Before Tackling Systemic Racism, You Need to Dig Into Your Own Biases

5 Dec 2022

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Digging entails identifying your social identities (which might include “woman” or “man” or “nonbinary” and “Hispanic” or “Black” or “Chinese”) and researching the power dynamics associated with each one. Some identities are imbued with social power; some have been historically marginalized. You need to recognize your blind spots about those dynamics in order to build authentic, trusting connections with others and ultimately act collectively to make organizations more welcoming and equitable, says Tina Opie, Associate Professor of Management at Babson College and co-author of "Shared Sisterhood". 00:00 “Shared Sisterhood” is a radically optimistic philosophy on how to dismantle systemic inequity. 00:45 It’s made up of three processes: Dig, Bridge, and Collective Action. 02:10 Let’s dig into Dig. 04:26 Digging can be difficult, no matter what your background. 06:45 Having a defensive reaction to digging is a totally natural reaction. 09:40 How much digging do I need to do before I can start building bridges and taking collective action? For more, read, "Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work": https://www.amazon.com/Shared-Sisterhood-Collective-Action-Racial/dp/1647822831 Follow Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #Race #Gender #Equity Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. #DEI #Business #Explainer #Success #HowTo

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