Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources

How to use these resources

We all have unconscious biases. They are learned stereotypes that are automatic, unintentional, universal, deeply ingrained within our beliefs, and have the ability to affect our behaviour. Being aware of our own biases is the first step towards eliminating them. By moving our biases from the unconscious to the conscious, we can better understand the negative impact it can play in our lives.

Thankfully, these learned stereotypes can be unlearned. You can take responsibility for your own growth and education by actively seeking alternate perspectives, listening to those who are different to yourself and growing your knowledge of different cultures, religions, genders, races, ethnicities, and other characteristics or cultural expression with which you do not identify.

If you are willing to have honest, difficult (and still respectful) conversations, explore perspectives different to your own, intentionally listen, address your own implicit biases and hold yourself (gently) accountable, we hope your understanding of different lived experiences will grow.

We hope you find these resources helpful.

Recommendations

CE’s Recommended Reading List

With the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, we have all been reminded to continually self-learn and reflect on our privileges. We’ve pulled together list of the best books on diversity and inclusion, the most essential and insightful reads about race, gender, unconscious bias and building a more inclusive organisational culture.

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CE’s Recommended Podcast List

Working to continually self-learn and reflect on our privileges doesn’t have to be a chore. We’ve pulled together list of the best podcasts on diversity and inclusion, the most essential and insightful listens about race, gender, unconscious bias and building a more inclusive organisational culture, learning (or unlearning) from some amazing speakers.

CE’s Recommended Viewing List

There is a whole host of videos breaking down I&D, privilege and bias. Ranging from short primers, Ted Talks to longer films and documentaries, there are a multitude of video resources available that share different perspectives, opinions and learnings about building a more inclusive society, culture and workplace.

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Acceptable Words to Use in the Workplace

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Words matter. They are a key component of persuasive communication. A leader uses language to influence towards results. That’s one reason they’re seen as leaders; their words compel people to follow. If you want to be perceived as a leader in the workplace, a great place to start is by deliberately choosing to speak words and phrases that are empowering to yourself and others.

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Stop It Policy by Lydia Amoah

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During a global lockdown the business world moved online, and the rise of highly prevalent cyber-harm: hate hacking followed where one of our colleagues, Lydia Amoah, received hateful racial abuse.

This policy specifically addresses the abhorrent practice of hate hacking and how to implement incident management policies and process to prevent hate hacks, and support victims.

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Diverse Speaker
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We work with a huge array of Diversity, Equality And Inclusion Keynote Speakers.  Ethnicity, gender, age, disability: we’re in a time of change where diversity, equality and inclusion are becoming paramount to business.  Now has never been a better time to hear from diverse perspectives. Get in touch to discuss the best diverse and inspiring speakers for your next event, or awards panel. 

 

Bias Breakdown: Biases present in your work

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Our brains use bias shortcuts to make decisions about people and situations based on our experiences of the world. It's part of our 'fast thinking' process which is metaphorical, intuitive, associative and impressionistic. Bias has a huge influence over who gets recruited, promoted, retained and groomed for those critical leadership roles, which results in discriminatory practices, with harmful real-world outcomes.

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#ShowUs - An Inclusive Image Library

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Getty Images, Dove and Girlgaze together provide #ShowUs – a ground-breaking library of 5000+ photographs devoted to shattering beauty stereotypes by showing diverse female-identifying and non-binary individuals as they are, not as others believe they should be.

A Social Designer’s Field Guide to Power Literacy

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Are you ready to create a more socially just practice? This field guide helps designers, researchers and facilitators develop power literacy. This includes building up your awareness of, sensitivity to and understanding of the impact of power and systemic oppression in participatory processes. It will help you gain a holistic understanding of power, while examining the role you play in reproducing inequity – however unintentional – and what you can do to change this.

 
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I&D Webinars

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During the #atHomeTogether lockdowns of 2020 we ran a series of diversity and inclusion online events, showing up for our community when times were tough. We brought a mix of free webinars, our best-in-class training and support for those who struggle with 'presenting' their authentic selves.We acted as sounding boards for leaders who wanted advice on inclusion in a time of Covid-19, running inclusive teams or effective communication strategies. It was so good, we’re sharing our webinars with you. Check them out!

50 Potential Workplace Privileges

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A privilege is a certain advantage, benefit, or prestige/respect that an individual might have by virtue of belonging to certain social identity groups. Privilege is sometimes disregarded by those who benefit from them, but privilege doesn’t mean you haven’t experienced hardships. It just means the colour of your skin, your religion, your gender or sexual orientation isn’t one of the things that make it harder. Check out these potential workplace privileges.

Research shows that your two-year-old may already be noticing race

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Should we be talking to our young children about race and racism? When is a good time to start? What do we say? As parents, may of us struggle about the best way to manage such a complex, nuanced topic with our young ones who are just beginning to make sense of the world. How early is too early to start introducing anti-bias and anti-racism?

Reports, Research + Resources

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