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Through personal narratives, racial literacy, and cultural competency, the Demystifying Diversity Podcast illuminates the shared humanity of all people. In Season Three, the podcast focuses on how diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging intersect with the modern workplace. By illuminating barriers and offering sustainable strategies for building and harnessing diverse workforces, this season of the podcast hopes to expand workplace empathy.

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Brought to you as a collaborative effort between the Demystifying Diversity Podcast team and the Fox School of Business’ Center for Ethics, Diversity and Workplace Culture (CEDWC), Season Three of the Demystifying Diversity Podcast combines a variety of voices and will support listeners at every stage of their career to become agents of positive change at work, and in the world.

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Coming Out At Work: Q&A

Featured Voice - Kelli Clark

VP of Culture, Employee Experience and

Employee Communications at Emerson

  • The struggles that come from having to hide a major part of one's identity in the workplace, and how that type of forced concealment impacts employees' overall performance.

  • The need for people to do “the work” of standing up and being leaders in supporting their LGBTQ+ colleagues and community members.

  • How, like many other identifiers, LGBTQ+ identities can be fluid, based on experience and self-discovery over time.

  • How simple acts of affirming another's identity can go a long way in creating safety.

  • The importance of allies in creating the needed safety for LGBTQ+-identifying colleagues to show up fully as themselves.

  • The importance of creating and allowing mental health space in the workplace, not just for LGBTQ+-identifying folx, but for all employees.

  • The value of connecting with people of different identities, and how their shared experiences can foster self-discovery and belonging.

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Coming Out At Work:  Stepping Out of the Corporate Closet

A FEW THINGS YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

  • The struggles of having to hide a major part of one’s identity in the workplace, and how that impacts overall performance.

  • The need for people to do “the work,” of standing up and being leaders in supporting the LGBTQ+ community to enact real change.

  • The lasting effects of not fully being able to express one’s self in the workplace. 
    The reality of hate - how it becomes more difficult to hate someone to their face, and how being open about identity can make a tremendous difference in our workplace experiences.

  • How identity is fluid, and how the fluidity of any type of identifier changes based on experience, self-discovery, and time.

  • How simple acts of affirming another’s identity can go a long way in creating safety.

  • The value of connecting with people of different identities, and how their shared experiences can foster self-discovery and belonging.

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#MeToo: Q&A

Featured Voice - Leora Eisenstadt

Associate Professor in the Department of Risk, Actuarial Science and Legal Studies and Founding Director of CEDWC

  • What you should know about the legal process involved in coming out against an abuser in the workplace.

  • “The Five D's,” and how they are essential to providing direct support to anyone suffering workplace abuse.

  • The importance of recognizing intent as it relates to unwanted interactions in the workplace.

  • How workplace abuse, sexual and otherwise, plays a role in suppressing under-privileged groups.

  • Tangible techniques for how to be an effective ally when witnessing workplace abuse.

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#MeToo: How Pervasive and Permissive Power Dynamics Create Cultures of Harassment and Abuse

A FEW THINGS YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

  • How the #MeToo Movement has shifted the landscape of abuse in the workplace.

  • That abuse is systemic, and that ending it is a much larger and more daunting task than removing “bad apples.”

  • The importance of survivors sharing their stories (if they choose) as a means of empowering themselves and supporting others.

  • How workplace abuse, while more likely to be perpetrated by men against women, persists in many forms and impacts individuals of all genders.

  • How sexual abuse is, at its core, an issue of inequitable and unhealthy power dynamics.

  • What to look for when abuse is suspected, and ways in which to provide support, or seek help, in the face of workplace harassment.

  • How to intervene to prevent harassment from escalating and to empower victims of workplace abuse.

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Brain and Body Diversity: Q&A

Featured Voice - Tanner Gers

President and Founder of AccessAbility Officer

  • How remote work has created more space for adults to be present with their children and their household obligations, while still fulfilling their roles at work.

  • How intersectionality plays a major role in how remote work has impacted, and continues to impact, people in these types of jobs.

  • The disparity in work-from-home experiences between caregivers and those who are not in caregiving roles.

  • How to advocate for a style of employment that supports individual and organizational needs.

  • How to effectively set boundaries for oneself while working from home.

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Brain and Body Diversity

A FEW THINGS YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

  • Neurodiversity and other often invisible disabilities.

  • The ways in which non-typical ways of thinking can, and often does, lead to innovation. 

  • The prevalence of disabilities within society, and within the workplace.

  • The discrimination and rejection that people with invisible and visible disabilities face at work, and elsewhere.

  • How representation is key to supporting those whose bodies and brains function in ways that are not considered “typical.”

  • The not-so-obvious advantages and disadvantages that people can experience when their disabilities are not readily visible to others.

  • How working with people with disabilities creates opportunities for understanding and allyship.

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Remote Work: Q&A

Featured Voice - Liz Taylor

Assistant Professor at Temple University's School

of Sport Tourism and Hospitality Management

  • How remote work has created more space for adults to be present with their children and their household obligations, while still fulfilling their roles at work.

  • How intersectionality plays a major role in how remote work has impacted, and continues to impact, people in these types of jobs.

  • The disparity in work-from-home experiences between caregivers and those who are not in caregiving roles.

  • How to advocate for a style of employment that supports individual and organizational needs.

  • How to effectively set boundaries for oneself while working from home.

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Remote Work: Finding Balance and Boundaries Between Work and Home

A FEW THINGS YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

  • How the rise of remote work has created a more equitable playing field for persons with disabilities.

  • How remote work has blurred the boundaries between work and home, and how some people have thrived in this environment, while others have not.

  • The disparity in the work-from-home experience for caregivers and those who are not in caregiving roles.

  • How remote work has cultivated efficiency in communication in the workplace, and has helped curb opportunities for workplace harassment, unwanted comments, etc.

  • The ways in which working from home can accelerate mental health concerns for some, particularly around issues of loneliness and lack of social outlets.

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