Eight countries — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka — make up South Asia. Nearly 5.4 million South Asians live in the U.S., according to South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT). Despite South Asians coming from a vast variety of backgrounds, cultures and lived experiences, they often…
Tag: Microaggressions
7 Things to NEVER Say to Your Indigenous, Native American Colleagues
Some phrases that may seem like harmless figures of speech are actually rooted in deep levels of historic oppression. Hearing these microaggressions, or incidents of indirect, subtle or unintentional discrimination can take a toll on individuals, especially if they are repeated often. This is especially true for Native Americans, who…
Managing Ethnic Stereotypes That Enter the Room Before You Do: A Panel Featuring Toyota’s Billie Jo Johnson and PepsiCo’s Merary Simeon
During DiversityInc’s Women of Color and Their Allies event on Nov. 4, Merary Simeon, North America vice president of diversity and engagement at PepsiCo and Billie Jo Johnson, general manager at Toyota Motor, North America discussed the stereotypes they faced as women of color in the corporate space. PepsiCo was…
Voter Shutting Down Trump at Town Hall Offers a Lesson on Women Asserting Themselves
Kutztown University assistant professor Ellesia Blaque was simply asking President Trump a question at an ABC News town hall event when she made headlines for shutting him down when he began to speak over her. Blaque disclosed that she was born with an inflammatory disease called Sarcoidosis and asked the…
Snap the Gap, Pilot Program for Girls Learning STEM, Thrives in California with Disney’s Help
At five years old, girls are just as confident as boys. By age six, that confidence starts to waver. By nine, the gap between girls and boys who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) becomes apparent. By 17, only 11% of girls are interested in STEM. This…
‘Being Black in Corporate America’: Study Offers Detailed Data on Black Professionals’ Experiences
Companies are spending billions on diversity and inclusion programs, but Black professionals are still experiencing exclusion that’s barring them from the C-suite. “Being Black in Corporate America: An Intersectional Exploration,” a study by the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) used quantitative and qualitative data from a national survey to discover…
How to Respond to Microaggressions Specific to Race
Peter Kouzmov, VP, Enterprise D&I Learning Leader at Wells Fargo addresses his experiences with microaggressions and how people inadvertently perpetuated them against each other, and gives candid advice on how to respond appropriately. 00:00:00 – Webinar Introduction 00:03:09 – Peter Kouzmov Introduction/Agenda 00:07:10 – Peter’s Personal Story 00:15:21 – Bias…
How to Respond to Microaggressions
Dianne Greene, Division VP and General Manager at ADP, talks about how she overcame microaggressions early on in her career. Greene gives a brief overview of the different kinds of microaggressions and gives advice on how to respond to them. 00:07:12 – Dianne Greene Introduction and Background 00:16:34 – What are…
PwC Talent Management Leader on How to Handle Microaggressions
PwC’s Elena Richards gives an example of a microaggression and how to work around it.
Overcoming Microaggressions, Crushing Your Goals and Being Successful
Dianne Greene is currently the Division Vice President and General Manager of ADP’s new facility in Norfolk, Va., where she leads the joint delivery of business unit and function operational objectives, service innovation strategies, process standardization and continuous improvement for the entire “OneADP” site as it rapidly grows to over…