Perceptions, Assumptions, and Identities
LEARNING AREA: Nonprofit Governance, Leadership Development
10:00am
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Description
Understanding who someone is and how they move through the world is limited by what we see on the surface. This often leads to bias by making assumptions about someone’s identity based on dominant culture norms and standards and to ascribing characteristics and assumptions on to people in the workplace. In this webinar, we will explore the concept of identity and go "below the waterline" to challenge and avoid stereotypes and bias in the workplace and elsewhere, and to begin to understand how it shapes how we work in our programs, with our colleagues, and with our clients