Does Language Matter? Perceptions of the Use of Diversity Training in the Public Sector Workforce

Barnes, Alicia; Grayer, Misty

doi:10.1177/00910260221143075

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“…However, organizations can take effective measures when it comes to diversity training. Examples include broadening the diverse makeup of trainers and training cadres, which can lead to increased learning of employees of similar gender and ethnicity (Song, 2018), and striving to use neutrally voiced language (vs. charged language) during training sessions (Barnes & Grayer, 2023).…”

Section: Dei Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Experience of Local Governments in Promoting Equity and Inclusion

Newman

Ali

Powell

et al. 2023

Public Personnel Management

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion—values that target structural inequities in communities and workplaces—have taken on greater urgency in the aftermath of the racial and societal tensions of the past several years. This article examines how selected local governmental jurisdictions are responding to the call for greater equity and inclusion in their organizations. Experiences of selected “best in class” cities are reviewed in their efforts to advance a transformative approach to human resource policies and processes. Strategies for implementation and pitfalls to avoid are identified. The article concludes by acknowledging that this work—work which interrupts the existing patterns that tend to maintain the status quo of structural disadvantages around issues such as hiring, pay equity, and advancement and that limit a culture of inclusion—is hard, is ongoing, and is overdue but is critical and calls for immediate action.

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Section: Dei Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%