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Active Listening: Shifting from Kindness to Empathy
Active listening is a bridge that can help us shift from kindness to empathy. In this post, we share a recorded workshop that can help you learn how.Â
What’s better than the Golden Rule? The Platinum Rule!
Most of us learned the Golden Rule in kindergarten, and our teachers suggested using it as a plumb line for all types of human interactions. But what are the limitations of the Golden Rule, and is it still a practical guideline? In this post, we evaluate the Golden Rule and offer the Platinum Rule as a new benchmark for human-centered and inclusive practices.
How do we influence a student’s journey to their career?
In this post, we compare a student’s career journey to a business’ customer journey map and reflect on which part along the way we play.
What is a root cause, and why do we need to find it?
For issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, we must find the root causes for our specific populations before diving in with well-intentioned interventions that may miss the mark and leave us no better than before we started. In this 3.5-minute illustrative video, we challenge you to act like a child and don’t stop asking why until you get to the bottom of things.
Consulting Opportunity: Best Practices for Recruiting Students into Nontraditional STEM and CTE Programs and Pathways
We are seeking a consultant to help us develop a new resource that summarizes the best practices for recruiting students into nontraditional STEM and CTE programs and pathways.
A Recent High School Graduate’s Reflections on Mindset
A high school graduate shares the top three reasons why she had a fixed mindset instead of a growth mindset, and offers tips for educators.
Our first time in the news!
Engineer Inclusion is in the news regarding our recent interview with McNeese State University student, Peter Sheppard, Jr.!
Nontraditional Careers in CTE and STEM
Nontraditional careers are any in which one gender represents less than 25% of the workforce. For example, women in engineering or men in nursing. When many of these careers are high-wage, and high-demand jobs, it is imperative that we remove barriers and increase the participation and completion of women and men in nontraditional educational pathways. This workshop equips educators with tools and strategies for recruitment and retention.
Videos about People in Nontraditional Careers
We’ve curated a list of videos that are great examples of people who have pursued nontraditional careers.
Introducing the Engineer Inclusion Foundation!
It’s official! We now have a foundation providing us access to grants and increasing our capacity to reach our mission. The Foundation will conduct educational and workforce research resulting in practical tools and strategies to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
How to Design a Workshop (with Equity and Inclusion in Mind)
Watch a 40m recorded webinar, and download a companion worksheet to guide you step-by-step to design an engaging and effective workshop with equity and inclusion in mind.Â
Self-Awareness for Social Justice
Anchored by three components, social justice, inclusive leadership, and self-awareness, this interactive and thought-provoking workshop equips participants with tools and strategies for their personal and professional development into an equity-minded, inclusive, and action-driven leader.
Nontraditional Careers: Interviews
In this series, we interview people in careers nontraditional for their gender. Role models are important for inspiring others to pursue nontraditional careers, so we hope you are inspired by our guests’ stories!
2021 IEEE WIE ILC Session
Dr. Meagan Pollock presented “Self-Awareness for Social Justice: Tools for Equity-Minded and Inclusive Leaders” on 2021 April 27 for the IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference.
What is positionality?
The way we see and understand the world influences how we interact with others, make decisions, and interpret others’ actions. To be equitable and inclusive leaders, educators, or humans, we must understand how our identities bias our perceptions. In this post, we provide a free downloadable 26-page PDF with definitions and explanations of several social identities (race, gender, socioeconomic status, ability status, and sexuality) and a scaffolded exercise to help you examine your positionality.
Update Your Prescription
This curriculum about systems of oppression and color-blind racism is available as an in-person or virtual workshop. The recommended session length for this curricula is a half-day.
Make a plan for equity and inclusion
Since it is the time of year when many of my clients evaluate goals, set new budgets, and generally plan, I want to provide tools and resources to help you initiate a process for centering equity and inclusion in your organization. To get started planning, two tools I like to use are the SOAR and SWOT analysis techniques.
What is a SWOT analysis?
SWOT analysis is a technique for assessing how internal and external factors help or harm your organization and is often used in strategic planning processes. In this post, you’ll learn about the four components of SWOT and be able to download a printable worksheet / digital form.
What is a SOAR analysis?
SOAR analysis is a strategic planning technique that helps organizations focus on their current strengths and opportunities and create a vision of future aspirations and results. In this post, you’ll learn about the four components of SOAR and be able to download a printable worksheet / digital form.
Resources for Introducing Girls to Engineering
I’m thankful someone introduced me to engineering, and for all of the people along the way who encouraged me to persist. In honor of “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day,” will you introduce a girl to engineering this week? Check out a list of resources to help.
