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Just Because You Can’t See it…

February 20, 2023 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

The Context: We recently got a dog. It's not my first dog, and it took me a while to agree to get one when my daughter asked. If you have (or have had) a dog - you  know many of the reasons why. One of the many reasons I didn't want another dog is the fur. It's everywhere! But because I … 

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Filed Under: Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion Tagged With: bias, cleaning, discrimination, dog fur, dogs

The Power of Words

January 18, 2022 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

If you've been following my posts for a while, you’ve surely read this is one before: words are powerful. We may use them carelessly, but the messages can stick and inform/lead to/strengthen biases, prejudices, and judgments that can ultimately undermine acceptance and inclusion. My mom is … 

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Filed Under: bias Tagged With: bias, both/and, culture, mental associations, unconscious bias

Musings about Dr. Seuss

March 3, 2021 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Dr. Seuss is getting a lot of attention this week. If you haven’t read about the decision to no longer publish 6 books you can do so here. The CBC article has many good points, some of which I will discuss below. Impact First, let’s talk about the impact of images and words in books. The … 

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Filed Under: Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: bias, critical thinking, discrimination, Dr. Seuss, education, history, racism

Changing Behaviour

April 28, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

As you may recall (if you read last week’s blogpost) I changed the password on my cellphone two weeks ago. I’m reporting back on my progress, and I’m happy to report that it’s been a couple of days that I’m finally getting it. Link to D&I What does this have to do with D&I you may … 

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Filed Under: Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: assumptions, behaviour change, bias, support

Who are we seeing? Who are we missing?

April 15, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

On a bike ride over the weekend, we came across this poster. At first glance, without a proper look, it’s a feel-good gesture: our health care workers are not only working hard for all of us, but are taking risks every day as they do so. But look closer. What do you see? Who do you … 

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Filed Under: Diversity and Inclusion Tagged With: bias, COVID-19, exclusion, front line workers, unconscious bias

A World without Assumptions and Fear…

February 11, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I had a powerful conversation yesterday with a colleague – Heather Hansen O’Neill. She was asking me about my thoughts regarding bias, assumptions, fear and how they get in the way.  During that conversation she asked me a question that I had to think about. Not because I didn’t have an answer. … 

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Filed Under: Connecting with others Tagged With: assumptions, bias, Community, connection, Fear

Addressing Bias in Hiring

November 20, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Unconscious Bias is a hot topic in the D&I world these days. It’s not surprising then, that the majority of presentations and workshops I have done in the past year have been (at least in part) about unconscious bias. Educating people about what it is and how it works is important and … 

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Filed Under: bias Tagged With: awareness, bias, culture of learning, hiring, recruitment

Memory, Diversity and Inclusion

October 17, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

This week I’m re-reading a book by David Cameron Gikandi called A Happy Pocket Full of Money. It’s a great book about the mindset of abundance. I highly recommend it, it’s a fascinating read. It’s my second time through, and of course different things are jumping out at me this time. Here is … 

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Filed Under: bias Tagged With: bias, blind spot, David Cameron Gikandi, Diversity, inclusion, memory, unconscious bias

It’s OK to Notice Difference

October 3, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

When you have children in your life, it’s bound to happen that they will say something that embarrasses you in public. Sometimes it’s more painful than other times. But likely every caregiver has had at least one experience where a child has noticed something about someone out loud. What does … 

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Filed Under: Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: bias, curiosity, discrimination, judgment, knowledge, prejudice

Serena Williams – part 2

September 18, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I have had the opportunity of a few discussions about Serena since last week’s blog – all of which I am grateful for. A key component of diversity and inclusion is dialogue and discussion. It’s imperative that we create an environment where we can share our perspectives and expand our awareness in … 

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Filed Under: microaggressions Tagged With: bias, microaggressions, racism, Serena Williams, sexism

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