5 Things / Mic Drop
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5 Things / Mic Drop

This week my partner said something incredibly wise to me when we were talking about the kids’ rules. She said, “what I’ve come to realize is that it should be about equity, not equality."

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Inclusive 360 Assessment
5 Things Bernadette Smith 5 Things Bernadette Smith

Inclusive 360 Assessment

Last year I released the book Inclusive 360: Proven Solutions for an Equitable Organization and guess what, this year my team and I have built a new digital assessment tool to help organizations accelerate their DEI efforts!

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5 Things / Equity First
5 Things Bernadette Smith 5 Things Bernadette Smith

5 Things / Equity First

Black History (which in my mind, should be respected and celebrated all year) Month is almost over. Before the month ends, I want to reflect on the “E” in DEI. Equity. When I first started this work, “E” wasn’t much discussed, but now I realize equity is the most important word in the acronym.

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5 Things / found on TikTok
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5 Things / found on TikTok

Here’s a real-life example of why diversity and inclusion is important. I don’t go on TikTok. Maybe I’m too old. But I have a team full of people who are different than me, and one of those people, October, is a Millennial and is non-binary. They sent me a link to a TikTok video in which user Star_Sama13 discovers that Old Navy has gender neutral clothes integrated throughout the store.

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5 Things / sharing hope
5 Things Bernadette Smith 5 Things Bernadette Smith

5 Things / sharing hope

This week I had the pleasure of being in conversation with some of my favorite people as part of the Inclusive 360 launch party. One of the questions I asked my guests was, “What gives you hope about DEI right now?”

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