I help companies build cultures where everyone feels respected and included. Book: Subtle Acts of Exclusion. Podcast: The Culture Advantage
Washington, DC
Joined May 2007
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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: "Civility" Isn't Enough: linkedin.com/pulse/civility-… via @LinkedIn
AI could be the solution to bias and inequity rather than the problem!
I asked gender economist @KaticaRoy
about it. She said AI could close the equity gap in 10 years, not 130, like common estimates say.
Podcast: cultureadvantagepodcast.com
300,000 Black women pushed out of the US workforce in 3 months.
I asked gender economist @KaticaRoy how it's happening, impact, how it is related to other gender equity issues, what we should do about it.
Podcast: cultureadvantagepodcast.com/
Michael D. Baran, Ph.D. retweeted
For a race to be left out of most lists is racist, which is a form of a microaggression.
Or—as I prefer @docjana_ and @MichaelDBaran’s reframing—it’s a SAE: a “subtle act of exclusion.”
Here is their list of types of subtle acts of exclusion:
ALT Framework of SAE types: - You are invisible - You (or people like you) are inadequate - You are not an individual - You don’t belong - You are not normal - You are a curiosity - You are a threat - You are a burden
#TyreNichols. His life mattered. His life was taken because of white supremacy. White supremacy isn’t just people in hoods or marching with tiki torches. White supremacy and anti-Blackness infiltrate everywhere, even places we don’t expect it. 1/4
It can look like norms and standards that center a particular way of being over others. It lurks in systems, laws, institutions, cultures, everyday behaviors, unconscious associations. It’s tragic, it’s horrific, it’s trauma. 3/4
And while it may seem like we’ve been discussing it for a long time, I would argue we have just barely gotten started. As my colleague @gloria_cotton has said, “As tired as you are talking about it, imagine how tired I am living about it.” 4/4
#MLKDay stat from recent study looking at home mortgage applications. In comparison to similar white applicants, lenders were 80% more likely to reject Black applicants. 80 percent! Not as uplifting as inspirational quotes, but speaks to the real work that still needs to be done.
How would you describe Diego Luna's mustache? I had never heard the term Fu Manchu, but it sure didn't sound right. How can we avoid problematic words and phrases? irisinclusion.com/newsletter… #microaggressions #subtleactsofexclusion #inclusivelanguage
Michael D. Baran, Ph.D. retweeted
We believe in connecting people and ideas to create a world that works for all. Each of these books has that value at its very core, and all would be an affirming choice to pick up during #PrideMonth.
@twiffanyjana @MichaelDBaran @robertwfuller @maryfwinters @jenniferbrown
ALT An illustration of a bookshelf that holds the books: Subtle Acts of Exclusion Dignity for All The Body Is Not an Apology Overcoming Bias Inclusive Conversations How to Be an Inclusive Leader
Michael D. Baran, Ph.D. retweeted
TONIGHT at 6pm online Literary Virginia Book Group discusses "Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions" by @twiffanyjana and @MichaelDBaran More info & zoom link at lva-virginia.libcal.com/even… and more about the book at youtu.be/NzESzEkUzEA
Michael D. Baran, Ph.D. retweeted
Wed, May 11 Online Literary Virginia Book Group discusses "Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions" by @twiffanyjana and @MichaelDBaran More info & zoom link at lva-virginia.libcal.com/even… and more about the book at youtu.be/NzESzEkUzEA
Michael D. Baran, Ph.D. retweeted
The person I nominate to replace Justice Breyer will be someone with extraordinary qualifications. Character, experience, and integrity.
And they will be the first Black woman nominated to the United States Supreme Court.
Michael D. Baran, Ph.D. retweeted
Adam Serwer: "To say the system worked in this case is like saying your car made it home—after your entire family had to get out and push it miles down a dirt road." theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
Went to an Atlanta Braves game in 1992 and was horrified at the "tomahawk chop." Almost 30 years later and still doing it? @Braves time for change. forbes.com/sites/terencemoor…