DEI Vocabulary

DEI Vocabulary

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DEI Vocabulary
  • Cultural Appreciation vs. Cultural Appropriation

    There’s a fine line between appreciating another culture and appropriating it for your own use. While cultural appreciation is welcomed by all, cultural appropriation marginalizes people of different races, cultures, ethnicities, religions, and more.

  • What is AAPI Heritage Month?

    Gain a richer understanding of how to observe AAPI Heritage Month company-wide in May, engaging all employees in celebrating the many contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to American culture, including how to extend the value of this raised awareness throughout the year.

  • How to Become a DOBE (Disability-Owned Business Enterprise), and its Benefits

    For business owners who have disabilities, becoming a certified Disability-Owned Enterprise grants access to excellent business and mentoring opportunities that can help level the playing field and bring positive attention to your enterprise.

  • Inclusive Language for Acquired Diversity

    Learn to recognize the importance of using language that avoids trivializing or falsely referencing real traumas others may have experienced. Understand why acquired diversity -- the sum of people’s lived experience -- is an asset to your corporate culture and creative problem-solving capacity.

  • What is Office Housework?

    Women were restricted to performing domestic duties for much of human history, and there are still remnants of this system in today’s workplaces. Office housework, which includes tasks like tidying up and taking notes during meetings, disproportionately falls to female employees.

  • What is Inclusive Marketing?

    Inclusive marketing addresses consumers from all backgrounds and demographic groups. Reflecting the growing diversity of the world helps you grow your brand, avoid performative inclusion, and create authentic connections that benefit your bottom line.

  • What is Psychological Safety?

    Psychological safety describes the feeling of being able to show yourself fully without fear of consequences to your social life or career. This concept plays an important role in the workplace, where psychological safety — or a lack thereof — can make or break a team’s performance.

  • Bias in AI: What It Is and How To Fix It

    Bias can make its way into artificial intelligence technology without us even noticing. Understand how this happens, and what steps you can take to not only mitigate AI bias, but also learn from it to improve your workplace.

  • Is Gender a Spectrum?

    In this video, we discuss the natural range of human genders that are often referred to as the gender spectrum. Learn more about what gender is, what it means to say gender is a spectrum (versus two binary categories) and how our understanding of gender has evolved along the way.

  • What is Transitioning?

    Learn what "transitioning" means to the transgender community and what it may involve and look like.

  • What is Inclusive Design?

    Learn about inclusive design: what it is and how it can be implemented to attract new customers and increase brand loyalty.

  • What Does Sexual Harassment Look Like Today?

    For centuries, women have faced sexual harassment in society and at work, in a variety of forms. Based on historical context, what does sexual harassment look like today, what are its effects, and what can we do to end it and empower women at work?