Bridging Divergent Diversity Standpoints & Ideologies
Abstract
A compelling phenomenon in 21st century organizations, diversity ‘talk,’ programming and policy initiatives are becoming more prevalent. Just as prevalent is the fragmentation caused by simultaneously occurring views of diversity that go unrecognized in present conversations and initiatives around diversity. This paper presents the importance of considering multiple views of diversity in bridging differences in standpoints and building healthy organizations with regard to diversity. Four views of diversity are presented, along with strategies for engaging these voices/perspectives.