Intersecting Identities Cannot be Erased
Today’s news stories have multiple accounts of attempts to erase individuals’ identities through legislation, book bans, curricula eliminations, and other processes that diminish the whole person. This is not going to be a blog that further politicizes these behaviors...
Women Leading Horizontally and with Bicultural Self-efficacy
Annually, Women’s Leadership month serves as a platform to lift women up for recognition and affirmation. Women in positions of leadership and public visibility are often acclaimed for their achievements and contributions in spaces of education, nonprofits, corporate,...
Strategic DEIB Efforts are Not Training Events A 30-year Perspective
Basic premises underlying my organization change consultation All organizations are diverse because of individuals’ intersecting identities As social beings, people want to feel they can connect to others and be included and respected As cultural beings, people bring...
Harmony through Multicultural Workplace Relationships
You can’t shake hands with a closed fist ∫∫ Indira Gandhi This quote by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi has inspired my consultation advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in work settings. The best verbal intentions to bring everyone to an...
Workplace Relationships in a Discordant World
The workplace is a microcosm of society, bringing together people from all walks of life and varying experiences and identities. Discordance is about having different viewpoints and disagreements on a given issue, which is not unusual, but when individuals react...
October: Coming Out Month
Rick Miller, Executive Director of Gay Sons & Mothers We at Gay Sons and Mothers have chatted with and supported various people who felt alone through their own coming-out journey, or in learning of a family member who has just come out. Appreciate that many...
Advancing Pride and Courage in the Workplace
June was designated Pride month by President Bill Clinton in 1999 to formally recognize the roadblocks, injustices, and ongoing struggles the LGBTQI+ community has faced over the years in their fight to gain equal rights. Not special rights, human rights. Pride month...
The Dynamics of Invisibility
Ruttantip (Dang) Chonwerawong, PhD | AAG Consultant May is Asian American Heritage month—a month of reflecting on what it means to be Asian and American. I became an Asian when I arrived in America as an international student. Prior to that point, I was just me, a...
Lesbians in the Workplace: We’re Here, We’re Queer—Are you used to us?
Colleen R. Logan, PhD | Senior Consultant, AAG This question seems like a “no-brainer”, yet it is relevant to raise. Why? There is an assumption that women in leadership are tough, rigid, and harsh in their demeanor. Moreover, if you buy into the rampant...
Celebrating International Women’s Day Everyday
Family Freedom Fighters—Women in Ukraine and Globally On this annual International Women’s Day my focus is on women from around the world who give voice and action to hope, freedom, peace, and family. When it comes to natural disasters, fleeing from terror through...