Becoming an Advocate for DEI
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Supporting DEI with Meaningful Actions
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Becoming a DEI Ally and Agent for Change
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Rocío Lorenzo: How diversity makes teams more innovative
Are diverse companies really more innovative? Rocío Lorenzo and her team surveyed 171 companies to find out -- and the answer was a clear yes. In a talk that will help you build a better, more robust company, Lorenzo dives into the data and explains how your company can start producing fresher, more creative ideas by treating diversity as a comp...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rocio_lorenzo_how_diversity_makes_teams_more_innovative
Fahad Saeed: The importance of using inclusive language
In this passionate talk, diversity trainer and activist Fahad Saeed addresses the persistent myth that inclusive language and acronyms create more barriers than they tear down. Sharing his own experiences as a gay Muslim man born to immigrant parents, he explains how redefining the constructs around personal identity can have positive repercussi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/fahad_saeed_the_importance_of_using_inclusive_language
Janet Stovall: How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Imagine a workplace where people of all colors and races are able to climb every rung of the corporate ladder -- and where the lessons we learn about diversity at work actually transform the things we do, think and say outside the office. How do we get there? In this candid talk, inclusion advocate Janet Stovall shares a three-part action plan f...
Vernā Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them
Our biases can be dangerous, even deadly — as we've seen in the cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner, in Staten Island, New York. Diversity advocate Vernā Myers looks closely at some of the subconscious attitudes we hold toward out-groups. She makes a plea to all people: Acknowledge your biases. Then move toward, not awa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/verna_myers_how_to_overcome_our_biases_walk_boldly_toward_them
Melinda Briana Epler: 3 ways to be a better ally in the workplace
We're taught to believe that hard work and dedication will lead to success, but that's not always the case. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation are among the many factors that affect our chances, says writer and advocate Melinda Briana Epler, and it's up to each of us to be allies for those who face discrimination. ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/melinda_briana_epler_3_ways_to_be_a_better_ally_in_the_workplace
America Ferrera: My identity is a superpower -- not an obstacle
Hollywood needs to stop resisting what the world actually looks like, says actor, director and activist America Ferrera. Tracing the contours of her career, she calls for more authentic representation of different cultures in media -- and a shift in how we tell our stories. "Presence creates possibility," she says. "Who we see thriving in the wo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/america_ferrera_my_identity_is_a_superpower_not_an_obstacle
Julie Cohen, Betsy West, CNN, F., Storyville Films, & Participant Media (Producers), & Cohen, J. and West, B. (Directors). (2018). RBG. [Video/DVD] Ro*Co Films. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/RBG
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