Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work

by Ruchika T. Malhotra

CHECKLIST □ Are there a diversity of people represented at this meeting? Are women of color represented? □ Who is presenting at or leading this meeting? Could a woman of color lead or present? □ Does this high-visibility project have at least one woman of color as part of it? If not, who should be part of it? □ Do women of color repeatedly get interrupted or have their ideas repeated by men who get the credit? How can I intervene? □ What proportion of the speakers on this panel or conference are women of color? Can it be higher? □ Are people getting paid (financially or otherwise) to take on a task or extra work? Are women of color getting equally compensated? □ Am I sponsoring any women of color professionally? □ Who do I personally consider role models of leadership? Is there diversity in that—and are women of color represented in my models of leadership? □ Is the office housework being distributed equitably? If not, how could it be? □ If I am involved in hiring or promotion decisions, when have I last advocated for a woman of color?