DEI Toolkit: Income & Socioeconomic Status
The dominant ideology in the U.S. holds that is it is possible to change your socioeconomic status over your lifetime, but research has shown that it is highly unlikely. This…
The dominant ideology in the U.S. holds that is it is possible to change your socioeconomic status over your lifetime, but research has shown that it is highly unlikely. This…
Gender exists on a spectrum, with each of us lying somewhere along that continuum. Our gender expression can be seen in how we look, how we dress and how we…
The first step to creating a more inclusive environment is to understand the terminology associated with a person’s sexual identity. If you don’t know what terminology a person prefers, just…
AAUW’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plug and Play Programming is a way to help branches create programming and events around the topics included in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Toolkit.
Having a mix of members of different generations interacting and working together provides for a variety of perspectives. If we hope to solve the world’s most pressing issues regarding gender…
Colorism refers to the way some people are treated as a result of their skin color, the effects of which are as pervasive as racism. This divide along skin color…
For many years, education has been seen as the great equalizer. But is it really? Or does it actually further increase the divide in this country?
Ethnicity shapes our experiences and gives individuals unique perspectives on how the world works. These unique perspectives can supplement the perspectives we already have and make our views on workplaces,…
Throughout history, individuals who are born outside the U.S. have made tremendous contributions to our society and continue to do so today. More importantly, these individuals can make valuable contributions…
Marital status also may or may not be a part of a person’s self-identification, or how we see ourselves in terms of our own diversity. However, the value we place…