At first, it seemed like a silly question, and nobody paid much attention. But last year, the buzz around it started to get a little louder, and it’s gaining some traction. That question is: “Should the Academy get rid of gendered categories?”
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Here you will find a few steps your organization can take to not only ensure compliance with legal requirements, but also create a culture that celebrates diversity, attracts top talent, and drives positive change within the workplace and beyond.
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Imagine this: Your HR Manager announced that one of your employees, Christian, has decided to embark on a journey of gender transition and will now be transitioning to a female identity named Christina. This will, no doubt, send ripples through your organization and will require thoughtful planning and support. What should the next steps for the company be?
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For that woman on the verge of starting her business: please silence the voices of failure and push past the doubt. We are waiting for you. When you show up in that space, courtroom, boardroom, or business, you challenge the people who believe success only comes in a certain package or gender.
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This Women’s Herstory Month, I want to encourage you consider how patriarchy, sexism, and cissexism show up in your systems and interactions and can have harmful impacts across all genders. How are you interrupting sexism and cissexism throughout your days? How does this help you align your values to your workplace culture?
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Our team recently discussed rhetoric that is “provocative for the sake of being provocative.” I recalled an article I was assigned as an undergraduate: Hanna Rosin’s “The End of Men.” I might have laughed if I weren’t so anxious about people’s rights being stripped away.
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So often LGBTQ+ folks are painted as anything but human – but I have seen more humanity, love, and affirmation within the LGBTQ+ community than any other I’ve been part of. So, I share my own experience to highlight how identity exploration can lead to a more beautiful, whole, expansive life.
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When my wife began her transition, I had a lot of feelings. I felt afraid, isolated, and confused. I also experienced a few feelings that came as a shock, though. The biggest one was jealousy. As my wife began exploring her identity as a woman in the world, my brain kept saying, “Why does she get to paint her nails green?” I hadn’t painted my nails in years at that point. “Why does she get to wear colorful floral prints?” My closet was filled with black, navy, and grey. Eventually, I noticed the silent ending to all of these questions: “Why does she get to do these things…and I don’t?” Once I heard that coda, the uncomfortable truth set in.
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There are many things to be excited about as we embark on the year 2020: new trends, technology, milestones, spicy presidential debates…you name it! But I cannot wait for the 2020 Census season! The census is one of the few and most important ways we can participate in civic engagement in the country. It is just as important as (or some might argue even more than) getting your vote out at your local, county, state, and of course, the presidential election. So why the census, and what’s the point?
Read MoreAt the end of last year, we amended our evaluations process at The Winters Group in order to better capture participants’ reactions to our learning experiences. We were intentional in making our survey inclusive when asking...
Read MoreOver the past two weeks, Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been faced with allegations regarding sexual misconduct from three women, including Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who testified before the Senate Judiciary...
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Trigger Warning: This post requires language and references to sexual assault and harassment which...
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