Cultivating an Inclusive Workplace: Race and Ethnicity

1h 20mIntermediate2025-04-07

Authors

Mary-Frances Winters

Founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc.

Mareisha Reese

Course details

Equity is key to creating and sustaining inclusive organizations. This course focuses on topics relating to race and ethnicity and is geared toward helping organizations create not just equality, but equitable opportunities for all—with specific focus on common racial/ethnic inequities and ways to address those challenges.

Learning objectives
Discover why is racial/ethnic equity is important.
Describe the difference between race and racism.
Explore why race/ethnicity is so hard to discuss.
Learn the difference between equality and equity.
Discuss why equity is good for everyone.
Create racially-equitable recruiting and hiring practices.
Create racially-equitable promotion practices.

Skills covered

Workplace EquityInclusive LeadershipDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)Leadership and ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Why is racial equity important

1. What Do We Mean by Race

02 - Race is a misunderstood concept
03 - Origins of race
04 - What is the difference between race and racism
05 - Race, ethnicity, culture
06 - Why is race so hard to discuss

2. Deconstructing Equity

07 - The difference between equality and equity
08 - Why equity is good for everyone
09 - Equity's impact on well-being

3. Key Concepts to Understanding Racial Equity

10 - Intersectionality - The biracial and multiracial experience
11 - Race and other intersections
12 - Colorism
13 - Privilege
14 - Workplace manifestations of racial inequities

4. Racial Equity in Hiring and Promotion Practices

15 - Collecting and analyzing data by race
16 - Creating racially-equitable recruiting and hiring practices
17 - Creating racially-equitable promotion practices

5. Racial Equity in Policies and Practices Beyond HR

18 - Racial equity in marketing and advertising
19 - Racial equity in procurement practices
20 - Racial equity in AI

Conclusion

21 - Continue your journey towards racial equity in the workplace