DEI Terminology
This term refers to fairness in access to opportunities and resources for all people.
What is equity?
He delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This country celebrates Diwali, the Festival of Lights.
What is India?
This Disney princess is from New Orleans and turns into a frog.
Who is Tiana?
This acronym stands for efforts to promote diverse identities, fairness, and belonging in the workplace
What is DEI?
The practice of welcoming, respecting, and valuing diverse identities.
What is inclusion?
She refused to give up her seat on a bus and helped start the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Lunar New Year is widely celebrated in this East Asian country.
What is China?
This 2021 Pixar movie is about an Italian sea monster who wants to explore the human world.
What is Luca?
This is when an employee is treated unfairly or differently because of their race, gender, age, or other identity.
What is discrimination?
A culturally based fear of outsiders. It has often been associated with the hostile reception given to those who immigrate into societies and communities.
What is xenophobia?
He was the first Black president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
Ramadan is a sacred month for followers of this religion.
What is Islam?
This Marvel movie had the first Asian superhero lead.
What is Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings?
This federal law, passed in 1964, prohibits discrimination in hiring based on race, gender, or religion.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This is an unspoken or unconscious assumption about people based on their identity.
What is implicit bias?
A pioneering deafblind activist who advocated for people with disabilities.
Who is Helen Keller?
The Rainbow Nation is a nickname for this country due to its diversity.
What is South Africa?
This 2018 animated film featured the first Afro-Latino Spider-Man.
What is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?
This standard for corporate DEI reporting is being adopted to hold firms accountable.
What is ESG?
Subtle, often unintentional, discriminatory behaviors that can undermine DEI efforts.
Microaggression
He’s the former CEO of Apple who publicly came out in 2014, becoming the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Who is Tim Cook?
In Japan, this day celebrates girls with dolls and flowers.
What is Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day)?
This 2017 film, directed by Jordan Peele, is a horror movie that explores racial tensions when a Black man visits his white girlfriend's family.
What is Get Out?
Ensuring that employees are compensated fairly for their work, regardless of gender, race, or other factors.