Training Resources to Reduce Inequity and Bias in the Workplace
A systemic problem requires a systemic solution. We, at Training Industry, believe the way forward will require public-private partnerships, where both corporations and our government work together to eliminate inequality and bias in the workplace and beyond. We will look to our network for the best and most promising training programs and resources to help us all create change within our organizations and beyond, and we will share them with you continuously. We must all take this journey in a purposeful way to ensure all our communities are treated equally.
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Bias, Diversity and Inclusion
Courses and Training Tools
Training Industry, Inc.: Building Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Training Programs Workshop
Training Industry, Inc.: Helping Training Managers Become Diversity & Inclusion Champions
Training Industry, Inc.: Pitfalls and Barriers That Sabotage D&I Efforts
OpenSesame: The 21-Day Plan for Disarming Microaggressions
Korn Ferry: The Korn Ferry DE&I Compass
Future Learn and Purdue University: Understanding Diversity and Inclusion
Everfi: Online Cultural Diversity Training For Your Workplace
Coursera: Optimizing Diversity on Teams
Stanford Graduate School of Business: Leverage Diversity and Inclusion for Organizational Excellence
Microsoft: Unconscious Bias
eCornell: Diversity and Inclusion Certificate
Social Justice Toolbox: Activities and Facilitation Guides
LinkedIn Learning: Free Courses to Help You Become a Stronger Ally and Have Inclusive Conversations
LinkedIn Learning: Unconscious Bias
Quality Analytics Associates: “Gaining Training Value and Metrics through an AI System”
HRTrain: free “Undo Bias, Act Consciously” course
Industry Masters: “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Training”
Annie E. Casey Foundation: “Advancing the Mission: Tools for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion”
Dr. Kristal Walker, CPTM: Three-part Diversity and Inclusion Training
Lamson Consulting: Inclusive Leadership Assessment
Taproot Foundation and Deloitte: Pro Bono + Inclusive Leadership
Lean In: Free “50 Ways to Fight Bias at Work” Digital Program
2U: Resources to Help Empower Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
Traliant: Workplace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Suite
The Diversity Movement: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training Course Library
The Center for Equity and Inclusion: Reframing Racism Workshop
WILL Interactive – A Brighter Tomorrow: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Education and Advocacy Organizations
National Association for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (NAEDI): A member organization dedicated to improving the state of equity, diversity and inclusion in workspaces and common places, so that marginalized and unrepresented individuals can thrive in work and life.
Project Implicit: an international collaboration and nonprofit whose goal “is to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a ‘virtual laboratory’ for collecting data on the Internet.”
Project Include: a not-for-profit organization that uses data and advocacy to accelerate diversity and inclusion solutions in the tech industry.
#ThisMessageMatters: a free platform “to educate yourself or others; find ways to get involved; download free materials for protests and social media; and donate to various organizations”
Articles, Reports and Blogs
Training Industry Magazine: “Building an Equitable Workplace”
Training Industry, Inc.: “3 Ways L&D Can Support Black Women in the Workplace”
Training Industry, Inc.: “4 Ways To Be an Ally in the Workplace”
Training Industry, Inc.: “A” is for Action: 3 Tips for Successful Allyship Training
Training Industry, Inc.: “Developing Women of Color in Tech: L&D’s Role in Diversifying the Field”
Training Industry, Inc.: “Develop Inclusive Leaders With Unconscious Bias Training”
Training Industry, Inc.: “Taking a Pulse on Your Company Culture Opens the Door to Inclusion”
Training Industry, Inc.: “Don’t Get Stuck in the Middle: How to Turn Middle Managers Into DEI Champions”
Training Industry, Inc.: “How to Build Action Learning Teams to Transform Your Company Culture”
Training Industry, Inc.: “LGBTQ+ Diversity Training: An Important Addition to Your DEI Training Portfolio
Training Industry, Inc.: “Encourage an Inclusive Workplace with Employee Resource Groups”
Training industry, Inc.: “Designing an Effective Cultural Awareness Training Course”
UC-Hastings Center for WorkLife Law: “Pinning Down the Jellyfish: the Workplace Experiences of Women of Color in Tech”
Stanford Closer Look Series: “Diversity in the C-suite”
Udemy: How to Increase Allyship & Inclusion at Your Company
Forbes: “How to Tackle Unconscious Bias in Your Workplace”
Harvard Business Review: “To Make Lasting Progress on DEI, Measure Outcomes” by Lily Zheng
Harvard Business Review: “DEI Gets Real” by Dagny Dukach
Harvard Business Review:“5 Practices to Make Your Hybrid Workplace More Inclusive” by Grace Lordan, Teresa Almeida and Lindsay Kohler
Harvard Business Review: “Two Types of Diversity Training That Really Work,” by Alex Lindsey, Eden King, Ashley Membere and Ho Kwan Cheung
Harvard Business Review: “Unconscious Bias Training That Works” by Francesca Gino and Katherine Coffman
The Center for Leadership Studies: “Leadership and Diversity Training”
World Economic Forum: “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 4.0: A toolkit for leaders to accelerate social progress in the future of work”
DeVry University: “Diversity in the Workplace: Insights and Strategies for 2020 and Beyond”
Wall Street Journal: “Why Gender Pronouns Are Becoming a Big Deal at Work”
Pepperdine University, “Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others”
Drug Rehab USA, “Black Men Matter: Examining Mental Health Issues Among Black Men – A Guide to Freedom”
Lean In: “The State of Black Women in Corporate America”
emtrain: 2021 Workplace Culture Report on Inclusion
BetterUp: “Redefining Inclusive Leadership: The Data Shaping the New Hybrid Workforce”
McKinsey: “One Move Companies Can Take to Improve Diversity”
Leading NOW’s Center for Diversity & Inclusion: “Cultural Dynamics in the Workplace”
Novorésumé: Diversity in the Workplace | All You Need to Know in 2023
VidCruiter: Types of Hiring Biases and How to Reduce Them
Video and Audio Content
Training Industry, The Business of Learning: “How Training Professionals Can Help Organizations Eliminate Racism”
Training Industry, The Business of Learning: “Inclusive Leadership”
Training Industry Webinar: “Trends in Building Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2.0”
GP Strategies’ Performance Matters Podcast: “Leaders: It’s Time To Amplify the Conversation around Diversity, Inclusion and Equity”
The Center for Leadership Studies: “Leadership: A Conversation with Daryl Davis and Sam Shriver”
Uplifting Impact: The Uplifting Impact Podcast
Fast Company: “The Future of LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Workplace”
Brené Brown: “Inclusivity at Work: The Heart of Hard Conversations” – Featuring Aiko Bethea
Books
Deanna Singh: “Actions Speak Louder: A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming an Inclusive Workplace”
Maria Morukian: “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Trainers: Fostering DEI in the Workplace”
Dr. Jermaine M. Davis of Jermaine M. Davis Seminars & Workshops, Inc.: “Be Diversity Competent”
Stephanie K. Johnson, Ph.D : “Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging to Build Innovative Teams”
Pamela Newkirk: “Diversity, Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business”
Jennifer Brown: “How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Creating Trust, Cooperation, and Community Across Differences”
Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji: “Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People”
Ruchika Tulshyan: “Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work”
Rohini Anand: “Leading Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”
Anti-racism Resources
Courses and Training Tools
Training Industry, Inc.: Building Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Training Programs Workshop
Coursera: Anti-Racism Specialization
Smithsonian Institute: Being Antiracist
Michelle Kim, co-founder and chief executive officer at Awaken: Black Owned DEI Companies and Consultants
Korn Ferry: “Race Matters: Eradicating racism in the corporate world: a webinar series”
Orange Grove Consulting: Difficult Conversations About Race and Gender
Stanford Graduate School of Business: Free “Anti-Racism and Allyship 7 Day Journey”
Crossroads Antiracism Training and Organizing: Antiracism Training Workshops
SHIFT HR Compliance Training: Free “How to Be an Upstander in the Face of Racism” Training Course
The EW Group: Anti-racism Training, Privilege and Allyship
Education and Advocacy Organizations
The National Association of Advancement for Colored People (NAACP)
Mimconnect: a networking organization for Black professionals and a platform for employers to find Black employees
Anti-racist Leadership Institute from Tracy A. Benson Consulting
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)
CODE2040: a non-profit dedicated to the equitable distribution of power in an economy shaped by the digital revolution
Articles, Reports and Blogs
NPR: “Not Racist” Is Not Enough: Putting In the Work to Be Anti-Racist
Harvard Business Review: “Confronting Racism at Work: A Reading List”
ELI Inc.: “What Does it Mean to be an ‘Ally’ at Work?'”
HoneHQ: Free Guild to Building an Anti-racist Workplace
Forbes: “We Must Step Up For Black People Right Now – Here’s How”
Forbes: “Remote And Flexible Working Remain The Biggest Opportunities For Inclusive Workplaces”
Fortune: “Steps companies can take to make the workplace better for black employees”
Wall Street Journal: “For Black Professionals, Unrest Lays Bare a Balancing Act at Work”
Knowledge@Wharton: “How to Begin Talking About Race in the Workplace”
World Economic Forum: “7 ways your organisation can start to uproot systemic racism in the workplace”
Workplace Fairness: “Racial Harassment”
Fingerprint for Success: “What so many get wrong about racism in the workplace”
Emtrain: “Here’s What’s the Matter With ‘All Lives Matter‘”
Syracuse University: “Guidance for Reporting And Writing About Racism”
Video and Audio Content
Pushkin: Be Antiracist With Ibram X. Kendi
NPR: Code Switch
HBR, IdeaCast: “Talking About Race at Work”
HBR: “Race at Work with Porter Braswell”
Wall Street Journal: “When Police Brutality Meets Office Politics”
PBS: “5 ways to approach racial equity at work”
The Center for Leadership Studies: “Daryl Davis: Race, Equality and Leadership”
The Ad Council: “Fight the Virus. Fight the Bias: Stop the Spread of Anti-Asian Racism”
Brené Brown: “What Black Leaders Learned From Trauma and Triumph” – Featuring Chad Sanders
Brené Brown: “How to Be an Antiracist” – Featuring Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Kelly McDonald: “It’s Time to Talk About Race at Work: Every Leader’s Guide to Making Progress on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”
Books
Frances E. Kendall, Ph.D.: “Understanding White Privilege”
James D. White with Krista White: “Anti-Racist Leadership: How to Transform Corporate Culture in a Race-conscious World”
Daisy Auger-Dominguez: “Inclusion Revolution: The Essential Guide to Dismantling Racial Inequity in the Workplace”
Isabel Wilkerson: “Caste”
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi: “How to Be an Antiracist”
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi: “Stamped From the Beginning”
Ijeoma Oluo: “So You Want to Talk About Race”
Dr. Robin DiAngelo: “White Fragility”
Ta-Nehisi Coates: “Between the World and Me”
Berrett-Koehler Publishers: Resources for Anti-racist Action
Mary-Frances Winters: “Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy, and Belonging Across Differences”
Pamela Newark: “Diversity, Inc.: The Fight for Racial Equity in the Workplace”
Nikole Hannah-Jones: “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story”
Trudi Lebrón: “The Antiracist Business Book”
Gender Bias and Discrimination
Articles, Reports and Blogs
Training Industry, Inc.: “Women’s Access to Leadership Development: A Tale of Two Experiences”
Training Industry, Inc.: “The Time is Now: 3 Ways Learning and Development Can Support Women Reentering the Workforce”
Training Industry, Inc.: “A New “Mommy Track”: How Returnships Can Help Close the Gender Gap”
Training Industry, Inc: “The Mom Exodus:” Leveraging the Power of Empathy Training to Support Working Parents”
Training Industry, Inc.: “Pioneer Gender Equity With Equitable Access to Workforce Development and Learning”
Training Industry, Inc.: “How L&D Can Help Organizations Succeed in the #MeToo Era”
Harvard Business Review: “Research – How Bias Against Women Persists in Female-Dominated Workplaces”
Lean In: “Women in the Workplace: the Current State of Women in Corporate America”
Fairlygodboss: “Gender Identity in Today’s Workforce: Here’s How to Approach It”
Berkshire: “Best Practices for Navigating Gender Identity in the Workplace”
Perceptyx: “Men Stay for Culture, Women Stay for Empowerment: The Gender Divide in Talent Retention” Report
Deloitte: “Understanding the Pandemic’s Impact on Working Women”
Bright Horizons: “Education Index: Workforce Education and Equity in the Workplace”
Watermark and VOX Media: “What Working Women Want: Survey of Professional Women”
Leading NOW: “Create a level Playing Field for Women”
Forbes: Eight Powerful Examples of Women and Leadership: And What We Can Learn From Them
Video and Audio Content
Stanford Graduate School of Business: “How Women Can Overcome Bias at Work”
Guidant Global: “Gender Equality in the Workplace”
Harvard Business Review: “Women at Work”
Center for Creative Leadership: “When She Leads”
TEDxSeattle: “How to Design Gender Bias Out of Your Workplace” by Sara Sanford
The Chartis Group: “An Interview on Gender Equality in the Workplace“