- While they rarely admit as much, members of minorities and marginalized groups offer benefits and skills that are of immense value to workplace communities granted that they fail to uncover their true potential due to unequal representation and lack of opportunity. Whereas some are convinced that valuing the group rather than emphasizing the value of the individual unites more groups, Others maintain that emphasizing the value of the individual rather than the group focuses on the skill and leadership one person can contribute to the company.
I used these two templates to depict the aspects of Gundemir Et Al article and the different stances the companies take. They both hold the position that minorities hold many skills and achievements yet they fail to demonstrate them in the workplace. However, they disagree on how to make the workspace more inclusive towards the individual. These two sides were highlighted in the article as Multiculturalism and Value-in-homogeneity, However, with the use of the They say/ I say templates it wasn’t necessary to explicitly state which side held which argument.
2. In this weeks passages from Gundemir Et Al and Austin/Pisano, I found myself very intrigued and I came to appreciate the ideas uncovered in the articles. Throughout my entire life I have struggled in an attempt to pave a path for myself and become a successful individual despite the way that I am depicted in society. As a minority I constantly find myself underrepresented and undervalued in terms of school, work and everyday life. It has been a constant battle to push myself ahead despite constantly being underestimated by those who wish to see me fail. However, these articles were a breath of fresh air for me. To see that underrepresentation of minorities in the workplace is a widespread issue and that there are worldwide attempts being made to make communities more understanding and inclusive is amazing to me. These articles show us the power that we have to make a change in the lives of each individual and show them how much they are truly valued.
I agree with the point you raise about these articles bringing to light many of the issues and showing us the representation many of us crave to see. In the climate that we are currently in, these articles are especially important to show us that everyone is a valued individual and everyone deserves a chance not based on how they look. Many of these situations are pushed away or not talked about, and Im glad these articles only dipped into the overarching theme, as only these snippets are very powerful.
I definitely love your approach from the first question. This is a different form of a template compared to what I used, so I like reading other perspectives and different sentence arrangements from my own work. I think the word choice is strong and proves how to appropriately agree and disagree. I also loved reading your response to the second question because as a white person, I don’t know what it’s like to be a minority so thank you for opening up and sharing your feelings. I agree with and really appreciate your outlook on making everyone feel deserved and worthy, regardless of their race. This is something that everyone should understand but it is still a large issue in today’s world sadly. Like you said we have the power to change that in the future and can only hope companies learn to follow policies which will help expand diversity in the workplace.
I really liked the template you used, and how you used it! My template was different so it was nice to read your response. Sadly, many minorities are not represented in society the way that they should be. As a society, we should definitely be finding ways to fix that in order to be more inclusive. I love the last sentence of your response because we really can make a difference and these two articles show us how and why it is important to do so.
Diversity of backgrounds/experiences/identities means diversity in perspectives, and one of the direct benefits we know of that is better decision-making. This article is a quick-and-easy read, and offers a lot of jump-out links to more information (including scholarly work): https://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2019/04/10/why-diverse-teams-make-better-business-decisions/
And this one points to *age* as a critical feature of diverse teams–in addition to other kinds of diversity, I know we’ve got an age spread represented in this course, and that will be very valuable for us moving forward.