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The Internal Work of Liberating Ourselves in DEI

DEI After 5 Blog, UncategorizedBy Sacha Thompson (she/her)August 30, 20221 Comment

About six months before I started The Equity Equation, I spent time doing some internal work and reflecting on what I wanted to get out of this work. I knew I had experienced some of the isms I was fighting in the corporate space. But I wanted things to be different, to operate on my…

Setting Boundaries as DEI Practitioners – with Dr. Ayanna Abrams

DEI After 5 Blog, UncategorizedBy Sacha Thompson (she/her)August 16, 2022Leave a comment

“Pay attention when people react with anger and hostility to your boundaries. You have found the edge where their respect for you ends” A friend of mine posted this on IG shortly after my conversation with this week’s guest, Dr. Ayanna Abrams.  Since that discussion, I’ve been more intentional with where I draw the line.…

White Women’s Roles in DEI Efforts

DEI After 5 Blog, UncategorizedBy Sacha Thompson (she/her)August 9, 2022Leave a comment

As a DEI practitioner, my role is to work with people to help them move past their biases to build more equitable workplaces. It’s what I do day in and day out. But as I look at who I work with them most as colleagues and confidants in this space, I realized something — I…

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Structure, Ethics, and Standards

DEI After 5 Blog, UncategorizedBy Sacha Thompson (she/her)May 31, 2022Leave a comment

How did we get here? At the start of 2020, the world began adjusting to functioning as best we could in a pandemic. For many companies, that meant downsizing staff and adjusting to the”new normal’ of working from home. However, by the summer of that year, the world also witnessed the murders of three more…

Decolonizing DEI

Decolonizing Diversity Equity and Inclusion – with Aparna Rae

DEI After 5 Blog, UncategorizedBy Sacha Thompson (she/her)May 24, 2022Leave a comment

The timing could not be perfect for this week’s episode of DEI After 5. Over the last few weeks, I have noticed that companies are still clueless when addressing traumatic and sensitive issues that impact marginalized communities, particularly with the shootings in California and New York. Yet, some of these same companies have jumped on…

Minding the Intersectional Gap in DEI

DEI After 5 Blog, UncategorizedBy Sacha Thompson (she/her)May 17, 2022Leave a comment

In this episode, Sacha and guest Tori Dean have an in-depth discussion on the importance of addressing the intersectional gap in the employee lifecycle, the impact of society on the workplace, and how to use your privilege honorably. A few weeks ago, I received an email from a client that said she was approached with…

Moving Beyond the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Checkbox – with Kim Crowder

DEI After 5 Blog, UncategorizedBy Sacha Thompson (she/her)May 10, 2022Leave a comment

In this episode, Sacha chats with DEI Consultant Kim Crowder on the need for organizations to support DEI practitioners, the role of all aspects of the business in creating an environment of inclusion, and moving beyond checking the box on diversity in the workplace.  — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way…

Confidants, Community, and Coaching – with Aiko Bethea

UncategorizedBy Sacha Thompson (she/her)May 3, 2022Leave a comment

In this episode, Sacha sits down with Aiko Bethea and talks about the  importance of seeing value in yourself, leaning on those in your community, and the value of coaching.  — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deiafter5/support

Liberation Through DEI

DEI After 5 Blog, UncategorizedBy Sacha Thompson (she/her)April 26, 2022Leave a comment

Life has a strange way of playing out sometimes. The word ‘liberation’ has been playing in my head for days and I can’t figure out why.  As I’m writing this, I am in Seattle about to conduct a 2 part workshop for a team at Amazon on connecting their personal purpose to their work and…

The Power of Words – with Janet Stovall

UncategorizedBy Sacha Thompson (she/her)April 19, 2022Leave a comment

Janet Stovall is a diversity pragmatist adn radical inclusionist.  In this conversation, she discusses the central role communications should play in any DEI strategy, the differences between systemic work vs.  systematic work, and the importance of culture. — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this…

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