Michael D. Baran, Ph.D.

Check out the latest article in my newsletter: "Civility" Isn't Enough: linkedin.com/pulse/civility… via @LinkedIn

AI could be the solution to bias and inequity rather than the problem! I asked gender economist @KaticaRoy about it. She said AI could close the equity gap in 10 years, not 130, like common estimates say. Podcast: cultureadvantagepodcast.com

300,000 Black women pushed out of the US workforce in 3 months. I asked gender economist @KaticaRoy how it's happening, impact, how it is related to other gender equity issues, what we should do about it. Podcast: cultureadvantagepodcast.com

For a race to be left out of most lists is racist, which is a form of a microaggression. Or—as I prefer @docjana_ and @MichaelDBaran’s reframing—it’s a SAE: a “subtle act of exclusion.” Here is their list of types of subtle acts of exclusion:

@MichaelDillman Wonderful to be with this group!

Thank you @MichaelDBaran for joining the LHS staff today to reflect on our equity related work and to learn from your expertise. #UnLock

And while it may seem like we’ve been discussing it for a long time, I would argue we have just barely gotten started. As my colleague @gloria_cotton has said, “As tired as you are talking about it, imagine how tired I am living about it.” 4/4

It can look like norms and standards that center a particular way of being over others. It lurks in systems, laws, institutions, cultures, everyday behaviors, unconscious associations. It’s tragic, it’s horrific, it’s trauma. 3/4

#TyreNichols. His life mattered. His life was taken because of white supremacy. White supremacy isn’t just people in hoods or marching with tiki torches. White supremacy and anti-Blackness infiltrate everywhere, even places we don’t expect it. 1/4

#MLKDay stat from recent study looking at home mortgage applications. In comparison to similar white applicants, lenders were 80% more likely to reject Black applicants. 80 percent! Not as uplifting as inspirational quotes, but speaks to the real work that still needs to be done.

@ChrisSmithEdD @docjana_ Thanks for sharing!

Thoroughly enjoying my new read. @docjana_ @MichaelDBaran #diversity #inclusion

How would you describe Diego Luna's mustache? I had never heard the term Fu Manchu, but it sure didn't sound right. How can we avoid problematic words and phrases? irisinclusion.com/newsletter/inc… #microaggressions #subtleactsofexclusion #inclusivelanguage

In a recent conversation with someone I respect, they said something that unexpectedly infuriated and then energized me for the rest of the day. They said, “Would you be open to some advice?” A thread 🧵

We believe in connecting people and ideas to create a world that works for all. Each of these books has that value at its very core, and all would be an affirming choice to pick up during #PrideMonth. @twiffanyjana @MichaelDBaran @robertwfuller @maryfwinters @jenniferbrown

TONIGHT at 6pm online Literary Virginia Book Group discusses "Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions" by @twiffanyjana and @MichaelDBaran More info & zoom link at lva-virginia.libcal.com/event/8882363 and more about the book at youtu.be/NzESzEkUzEA

Wed, May 11 Online Literary Virginia Book Group discusses "Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions" by @twiffanyjana and @MichaelDBaran More info & zoom link at lva-virginia.libcal.com/event/8882363 and more about the book at youtu.be/NzESzEkUzEA

Not just return to work DATE, but also, return to work PROCESS.

@DataNFT_ And equity.

Diversity and inclusion are critical to success.

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