by admin | Nov 30, 2020 | Definitions and explanations, Personal experience, Racism
One of the reasons often given for not having conversations about racism, is fear of saying “something wrong”. Concerns about language are limiting our conversations. And conversations are what we need to have to make progress in terms of race equality (and indeed...
by admin | Jan 10, 2020 | Definitions and explanations, Personal experience
She is blonde, has waist, hip and eye proportions only possible for Disney princesses and can throw snowflakes from her fingertips. In short, nothing like me. However, Elsa from Frozen is in many ways my soulmate. And her journey through the two Frozen movies (as in...
by admin | Nov 28, 2019 | Definitions and explanations, Neurodiversity, STEMConnext
Neurodiversity (noun): the range of differences in individual brain function and behavioural traits, regarded as part of normal variation in the human population (used especially in the context of autistic spectrum disorders). Neurodiversity is a term I don’t think I...
by admin | Nov 14, 2019 | Definitions and explanations, Training
One thing that sometimes stops people engaging with diversity and inclusion is fear of getting things wrong. In particular, fear of saying the wrong thing. It’s as true for me as it is for anyone else. And the bad news is… you will get things wrong. I have...
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