
Advanced Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Recommended course length: Half day
Overview
This class takes a deeper dive into the concepts behind equity, diversity, and inclusion, and is recommended only after you have completed a class or workshop which covers the basics. Participants will explore a number of theories and frameworks to help them understand inequality in today’s society and the importance of taking action to change it.
Topics Covered
- What is privilege?
- Confronting power and privilege at work
- What is intersectionality?
- Using intersectionality to understand employees
- What is allyship?
- Allyship and the workplace
- Common terminology
Course Outcomes
- Understand major concepts related to EDI and social justice
- Relate these concepts to workplace issues and challenges
- Identify how these concepts can be applied for more equitable outcomes, via changes to personal behaviour and growth as well as influencing attitudes and policies at work
