Post on 28-Sep-2020
Luis M. Mart inez Fel ipeSousaMatos Rodr iguez
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Office of Multicultural Affairs
• Diversity• Includesallthewaysinwhichpeopledifferandallthedifferentcharacteristicsthatmakeoneindividualorgroupdifferentfromanother.
• It’snotonlyabouttherepresentationofmultipleidentitygroupsandtheircultures,itisalsoaboutrecognizing,respecting,accepting,andvaluingthedifferencesthesegroupsbringtotheworkplace,including• Race,ethnicity,gender,age,nationalorigin,religion,disability,sexualorientation,socioeconomicstatus,education,maritalstatus,languageandphysicalappearance.Italsoinvolvesdifferentideas,perspectivesandvalues.
• Inclusion• Bringstraditionallyexcludedindividualsand/orgroupsintoprocesses,activitiesanddecision/policymakingprocesses.
• Fostersinvolvementandempowerment,wheretheinherentworthanddignityofallpeoplearerecognized.
Diversity vs Inclusion
Dimensions of Diversity
• Equality• Thesamestatus,rights,andresponsibilitiesforallthemembersofasociety,group,orfamily.
• Equity• Wheneveryonehasaccesstotheopportunitiesnecessarytosatisfytheiressentialneeds,advancetheirwell-beingandachievetheirfullpotential.
Equality vs Equity
• UnconsciousBiasesaresocialstereotypesorattitudesaboutcertaingroupsofpeoplethatindividualsformoutsidetheirownconsciousawareness.
• Everyoneholdsunconsciousbeliefsaboutvarioussocialandidentitygroups,andthesebiasesstemfromone’stendencytoorganizesocialworldsbycategorizing.
• Messageswelearnedsincewewerekids• SpeakbrokenEnglish• Tattoos• Muslim• Gay• Womenaretooemotional
Unconscious Biases
How to combat Unconscious Biases • Provideconstructivefeedback• Createanopenandfriendlydialogue
• Offerculturalcompetencetraining
• Recruitstaffmembersandvolunteersthatrepresentthediversecommunityyouserve
• ValueLivedExperience
• CreateaMentoringProgram(identifyindividualsandorganizationsthathaveimplementedgoodpractices)
• Creatingaleadershippipelinethattrainspeoplefromdifferentculturalbackgrounds
• Recognizethatweallarehumanbeingsthatdeserverespect,beingincludedandvalued
• BuyingPower• AfricanAmericans• $1.2trillioninpurchasesannually• Nielsen’sresearchshowsthat38%ofAfricanAmericansbetweentheagesof18and34and41%ofthoseaged35orolderexpectthebrandstheybuytosupportsocialcauses,outpacingthetotalpopulationby4%and15%,respectively.
• Hispanics• In2015,Hispanicscontrolled$1.3trillioninbuyingpower.• ProjectionsshowU.S.Hispanicbuyingpowerwillreach$1.7trillionby2020.
• Asians• In2017,theAsian-Americans’estimatedbuyingpowerreached$986billionanditwillclimbto$1.3trillionin2022.
• LGBTQ+• Buyingpowerisdiverseinethnicityandsocioeconomicstatus.• ThetotalbuyingpowerofLGBTQ+adultsinU.S.wasin$1trillionin2018.
• Women• Control$4.3trillionofthe$5.9trillioninU.S.consumerexpending,influencing70to80percentofallhouseholdspending.
• Immigrants• 1millionnewculturallydiverseimmigrantsentertheUnitedStatesannuallyandspendover$2trillionannually.
Why Diversity and Inclusion is important for your organization
• Assurediversityandinclusionisreflectedinyourmissionstatement
• EstablishaDiversityandInclusionWorkPlanwithspecificgoals,whichincludesacommunicationstrategy• Collaterals,websiteandsocialmediaoutletsinmultiplelanguages• Establisharelationshipwithmulticulturalmediaoutlets,ex.communitynewspapers
• Recruitboardmembers,staffandvolunteersthatreflectthediversityofthepopulationyouserve
• Reviewandmodifyinclusivepolicies,practices,processesandpeopleimpactedbydiversityandinclusion
• Offerdiversityandculturalcompetencetrainingtoyourstaffandcommunity
• Developgoalsandmetricstodeterminetheeffectivenessofyourdiversityandinclusioninitiatives(ex.surveys)
Recommendations
Resources • TheUnitedStatesCensusBureau-census.gov• OrlandoEconomicPartnership-orlandoedc.com/Data-Center.aspx
• FloridaDiversityCouncil-floridadiversitycouncil.org• NationalDiversityCouncil-nationaldiversitycouncil.org
• HispanicChamberofCommerceofMetroOrlando-hccmo.org/about/hispanic-data
• AfricanAmericanChamberofCommerceofCentralFL-blackcommerce.org
• AsianAmericanChamberofCommerceofCentralFL-asianamericanchambercfl.org
• MBAOrlando,LGBTQChamberofCommerce-mbaorlando.org
• NationalGay&LesbianChamberofCommerce-nglcc.org
• Out&Equal-http://outandequal.org
OfficeofMulticulturalAffairs
407.246.3211
LuisM.Martinez-luis.martinez@cityoforlando.net
FelipeMatosRodriguez-felipe.matos-rodriguez@cityoforlando.net
CityofOrlandoWebsites
Cityoforlando.net(English) Ciudaddeorlando.net(Spanish)
Cityoforlando.net/LGBTQ Cityoforlando.net/multi-cultural-inclusion-and-diversity
Thank you!