Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion CoP Inclusion Lab!

ROC-ATD Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Community of Practice

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion CoP Inclusion Lab!

When: Thursday, August 25, 2022, 7:30 AM*, EST
Where: Zoom

*7:30-8:00 a.m.: Networking Opportunity

8:00-9:00 a.m.: CoP 

Inclusion Lab Series: Equity Focus in Policy Revision and Development

An equity focus in policy recognizes the need to eliminate disparities in workplace experiences from traditionally underserved, marginalized, and underrepresented populations in the workplace. The short-term goal of this DEI Learning Lab series is to provide the foundational understanding and hands-on experience for accessing policies through an equity and inclusion lens. The long-term goal is a practitioner-created equity assessment tool.

An equity lens is a process for analyzing or diagnosing the impact of the design and implementation of policies on traditionally under-served and marginalized individuals and groups, and to identify and potentially eliminate barriers. A protocol for policy review provides a structure for institutionalizing the consideration of equity in the process of making, implementing, and assessing policy. 

This lab will provide the opportunity to Practice Assessing several policy’s purposes, equity, and inclusiveness: 

• What does the policy aim to do? Does the policy indicate who is to benefit? Who is left out? 

• Uncover policy assumptions: What are the taken-for-granted assumptions made about employees and institutions within the policy? 

• In what ways might the taken-for-granted assumptions impact equity? 

• How do we make equity intentional rather than accidental? 

• Invite reflection on the ways that institutional policies can advance equity.