Lead with Equity
The Greater Vancouver Chamber is committed to being anti-racist and creating a business community that leads in an ongoing pursuit of equity, social justice, and with an inclusive community of innovators.
A Resource Hub for Building Inclusive Workplaces
Whether you’re curious about the business case for diversity and inclusion or are looking for inspiration on how to create a more inclusive workplace culture, you’ll find Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) best practices and thought starters here.
Outcomes of GVC DEI Survey
Recognizing the link between diversity and economic vitality, the Chamber conducted a DEI Survey to better understand how organizations are shaping inclusive workplace cultures. The goal was to highlight areas of progress and identify where additional support is needed.
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Have a Diversity & Inclusion Policy Statement
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Have a Diversity Council or Committee
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Conducted a survey to measure DEI in the workplace
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Use diverse images in marketing communications
Resources
These resources provide practical tools to help you get started, including guidance on culturally responsive recruitment and retention, educational opportunities, DEI trainings, and strategies to support a more inclusive and empowered workforce.
Diversity and Inclusion Books
- The Loudest Duck: Moving Beyond Diversity while Embracing Differences to Achieve Success at Work by Laura A. Liswood
- Belonging At Work: Everyday Actions You Can Take to Cultivate an Inclusive Organization by Rhodes Perry
- How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive by Jennifer Brown
- Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & The Will To Change by Jennifer Brown
- We Can’t Talk about That at Work!: How to Talk about Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics by Mary-Frances Winters
- The Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias: How To Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection, and Create High-Performing Teams by Pamela Fuller, Mark Murphy, and Anne Chow
- Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald
- The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety: Defining the Path to Inclusion and Innovation by Timothy R. Clark
- Diversity in the Workplace: Eye-Opening Interviews to Jumpstart Conversations about Identity, Privilege, and Bias by Bärí A. Williams
- The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer
- The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace by Lindsey Pollak
- Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces by Karen Catlin and Sally McGraw
- Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging to Build Innovative Teams by Stefanie K. Johnson
- Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions by Tiffany Jana and Michael Baran
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It Right
DEI Fundamentals
WEBSITE
- ADA Writing Tips
- Schneider Electric
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for All
- Anti-Racist Resources for the Greater Good
- Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus
- ABA Syllabus: 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge ©
- Talks to help you understand racism in America: TED Talks on racism
- Uncomfortable Conversations with A Black Man: Emmanuel Acho
- Human Resources Today: Diversity and Equality
- The Great Reimagining: Equity for Women, Equity for All Catalyst at 60 Years
- Being an LGBTQ+ Ally
ARTICLES
- "Ideal Bookshelf" list of anti-racist books
- What's the difference between race and ethnicity?
- 26 simple charts to show friends and family who aren't convinced racism is still a problem in America
- PolicyMatters: Poverty and Race Through a Belongingness Lens
- Diversity wins: How inclusion matters
- Business Case for Diversity
- Framework for Inclusion & Equity
- Prejudice Reduction: What Works? A Review and Assessment of Research and Practice
- Why Diversity Programs Fail
VIDEOS
- Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
- Cultural Humility | Juliana Mosley, Ph.D.
- The myth of race, debunked in 3 minutes
- Intersectionality | Social Inequality | MCAT | Khan Academy
- Intersectionality 101
- Kimberlé Crenshaw Discusses 'Intersectional Feminism'
- What is intersectionality?
- Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo
- Systemic Racism Explained
Organizational Values
Unconscious Bias
WEBSITE
ARTICLES
- Think you’re not biased? Think again
- Unconscious Bias Training: An Assessment of the evidence for effectiveness
- The Problem with Implicit Bias Training
VIDEOS
- How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them
- Are you biased? I am | Kristen Pressner | TEDxBasel
- Should you trust your first impression? | Peter Mende-Siedlecki
- Unconscious bias: Stereotypical hiring practices. | Gail Tolstoi-Miller
- How Do You See Me | SoulPancake | YouTube series
- White Men: Time to Discover Your Cultural Blind Spots | Michael Welp
Comp & Benefits/ Pay Equity
ARTICLES
- Performance Evaluation: How Ranking Performance Can Hurt Women
- How to Ensure Pay Equity for People of Color
- Women of Color and the Wage Gap
- Black Women & the Pay Gap
- Quantifying America’s Gender Wage Gap by Race/Ethnicity
- My company just released employee-pay data, and the salary gap between men and women shows we have a lot of work ahead of us
- Equal Pay & The Wage Gap
WEBSITE
GUIDE
- Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (RCW 49.58)
- Equal Pay and Opportunities Act Poster
- Employee Rights to Equal Pay and Opportunities
- Equal Pay and Opportunities Act complaint form
Recruiting & Hiring
ARTICLES
- Retention and Hiring
- Best Practices: Recruiting & Retaining Faculty and Staff of Color
- Identifying Strategies to Increase the Recruitment and Retention of Minority Males in the Public Health Workforce: A Two-State Comparative Case Study Approach
- Building an Inclusive Workplace: Six Ways to Retain Diverse Talent
- Equitable Hiring and Onboarding
- Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DIBs)
- Racial Diversity: There’s More Work to be Done in the Workplace
- Americans See Advantages and Challenges in Country’s Growing Racial and Ethnic Diversity
- A Shortlisting Criteria How-To Guide for Identifying the Best Candidates
- Diversity and Inclusion: Getting Candidates to Self-Identify
- What Has (and Hasn’t) Changed About Being a Chief Diversity Officer
Workplace Design
WEBSITE
ARTICLES
- Diversity & Inclusion
- A Guide to Inclusive Office Design – Celebrating Diversity in the Workplace
- Designing an inclusive workplace, one space at a time
- 8 ways to enhance workplace inclusivity through physical space and design
- 10 Books to Help You Foster a More Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
- 3 Requirements for a Diverse and Inclusive Culture
- Eight Steps to Start or Grow a Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
- Repairing the pipeline: Perspectives on diversity and inclusion in IT
- The diversity and inclusion revolution: Eight powerful truths
- One proven way to boost software quality: Increase your QA team's diversity
- Building an Inclusive Company in a Diverse World
- Why we need to end the culture of “Cultural Fit”
- The business case for diversity in the workplace is now overwhelming
- Why the ‘business case’ for diversity isn’t working
- Managing Diversity in the Workplace
- Doing the Work at Work: What are companies desperate for diversity consultants actually buying?
- Generation/Age
- Gender
- Race
VIDEOS
