Tag: equity

The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards

Via Stanford Social Innovation Review. The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards By Aysa Gray Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not privilege the values of white and Western employees and leave behind people of color. The standards of professionalism, according to American grassroots organizer-scholars Tema Okun and Keith Jones, are … Read More

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Equity is a Verb

Via Medium.  Equity is a Verb by equityXdesign The following is the text of remarks given by equityXdesign co-author Christine Ortiz to open New Profit’s 2017 Reimagine Learning Convening. To watch Christine deliver this talk, scroll to the end of the post. I have never felt more Puerto Rican than I do now. Which is … Read More

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