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managing diversity in the workplace
How to respond to a racist joke
Figuring out how to react when a co-worker makes a racist joke can be extremely difficult. If you don’t call the person out on her racism, you seem to be condoning the behavior. But if you do say something, you risk alienating him and sabotaging your working relationship.
Diversity training doesn’t work. Here’s why.
Many diversity trainers don’t push people to challenge their own racist beliefs. Instead, the seminars teach people to be more aware of the non-verbal cues (the fancy word is “microinequities”) they send out that may tip others off to their racism. The philosophy is: hide your racism in order to create a more harmonious workplace.
If diversity training doesn’t work, why do companies do it?
Companies are twice as likely to invest in diversity training than any other type of diversity initiative because their real motivation is to mitigate risk. If a company gets sued for racial discrimination, it can point to its diversity training program as a good faith effort to eliminate racial discrimination and hopefully win the lawsuit.
What to do if you’re experiencing racial discrimination at work
Think twice before reporting racial discrimination to your company’s human resources department. Why? Because it’s not always the most effective strategy.
3 sure-fire ways to alienate people of color at your meeting
The next time you plan a meeting — whether it’s an internal meeting or a full-blown conference — take a minute to think about how people of color will perceive your efforts. It may not seem as if diversity plays much of a role in meeting-planning, but you’d be surprised.