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Understanding diversity and inclusion
From the course: How to Be More Inclusive
Understanding diversity and inclusion
- By now, many of you have heard the terms, diversity and inclusion, but what do they really mean? After this lesson, you'll have a better understanding of what these terms mean and the common mistakes many organizations make when trying to incorporate them. There is a visual I find to be really helpful when talking about diversity. This is the diversity iceberg. As with real icebergs, the visible aspects above the waterline are just a fraction of what makes up the full iceberg. Those visible aspects of diversity are things like race, gender, age and language. But about 80% of our diversity is invisible or below the waterline and includes things like physical ability, religion, education, social class, sexual orientation, the list goes on. Now what's important to understand when talking about this diversity iceberg is that all of these things make up who we are as people. Each of those aspects presents an opportunity for…
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