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In the US, we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. We invite you to explore these resources.

A Conversations With Latinos on Race

The New York Times

(6 min. 41 sec.)

Facts at your fingertips: this compilation of statistics highlights the growth and impact of the US Latinx community.

White-Hispanic pay gaps are not closing and the pay equity gaps for Hispanic women are primarily explained by bias and discrimination. Hispanic women have the largest pay gap in the US economy.

In 2018, Hispanic buying power in the US economy was more than $1.5 trillion.

Multiple US government institutions including the Libary of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution have wonderful virtual and live exhibits celebrating the contributions of Hispanic culture to the US.

Explore the diverse views of the Latinx community about this month’s celebration, especially given the choice of the word “Hispanic” in the name of the celebration.

D&I Insights

A Lack of Sponsorship Is Keeping Women from Advancing into Leadership

Harvard Business Review

Herminia Ibarra, Professor of Organizational Behavior at London Business School, finds sponsorship is essential to women's career advancement. At mid-career, for example, just 1 in 5 women are in a line role. Sponsorship programs could be more effective if they offer a spectrum of relationships from mentorship to career advocacy.

 

How Americans’ Biases Are Changing (or Not) Over Time

Harvard Business Review

Research studying Implicit Association Tests (IATs) from 2007 to 2016 shows some American implicit biases are changing for the better especially those related to people who are LGBTQ and people of color. However other implicit biases that do not show improvement are those related to people with disabilities, people who are overweight, and people who are elderly.

 

Actually, Gender-Neutral Pronouns Can Change a Culture

Wired

Language influences how we perceive the world. Can a normalized use of gender-neutral pronouns create a more inclusive culture? Learn about Sweden’s experience.

 

Communicating About and With People with Disabilities

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

This guide explains “people first” language and provides several examples of the correct way to apply this language guideline.

Video Resources

Doll test - The effects of racism on children 

Fanpage.it

(2 min. 44 sec.)

Upcoming D&I Related Dates

September

9/15-10/15  Hispanic Heritage Month


October

LGBTQ History Month
10/7-10/14  Mental Illness Awareness Week
01  Int'l Day of Older People
11  National Coming Out Day


November

Native American Heritage Month
11/12-11/19  Transgender Awareness Week
11  Veterans Day
20  Transgender Day of Remembrance

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