Demanding More: Why Diversity and Inclusion Don’t Happen And What You Can Do About It [Book Review]
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We review Demanding More: Why Diversity and Inclusion Don’t Happen And What You Can Do About It by Sheree Atcheson Find out why this book claims allyship is the key to unlocking the power of Diversity Here are some key topics covered from this episode: How this book makes you accountable An unanswered question I …

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We review Demanding More: Why Diversity and Inclusion Don’t Happen And What You Can Do About It by Sheree Atcheson Find out why this book claims allyship is the key to unlocking the power of Diversity Here are some key topics covered from this episode: * How this book makes you accountable * An unanswered question I had from the book * An important distinction about “Unchecked Bias” and much more Play the episode for more Here are some key takeaways from this episode:  Allyship is the key to unlocking the power of Diversity “In truth, to me this was actually a book about allyship, Allyship was positioned as the best strategy for us to adopt. The subtitle of the book is Why Diversity and Inclusion don’t happen and what you can do about it: The short answer to what you can do is allyship” Allyship involves the active use of your privilege “Privilege showed up early on in the book. There was a whole chapter on Privilege.   Privilege was described as unearned benefits; this is familiar language here. We talk about earned and unearned benefits, and we link this to intersectionality too. The author spoke about privilege in very personal; very vulnerable ways” Mind your unchecked biases “what I liked was the conversation about unchecked bias. Unchecked bias  “means you’re aware  of these things yet do not wish to rectify or change your behaviour or challenge others” “ Here are some resources so you can go deeper:  Sheree Atcheson Meri Williams Privilege/Class/Social Inequalities Explained in a $100 Race 56 Black Men Campaign (Look at Number 38) Demanding More: Why Diversity and Inclusion Don’t Happen And What You Can Do About It  A Discussion about Dr. Jill Biden Misogyny and Privilege Talking About Intersectionality? Avoid These Common Diversity Mistakes The Missing Character Of Diversity and Inclusion Work Check out these related episodes of the show. 3 Types of Diversity You Need To Understand To Create Inclusion 3 Types of Inclusion You Need to Understand 3 Biggest Problems In Organisations Trying To Become More Inclusive The Platitude Problem of Diversity & Inclusion Blind Spot: Hidden Biases Of Good People [Book Review]

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