Nine Questions the Diversity Practitioner Should Ask:

 

1.      Do I really understand what is meant by the term diversity?

2.      Do I understand the relationship between diversity and inclusion? (diversity is about awareness of and respect for differences, while inclusion is about getting the benefit of the differences and making everyone feel they can contribute and be included regardless of those differences)

3.      Do I understand and to what extent do I support affirmative action?

4.      Have I sufficiently recognized, explored and worked on my own biases?

5.      Are my own behaviors and values consistent with what I try to bring to others?

6.      What does diversity have to do with getting the job done and can I successfully argue the business case for diversity?

7.      How effectively can I argue that diversity is more than the flavor of the month?

8.      How do I know I have had a successful impact in the organization?

9.      To what extent am I comfortable discussing the concept of privilege and its relationship to valuing diversity?

 

As leaders in the human resources profession and within our employer organizations, we promote diversity within our membership, leadership and guest speakers in order to eventually reflect the demographics of greater Omaha.

 

Key objectives are to:

• Educate

• Inform

• Encourage a consciousness and understanding of diversity

• Serve as a resource for members

• Promote continuous dialogue and action around diversity issues as a discipline within human resources

Listed below are a series of websites in several subject areas.  These sites are designed to assist the HRAM members with diversity-related information.  This is by no means a complete listing.  If you find a website worthy of adding to this page, please contact dmaline@oppd.com with your recommendation.

 

FEDERAL & STATE RESOURCES

·  Nebraska Workforce Development - http://www.dol.state.ne.us/

·  US Department of Labor - http://www.dol.gov/

·  Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://stats.bls.gov/

·  Employment and Training Administration - http://www.doleta.gov/

·  US Occupational Safety and Health Administration - http://www.osha.gov/

 

ADA

·  Disability Resources Monthly - http://www.disabilityresources.org/

·  Employment First - http://www.employmentfirst.org/

The site was established to begin to address barriers to employment for individuals desiring to work in Nebraska.  These barriers may be physical or cognitive disabilities, a disadvantaged background, and others.  There is information for employers and job seekers.

·  Job Accommodation Network - http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/

·  ADA Resources for employers and workers - www.worksupport.com/

From Virginia Commonwealth University, with funding from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

·  ADA Home Page - www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

·  Bridges from School to Work - www.marriottfoundation.org/

Presented by the Marriott Foundation, this site offers a school-to-career program model and presents employment issues and opportunities facing young people with disabilities.

·  ICAN - http://www.ican.com/

 

African-Americans

·  The Black Collegian Online - http://www.black-collegian.com/

·  National Black MBA Association Employment Network - http://www.nbmbaa.org/

·  NAACP - http://www.naacp.org/

·  NAACP; 391-4460; www.naacp.org

·  Urban League of Nebraska; 453 – 9730; www.urbanleagueneb.org

·  National Association of African-Americans in Human Resources - http://www.naaahr.com/

·  Black Human Resource Network - http://www.bhrn.org/

Organization whose purpose is to promote the careers and issues of Black human resources professionals.

 

Asian-Americans

·  Gold Sea Asian American Supersite - http://goldsea.com/

Cyndi’s List - http://www.cyndislist.com/asia.htm#History

The most complete listing of links to all things Asian.

 

EEO/AA

·  EEO Sources - http://eeosource.peopleclick.com/

A community web site for HR professionals who bare the responsibilities in the areas of affirmative action planning, EEO compliance and diversity

·  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - www.eeoc.gov/

Information on laws enforced by the EEOC, fact sheets and related information.

·  GSA Office of Equal Employment Opportunity - http://hydra.gsa.gov/eeo/

·  Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) www.dol.gov/dol/esa/public/ofcp_org.htm

 

GLBT

·  Human Rights Campaign - www.hrc.org/worknet/

Source of information on workplace policies and laws surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity.

·  Citizens for Equal Protection; 398-3027; www.cfep-ne.org

·  Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network; 596-2549; www.glsen.org/templates/index.html

·  Gay Workplace Issues - www.nyu.edu/pages/sls/gaywork/

Gender  Education  Center - http://www.debradavis.org/gecpage/gecworkplace.html

A Minnesota non-profit corporation of differently gendered people dedicated to support, advocacy & education.

 

General Diversity Information

·  SHRM Diversity Initiative - www.shrm.org/diversity

Bulletin board, Q&As, articles from Mosaics newsletter, more.  For SHRM members only.

·  TMA Diversity Recruitment Center - http://www.tmaonline.net/

Provides articles, discussions, and hundreds of links on diversity recruitment.

·  Workplace Diversity Network - www.ilr.cornell.edu/extension/wdn/

A project of Cornell University

·  Diversity Central - http://www.diversitycentral.com/

The online site for the Cultural Diversity at Work newsletter and related resources.

·  Diversity Database, University of Maryland - http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Diversity/

A comprehensive index of multicultural and diversity resources maintained by The University of Maryland.  Provides links to a wide range of resources pertaining to cultural diversity and multiculturalism.

·  DiversityInc.com - http://www.diversityinc.com/

Described as a “one-stop” information source, the webzine, DiversityInc.com, that includes frequently updated diversity news, commentary and how-to content organized to address workplace, supplier and marketplace diversity with industry specific resources for automotive, health/pharmaceutical, electric utility, food service/hospitality and financial service industries and links to training and consulting resources.

·  Diversity Search - http://www.diversitysearch.com/

Career development and job search site, with searchable database with extensive links.

·  Diversity Training Group - http://www.diversitydtg.com/

Includes Diversity IQ Quiz, Gender Equity Quiz and related articles.

·  Federal Information Exchange (FIE) Minority On-line Information service (MOLIS) http://www.em.doe.gov/emtrain/minority.html

This web page provides links to many other sites related to minority institutions, minority federal opportunities, minority scholarship and fellowship information.

·  Changing Face of America - http://npr.org/programs/specials/cfoa/

The Changing Face of America project is an 18-month long series of stories produced by NPR's Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered, and Morning Edition The series web site includes a link to stories from the program as well as links and resources related to stories in the series.

 

Gender

·  National Association for Female Executives - http://www.nafe.com/

·  Advancing Women - http://www.advancingwomen.com/

·  Catalyst - http://www.catalystwomen.org/

·  Women's Executive Network - http://www.thewen.com/

A job site dedicated to jobs for professional women in the business world.  A job center, mentoring program, information on finance, balancing work and family life, and more.

·  Women Working 2000 and Beyond - http://www.womenworking2000.com/

This website deals with the issues of today’s working woman.

·  Families and Work Institute - http://www.familiesandwork.org/index.html

FWI is a nonprofit center for research that provides data to inform decision-making on the changing workforce, changing family and changing community.  Founded in 1989, FWI's research typically takes on emerging issues before they crest. Our work often changes the language of debates to move the discussion forward.

 

Generational Issues

·  Business Forum on Aging - http://www.asaging.org/

Organization focusing on the implications and opportunities of the 50+ market and a middle-aging workforce.

·  The Center for Generational Studies - http://www.gentrends.com/

The Center for Generational Studies conducts research, produces seminars, and publishes resources on how the generations can better relate to one another in American society.

University of California - http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~aging/ModuleAgeism.html

University of California at Berkeley’s study on ageism

 

Hate Crime Reporting

·  Domestic Violence Coordinating Council; 398-9928; www.dvccomaha.org

·  Douglas County Sheriff’s Office; 444-7028; www.co.douglas.ne.us/dept/sheriff/sheriff.htm

·  Federal Bureau of Investigation; 493-8688; www.fbi.gov

·  City of Omaha's Human Relations Department; 444-5050            www.ci.omaha.ne.us/departments/human_relations/administration/default.htm

·  League of Human Dignity; 595-1256; www.leagueofhumandignity.com

·  National Conference for Community and Justice; 391-4460; www.nccj.org

·  Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission; 595-2028; http://tc.unl.edu/neoc/index.htm

·  Stop Hate Omaha; 554-4925; Http://stophateomaha.unomaha.edu/

 

Hispanic American

·  Nat’l Hispanic Corporate Achievers, Inc - http://www.hispanicachievers.org/Index_newb.html

·  National Society of Hispanic MBAs - http://www.nshmba.org/

·  Mexican American Opportunity Foundation - http://www.maof.org/

·  Julian Samora Research Institute - http://www.jsri.msu.edu/

This Michigan State University sponsored site is intended to be the Midwest source for Latino research information. The research reports are available through this site, as are a series of papers that discuss the role of Latinos in the area of policy issues research.

·  LatinoWorld - http://www.saludos.com/saludosmagazine/saludosmagazine.html

This web link index site is broken into a dozen areas including community, culture, education, employment, entertainment and news. With several thousand sites indexed, this is a site to spend some serious time clicking through.

·  Imdiversity - http://www.imdiversity.com/

More than a diversity recruiting and job search site with employer profiles, career development resources and news, this site features extensive information links and focused resources organized in six villages to address specific group concerns; African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, Native-American, Women and Minority Global, which houses the Minorities Global Almanac project designed to collect useful, basic background information, statistics, and link resources for readers to learn more about others.

·  Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility - http://www.hacr.org/

·  Hispanic Online - http://www.hispaniconline.com/

HISPANIC magazine has started an electronic version which features some articles from the magazine, and the annual Hispanic 100, a list that celebrates employers who look to create a more diverse workforce by actively recruiting Hispanics.

·  Chicano-Latino Net (CLNET) - http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/

Offers pages of links to Latino related topics. CLNET is a joint project between the Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA and the Linguistic Minority Research Institute at the University of California at Santa Barbara.  The CLNET Library provides information on Latino research collections and archives.

 

Native-Americans

·  Hanksville - http://www.hanksville.org/

Native American Sites - http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html

This is the most complete site to all things Native American.

Native Web - http://www.nativeweb.org/

A resource for indigenous cultures around the world.