Race, gender and communication

This selection of resources is intended to increase your understanding and application of how to talk about race and gender in the workplace and how to actively address conscious and unconscious bias in your communications.

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Duarte JEDI Model — **Forbes**
**Even Diverse Organizations Can Do Better** **by Nancy Duarte**
“JEDI stands for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Although others might use the same acronym, we chose to roll it out in the reverse with Inclusion being one of the first things to fix in our organization. If you don’t have an inclusive culture as a foundation, you can hire gobs of diverse employees but they will bounce out if you don’t make everyone feel like they belong.”

Heart and name on coffee cup — **Washington Post**
**Why are female doctors introduced by first name while men are called ‘Doctor’?** **by Janice Neumann**
Anupam Jena, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, said male introducers could be using first names because they felt that “the work done by female colleagues is somehow different than the work done by male colleagues.”
*“Subconsciously they are not equating the stature of female speakers to be the same as male speakers,” he said.*
**Additional resources on this topic:**
**Quartz:** **Why it matters when people ignore a woman’s title** **by Patricia Friedrich**
**NPR:** **Think your credentials are ignored because you’re a woman? It could be** **by Tania Lombrozo**

Having difficult conversations, by The Woke Coach — **The Woke Coach**
**How to have difficult conversations with your family** **by Serena Hodges**
In order to have a difficult conversation, preparation is mandatory. Here are a few questions that you might ask yourself in advance of your interaction.

Allyship 101 by Serena Hodges

Remember that allyship is a life-long commitment. Learn how to stay engaged.

“Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

People in any dominant group find it impossible to believe that the road isn’t as flat for others as it is for them; they only know they’re working really hard.

Read an excerpt on the topic of Patriarchy Blindness (trigger alert: sexual assault)