Diversity Best Practices: White Male Engagement

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Diversity Best PracticesWhite Male Engagement

• Howard Ross
• August 8, 2007

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1965
White Men
Women and Minorities
36
64
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1965
Them
Us
vs.
Main Strategy Righting Wrongs
Main Strategy Status Quo
Limited Opportunities Limited Roles Monolithic
Identity
Bias ?Unconsciousness
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1965
Them
Us
vs.
Main Focus Getting In
Main Focus Resistance
Limited Opportunities Limited Roles Monolithic
Identity
Bias ?Unconsciousness
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2007
White Men
White Women
Blacks/ African Americans
Hispanics/ Latinos
Asians
Native Americans
Immigrants
GLBT
People With Disabilities
42
58
6
2007
Them
Us
Us
Us
Us
vs.
Us
Us
Us
Us
Us
42
58
7
2007
White Women
Hindus
African Americans
White Men
Blacks
Mixed Race
Hispanics/ Latinos
People With Disabilities
Jews
Christians
Immigrants
Buddhists
Asians
GLBT
Arab Americans
Native Americans
42
Muslims
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Inclusion and Cultural Flexibility
White Women
Hindus
African Americans
White Men
Blacks
Mixed Race
Hispanics/ Latinos
Us
People With Disabilities
Jews
Christians
Immigrants
Buddhists
Asians
GLBT
Arab Americans
Native Americans
Muslims
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Should White Men Be Engaged?All People Should be
Engaged!

• Diversity is not just about race and gender.
• There is a system at play and who is more likely
  to understand the dynamics of that systems, some
  sides, or all sides?
• Understanding diversity from one point of view,
  gives no guarantee that you understand it from
  other points of view.
• If we believe that diversity trumps quality
  then inclusion makes sense.
• Marginalizing the dominant group is a recipe for
  failure.
• How do you transform people who are not included?

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The real questions about diversity, inclusion,
and cultural flexibility should beWho
understands?Whos passionate?Who can make it
happen?