Kimberly Springsteen-Abbott’s Blog
Why Intersectionality is Important for Your Team
Intersectionality is when a company does not consider that an individual could be part of two intersecting minority groups. For example, a black woman could experience marginalization not only because she is black, but also because she is a woman. To create the best...
The Benefits of Workplace Diversity
Workplace diversity is a terminology used to describe the composition of employees in an organization. Diversity could be in terms of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, and sex. Diversity enables individuals to recognize their uniqueness and differences. Organizations...
Teaching Your Children About the Importance of Diversity
As children enter school, they start to notice there are differences in everyone. It's a great time to teach them about diversity. The role models of their life should show them how to open their arms to diversity and learn it’s a positive thing. We have a few ways to...
The Importance of Self-Awareness Today
Today, everyone seems to be throwing around the term “self-awareness.” While it may seem self-explanatory, self-awareness means being conscious of one’s feelings, emotions, and character. Most of us tend to float through time on autopilot with little to no awareness...
Ways to Create A Diverse Team of Employees
There is convincing evidence that people from various backgrounds view life from different perspectives. For example, according to a recent survey, companies with female board members outshine those with all male members. The benefits of having a multicultural team in...
Sexism in the Workplace, and How to Counter It
To some people, sexism might seem like a thing in the past, but to others, it’s still a stark part of their reality. No matter what your job is, sexism exists, and sometimes in ways other than what you might expect. Not every instance of sexism is calling someone out...
How to Build Positive Workplace Relationships
Work isn’t always someone’s favorite place to be. While some days are great and extremely productive, other days drag out and seem to take forever between the start and end of the day. Our coworkers are the people we interact with the most throughout both good and bad...
Diversity Without Tokenism
Intersectional feminism and civil rights groups have, in recent years, been speaking out more and more for making industries more diverse and inclusive than they currently are. These groups speak out for the equal rights of all genders, races, and sexualities, and...
How to Create a Diverse Work Culture
Why have a diverse workplace? Not only does a diverse work culture make room for more innovative work results, but having diversity and emphasizing inclusion among your employees will attract new talent as opposed to places that don’t work on either subject. That’s...
Why Cultural Diversity is a Good Thing
The United States is a melting pot of different cultures, religions, and people. With no official language, faith, or way of living, it’s possible to see and hear a span of different people walking from one street to another, especially if you live or visit a large...