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Macquarie University/The Lighthouse The reliance on unconscious bias training as a remedy for workplace ills won’t fix the widespread problem of discrimination, harassment and bullying, write Professors Lucy Taksa and Louise Thornthwaite of Macquarie University’s Centre for Workforce Futures. News abounds of bad behaviour towards women in Australia’s Federal Parliament. It seems this one workplace has been recognised as being unsafe for women. Enough: Protecting workers from harassment and victimisation at work should be the responsibility of employers and not individuals. But this begs...

We'd all like to think we're open to new ideas and curious about how others see the world. But our brains aren't wired that way — in fact, being open-minded takes some conscious practice.

Beth Lincoln On Oct. 22, 2020, the St. Helena City Council approved Resolution 2020, which states “discrimination and systemic racism constitute a public health crisis causing disparities in mental well being, language access, housing, economic development, health and criminal justice experience, and reaffirming its commitment to advancing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in the city.” It’s important that we recognize issues of systemic racism exist in our towns, cities and neighborhoods. Many of us have never experienced racism, prejudice or discrimination ...

On Oct. 22, 2020, the St. Helena City Council approved Resolution 2020, which states “discrimination and systemic racism constitute a public health crisis causing disparities in mental well being, language access, housing, economic development, health and criminal justice experience, and reaffirming its commitment to advancing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in the city.” It’s important that we recognize issues of systemic racism exist in our towns, cities and neighborhoods. Many of us have never experienced racism, prejudice or discrimination first hand. And herein li...

email article Two dermatologists -- one Black and female, the other white and male -- are calling on their colleagues at all levels of training and leadership to join the fight against systemic racism and the legacy of racial injustice against Black patients. Inherent biases in medical education must be addressed, the number of visible minorities within the specialty increased, and unnecessary variations in clinical care eliminated, Robert J. Smith, MD, and Brittany U. Oliver, MD, wrote in a recent Smith, assistant professor of dermatology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk,...