Foundations in Equity

THE GEMINI.GROUP LLC PEOPLE-CENTERED SOLUTIONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.

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abstract. Goals for the session. Learn the root causes of racial inequity and government’s complicity in its creation and maintenance..

Racism: Institutional & Systemic.

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Racial Equity is NOT a partisan issue.

Why Race? A History of Racism and Immigration.

1787 SLAVERY IS LEGALIZED BLACK PERSONS ARE CONSIDERED 3/5 HUMAN.

1866 RIGHTS OF 1866. YARPERSÄWEEKL 1870 NATURALIZATION ACT OF 1870 EXCLUDES ASIANS AND NATIVE AMERICANS.

1876 JIM CROW LAWS ENFORCE RACIAL SEGREGATION SEGRO FxrCTS10N Ft:OM RAILWAY.

1917 IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1917 BARS ASIANS AND ALL IMMIGRANTS OVER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN WHO ARE ILLITERATE LITERACY TEST THE AMERICANFSE WALL AS BURNETr WOULD BUILD rr..

1924 IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1924 DENIES LEGAL US. ENTRY TO MEXICANS.

1954 BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA DECLARES SEPARATE SCHOOLS FOR BLACK AND WHITE STUDENTS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

1967 LOVING v. VIRGINIA INVALIDATES LAWS PROHIBITING INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE.

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We can undo racism. “If racism was constructed, it can be undone if people understand when it was constructed, why it was constructed, how it functions, and how it is maintained.” ―Peoples Institute for Survival and Beyond.

Consider. What was new, surprising or impactful to you in what you just saw?.

What is equity?.

Equity. Equity is achieved when one’s identity cannot predict the outcome..

Equity. Equity is achieved when one’s identity cannot predict the outcome..

Equity. Equity is the umbrella under which Diversity and Inclusion reside.

Evolution of the cultural response. DIVERSITY. abstract.

Where do you see barriers to equity in your work? What are the “fences?”.

Now, an awareness test….

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What is bias?. IOPiN10N.

Bias is the tendency to favor or disfavor―the evaluation of one group or its members in relation to another. The implicit biases we hold do not necessarily align with our declared beliefs or even reflect stances we would explicitly endorse..

The Unconscious Brain. The Conscious Brain. Two brains at work all the time.

abstract. Two brains at work all the time. 99.9% of decisions we make are governed by the unconscious mind. This is designed to allow the mind to focus on the most important decisions that need our complete, conscious focus..

What does our unconscious brain do with all this information?.

Why are we talking about the unconscious and conscious brain?.

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Examples of Types of Bias.

Affinity Bias. Affinity bias occurs when we see someone we feel we have an affinity with (e.g. we attended the same college, we grew up in the same town, or they remind us of someone we know and like). This is often seen in recruitment and/or hiring. We look for people with similar or likeable traits and put them at the top of our lists.

Confirmation Bias. The unconscious tendency to seek information that confirms our existing beliefs, even when evidence exists to the contrary. Evaluation of others.

Where do we get our biases?.

o a a a aao Sh13N 9NINV3Y8. Examples of bias in media.

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The Most Desirable Face.

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Now let’s look at just one of the impacts of institutional and systemic bias.

Gender.

Women are more educated than men. For the class of 2013-2014, women earned more than half of bachelor’s degrees (57.1%), master’s degrees (59.9%), and doctorate degrees (51.8%) BUT In 2015, Men held 80.1% of S&P 500 board seats, while women only held 19.9% Corporate America promotes men at 30 percent higher rates than women during early career stages Women today are paid 83 cents for every dollar a man earns.

According to a study by the National Women’s Law Center, “The average full-time working woman will lose more than $460,000 over a 40-year period in wages due only to the wage gap. To catch up she will need to work 12 additional years!.

In Colorado Race/Ethnicity % Salary Gap $ Lost over 40 Years Age to work to make what men make by 60.