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What drives your want to pursue this inner work? It is important that we ask ourselves these questions and take these moments for introspection, unveiling the depth of our purpose. Is it the pursuit of a more equitable society? The commitment to self-education and raising awareness? The determination to confront personal biases? Or perhaps the aspiration to champion inclusion in every space you occupy? Are you doing this because you feel like you have to or to be perceived as a good person? Or are you doing it because you are genuinely invested in and passionate about the outcomes? Asking yourself these questions not only broadens your understanding, but also strengthens your capacity to do the work and step into this role in an authentic, heart-led way. And when you do ask yourself these questions….be neutral - no judgement. #diversityandinclusion #toughconversations #antiracism #antiracismjourney #selfawareness #DEI #conversationsaboutrace

The word "ally" is tossed around so casually these days that many of us have forgotten how much courage it takes to practice allyship for real.** Here are some friendly reminders for my LGBTQIA2S+ siblings and aspiring allies. Do these resonate? 🏳️🌈Your friendships with us may be wonderful but they are not proof of your "allyship." 🏳️🌈Your silence is not neutrality. It's a practice of denial and othering that may be harming those you aim to stand in solidarity with. 🏳️⚧️If you aren't centering the humanity of trans and nonbinary people and actively countering misinformation, hate, and violence, it's time to take a personal inventory of your own biases. 🏳️⚧️If you continue to approach LGBTQIA2S+ rights as separate and siloed, you're supporting the most privileged individuals and marginalizing those who are deeply impacted by multiple systems of oppression. 🏳️🌈 Feeling like you're "afraid to say the wrong thing" is understandable but it doesn't justify inaction. In these moments, I find that it helps to tap into your own values and remember that equity work is more important than your personal (dis)comfort. 🤔 What do you wish aspiring allies to the queer and trans communities knew or understood? What skill, concept or resource has been the most helpful in your own allyship journey? **Full disclosure: I have mixed feelings about the term "ally" because it seldom help us to forge alliances across difference. When we call ourselves or others "allies," we perpetuate a siloing of liberation struggles which are actually bound up together. But that's a discussion for another day! ____ 🌈 I'm a DEIB consultant, speaker, and educator passionate about building communities where everyone can thrive. 🗣 I talk about courageous conversations, connecting across difference, navigating conflict, and inclusive leadership. 👉🏽 If you found this post insightful, please share to expand the conversation. 🔔 Follow me and tap the bell on my profile to subscribe to my content.

In his essay ‘On Vulnerability, Coming Out and Hiding’ Paul Hibbert discusses hidden vulnerabilities that stem from personal differences or challenges that aren’t obvious to others in academic life. Hibbert, a gay man from a deprived background and often presumed straight, has personally experienced the unrecognized struggles many face in academia. Hidden vulnerabilities - stemming from differences like neurodiversity, mental health, precarity, and more - often go unnoticed, leaving individuals feeling isolated or uncertain about if or when to speak up. To address this, we must encourage visibility, build a supportive community, and transform institutional policies. Leaders should prioritize inclusive policies and regularly survey staff to uncover hidden struggles, differences or preferences. Institutional support towards diversity and vulnerability in academic communities can create an open, inclusive environment where everyone may thrive as their authentic selves. Full essay here: https://bit.ly/3KTpWdH #AcademicLife #HiddenVulnerability #Inclusion #DiversityAndInclusion #HigherEdu-cation #Leadership #CommunityBuilding #JMS #JMS_Journal #Wiley

In last post our co-founder Agnieszka Fronia shared her journey of breaking her gender bias thinking. Today, we ask you to take a moment and reflect: What are the habits or way of thinking that hold you back from reaching your full potential ❓❓❓ It's natural to gravitate towards what's familiar and comfortable. After all, it provides us with a sense of security and stability. But what if we told you that sometimes, the old ways of thinking are holding you back from amazing opportunities? If Agnieszka, still was thinking that climbing is only for men, she would never discover her passion for rocks. So, are there patterns of thinking or behaviours that no longer serve you? Self-awareness is a first step for deconstructing our stereotypes. By acknowledging the areas where you may hold yourself back, you gain the power to break free from limitations. And if you want to learn more, we recommend to reading Sophia Gruner article "What has gotten you here won´t bring you further". You can find it here: https://lnkd.in/esgmzWfT You can also share your insights in the comments. We love to learn from you! #femaleleaders #limitingbeliefs #womeninbusiness #genderbias #leadershipcoaching #corporatetraining

Definitely what we know might be our problem sometimes! I find it fascinating to reframe my own perspective- at least when I am aware that there might be another angle to a story. This is not always the case, as you might have experienced yourself as well. At SHEnergy we want to challenge the status-quo: of individual mindsets and organizational structures- all that we can live and lead at our best. #leadership #selfawareness #businessretreats #sterotypes #breakthebias

There’s a disconnect between what we know and how we behave. This is the gap that Headway DEI Training fills. On a knowledge level, most U.S. Americans believe #diversity makes the country stronger, and they think #inclusivity at companies is positive. Most people also believe they are not racist. Most people have been educated about #racism and #sexism, have knowledge around #discrimination and #prejudice, and would likely prefer not to be #ageist or engage in #ableism. Yet bias, ingrained in us to protect us against predators in the distant past and fueled by social conditioning, resides in all of us. That’s where changing behavior comes in. Since most daily occurrences of discrimination are a result of unconscious #bias (the operative word being unconscious), we are acting on these biases without purposeful consideration. So we learn new ways of thinking in order to circumvent this automatic thought process; we practice managing our own #defensiveness in order to engage on this topic; we interrupt #microaggressions with #microresistances and we maintain one another’s dignity when doing so. We also agree to believe each other’s personal experiences and sincerely apologize when we hurt each other. This is the actual work. It is active. It is action. #HeadwayDEITraining #ImplicitBias #Microaggressions #Weathering #Inclusion #DiversityEquityInclusion #DiversityInclusion #EmbracingDiversity #InclusivityMatters #DEIBTraining #DEIFacilitation #WorkplaceBelonging #Neurodiversity #InclusiveWorkplace #DEIClassesOnline #DEIB #Equity #Nonprofits #Neuroscience #Racism #RaceTalk

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪." As parents, and as leaders, surely our most important role is to help our children define themselves, boldly and without apology. They look to us not for answers, but for the courage to create their own. Standing proudly behind them, we show them what defiance looks like in the face of life’s challenges. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 "𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙" 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚. 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. They are always watching how we lead, how we respond, how we parent. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝙬𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚, 𝙬𝙚 𝙤𝙬𝙣. When we refuse to be confined by society's limitations, we teach our children that they too can rise above them. It’s not just about nurturing; it’s about showing them that strength, caring and leadership comes in many forms—𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛, 𝙣𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨. Every act of defiance as parents against these outdated gender expectations sets our children free to embrace their full potential. "𝘿𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮." #parenting #gender #humanresources #mentalhealth

Part 6: Anarcha-Feminism (or Anarchist Feminism) is another offshoot of Radical Feminism and combines Feminist and Anarchist beliefs in which patriarchy is viewed as a manifestation of hierarchy so that the fight against patriarchy is an essential part of the class struggle and the Anarchist struggle against the state. Black Feminism (or Womanism) argues that sexism, class oppression and racism are inextricably bound together. Alice Walker and other Womanists claim that black women experience a different and more intense kind of oppression from that of white women. Socialist Feminism (or Marxist Feminism) connects the oppression of women to Marxist ideas about exploitation, oppression and labor. Socialist Feminists see the need to work alongside men and all other groups, and to focus their energies on broad change that affects society as a whole, and not just on an individual basis. Liberal Feminism (or Individualist Feminism) seeks the equality of men and women through political and legal reform. Liberal Feminists see the personal individual interactions between men and women as the place from which to transform society and argue that no major change to the structure of society is needed. Quelle: Philosophy — Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche #Gesundheit #Bildung #Fuehrung #Coaching #Mindset #Motivation #Gehirn #Neuroscience #Psychologie #Persoenlichkeitsentwicklung #Kindheit #KeyNoteSpeaker #Humangenetik #Biochemie #Neuroleadership #Ernaehrung #Transformation #Stress #Demografie #Gender #Age #interkulturelleKompetenz #Epigenetik #Veraenderung #EmotionaleIntelligenz #Change #Gesellschaft #Organisationsentwicklung #Philosophie #Beratung # Quantum

I am in my 🧽 era! Soaking in allllllll the information…and feeling alllllll the feelings. I’m currently reading Dr. Nika White, CDE®, IOM book: Inclusion Uncomplicated - A Transformative Guide To Simplify DEI. Wow. Just wow. 🤯 Here are few #gems from chapter two: - If we are not living in #knowledge of other people’s #experiences, then we are often going to be #unaware of the complex #challenges people are experiencing. That keeps some of our most #valuable people from showing up at their best and #limits their opportunities for #success. - #Everyone has a #DEI story. You don’t have to be a member of a historically #marginalized group to have a story. Remember, diversity is a point of #respect in which things differ, and that includes aspects such as #age, #race, #gender, #sexualpreference, #physicalabilities, #neurodivergence, and MUCH MORE. - Practicing #compassion allows us to create a culture of #belonging, which can occur only through #genuine efforts to #connect at a deeper level…and when we practice compassion, we realize we are never far from situations where we, too, may need someone’s #understanding, #grace or #forgiveness. #peoplepeoplepeople

Think of the art that wasn’t created, the ideas that weren’t shared, the dreams that weren’t pursued, all because the society chose not to listen. For many, speaking is courage. Every time I introduce myself I say: “ My name is Jerry Okiki and I have a stammer, it might take me longer to get some worlds out, I’m not nervous, or forgotten what I wanted to say, it’s just how I speak.” This post isn’t about me; it’s about a community of voices, voices that have been dismissed and forgotten. It’s about individuals who, like me, have learned that every word can be a battle, and every sentence an act of resilience. These are the Missing Voices, and they deserve a world that listens, respects, and values them. I believe that change begins with understanding, with empathy, and with creating spaces where no one feels invisible. To anyone who has ever felt invisible: I see you. Your voice matters. And if we unite, we can create a world that hears us all. If this resonates with you, let’s connect, discuss, and dream of a world that values every voice. Let’s make sure no voice goes missing. #MissingVoices #DisabilityAdvocacy #SpeakUp #Inclusion #Empowerment #VoicesUnite #ListenToUs #BreakTheSilence #SpeakYourTruth Puneet Singh Singhal Dale Henri