Equity Share Statement For Diversity In Chicago
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Writing a Diversity Statement Tell your story. Focus on commonly accepted understandings of diversity and equity. Avoid false parallels. Write about specific things you have done to help students from underrepresented backgrounds succeed. Highlight any programs for underrepresented students you've participated in.
Some white colleagues ask: “Can white candidates write something that would be acceptable?” This is a valid question. We say: “Of course they can.
I recognize that discrimination can be direct or indirect and take place at both institutional and personal levels. I believe that such discrimination is unacceptable and am committed to providing equality of opportunity for all by eliminating any and all discrimination, harassment, bullying, or victimization.
Ideally, you would start with a thesis statement that summarizes your values within DEI (e.g., commitment to building a just society, decentering privileged voices in your discipline, amplifying marginalized voices in your teaching and research) and provide examples throughout the statement to support how you've done ...
We promote dignity in the workplace We are committed to providing great working practices, resources and training. We are also committed to ensuring our people are a reflection of the communities we serve. We ensure that our recruitment and promotion processes are fair and open to all.
Tell your story. Concentrate on issues such as race, gender, social class and sexual orientation. Avoid false parallels. Write about specific things you have done to help students from underrepresented backgrounds succeed. Describe specific ways you are willing to contribute.
Don't (over)rely on self-disclosure. While you may choose to disclose the social identities you hold while narrating what motivates your commitment to EDIB work, your diversity statement should focus on the work you have done and will do to create diverse, inclusive, and equitable spaces of higher education.
As an outcome, a racial equity plan is the agency's roadmap and detailed itinerary for change. As a process, drafting a racial equity plan builds staff awareness of the agency's vision for change and capacity to implement that change.
For example, in King County, Washington, there is a 10-year life expectancy difference between zip codes where residents are predominantly White and zip codes where residents are predominantly people of color. We call this reality structural racial inequity. The flip-side of this reality is racial equity.
Ing to 2021 US Census Bureau American Community Survey one-year estimates, which is conducted annually for cities over 65,000 via sampling, the population of Chicago, Illinois was 36.1% White (32.9% Non-Hispanic White and 3.2% Hispanic White), 28.5% Black or African American, 6.9% Asian, 1.1% Native American and ...