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Advocating for social justice, equity, and inclusion in the workplace: An agenda for anti‐racist learning organizations
Author(s) -
Bohonos Jeremy W.,
Sisco Stephanie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.20428
Subject(s) - racism , public relations , mentorship , sociology , equity (law) , social work , social justice , inclusion (mineral) , curriculum , organizational culture , political science , criminology , pedagogy , law , gender studies
Amidst ongoing racist violence in the United States, this article will recognize workplace‐based efforts to act against racially motivated discrimination targeted at the Black community. More specifically, this article will examine anti‐racist initiatives in the workplace by connecting these efforts to broader discussions of human rights, organizational social justice, and the Black Lives Matter movement. Culturally responsive leadership approaches, ally development efforts, employee resource groups, and mentorship/sponsorship programs are among the leading strategies currently used by employers to resist workplace racism; and thereby, each of these initiatives will be reviewed to illustrate how they drive organizational efforts, foster anti‐racist workplace cultures, and work against antiblackness. To consider how this work can be improved, the article concludes with suggestions for how academic HRD programs can reform curriculum to prepare graduates to be drivers of organizational social justice.