use the space below to journal through those thoughts and reflect on pieces that were new, surprising, or impactful to you.
After watching the video spotlighting just some of the race-based legal and legislative actions passed in the US, what are your thoughts? Use the space below to journal through those thoughts and reflect on pieces that were new, surprising, or impactful to you.
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Lesson 4: What is Equity?
Equity is achieved when one’s identity cannot predict the outcome. Equity is also the umbrella under which Diversity and Inclusion reside. Equity is about equitable outcomes - not equal outcomes.
Equity is achieved when one’s identity cannot predict the outcome. Equity is also the umbrella under which Diversity and Inclusion reside. Equity is about equitable outcomes - not equal outcomes.
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Lesson 5: What is Bias?
We present a short video calling attention to one’s implicit bias and how easy it is to miss the obvious. Overview of definition and examples of implicit bias across sectors and their impacts.
We present a short video calling attention to one’s implicit bias and how easy it is to miss the obvious. Overview of definition and examples of implicit bias across sectors and their impacts.
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Lesson 6: Impacts of Bias
We address how our biases can impact us and others in the any group settings especially the workplace, and what we as individuals can do to start and address.
We address how our biases can impact us and others in the any group settings especially the workplace, and what we as individuals can do to start and address.
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Lesson 7: Mitigtating Institutional Bias
In this lesson, we address how we can mitigation bias from an institutional standpoint.
In this lesson, we address how we can mitigation bias from an institutional standpoint.
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Lesson 8: Exercises using an Equity Lens
Participants will have 15-20 minutes to work thru exercises using our unique set of “Equity Lens” questions; benefits to whom, detriments to whom, assumptions, etc. Too often, training participants are left with an understanding of the “why” we need to do something but are not given the “how.” These questions are designed to empower participants to know where and how to start in any situation to address inequity or disparity.
Participants will have 15-20 minutes to work thru exercises using our unique set of “Equity Lens” questions; benefits to whom, detriments to whom, assumptions, etc. Too often, training participants are left with an understanding of the “why” we need to do something but are not given the “how.” These questions are designed to empower participants to know where and how to start in any situation to address inequity or disparity.
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