JUNETEENTH
What day is Juneteeth recognized?
June 19th
When is Pride Month celebrated?
June
True or False
Candidates with distinctively Black names are 2.1% less likely to be contacted by employers.
True
What term can be defined as... "The quality of being fair and impartial."
Equity
What is the significance of Juneteenth?
The emancipation of slaves in Union States
What does LGBTQ stand for?
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer
True or False :
Racially and ethnically diverse companies have a 36% higher likelihood of financially outperforming less diverse companies.
True
What term can be defined as... "The differences in racial and ethnic, socioeconomic, geographic, and academic/professional backgrounds. People with different opinions, backgrounds (degrees and social experience), religious beliefs, political beliefs, sexual orientations, heritage, and life experience."
Diversity
Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
President Abraham Lincoln
Which state was the first to recognize gay marriage in 2004?
Massachusetts
True or False
Blind applications increase women’s chances of getting hired by up to 35 percent.
False: Blind applications increase women’s chances of getting hired by up to 46 percent.
What term can be defined as... "The practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, such as those who have physical or mental disabilities and members of other minority groups."
Inclusion
Which state was the first to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday?
Texas
What is the significance of the rainbow used to represent the LGBTQ community?
The various colors reflect both the immense diversity and the unity of the LGBTQ community
True or False
55% of employees and job seekers said diversity was important when considering job offers
False - 76% of employees and job seekers said diversity was important when considering job offers
What term can be defined as... "The quality of being easy to obtain or use."
Accessibility
1865
What is the significance of the Stonewell Riots of 1969?
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Patrons of the Stonewall, other Village lesbian and gay bars, and neighborhood street people fought back when the police became violent. The riots are widely considered the watershed event that transformed the gay liberation movement and the twentieth-century fight for LGBT rights in the United States.
True or False
89% of people want their company to be inclusive of individuals with intellectual disabilities.
True
What term can be defined as... "Social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness."
Unconscious Bias