00:00:08
between the privileged and those who are discriminated against?
00:00:13
the connection is significant.
00:00:16
Those who have trouble feeling like they belong,
00:00:18
who don't feel considered as equals by others.
00:00:22
those who feel discriminated against
00:00:25
are not in the privileged group.
00:00:27
The discriminated are in the out groups,
00:00:30
while the privileged are in the in-groups.
00:00:33
If you don't see your environment as lacking
00:00:35
in diversity and don't suffer from discrimination,
00:00:38
chances are you are perhaps unknowingly part of the privileged in-group.
00:00:43
Does this word privilege make you uncomfortable?
00:00:47
When discussing the pursuit of diversity,
00:00:49
one must look in the mirror.
00:00:51
There's a fundamental imbalance between the enormous power of privileged
00:00:57
who are part of the in-groups
00:00:59
and the limited power of the members of the outgroups.
00:01:03
Here is a wonderful illustration of the
00:01:06
power privilege wheel proposed by Sylvia Duckworth,
00:01:10
adapted from the work of the Canadian Council for Refugees.
00:01:14
if you are a cisgender male with Canadian citizenship,
00:01:18
white skin color,
00:01:20
post-secondary education,
00:01:25
mentally healthy,
00:01:28
avoid being overweight,
00:01:29
it lowers your points,
00:01:33
and speak the dominant language perfectly,
00:01:36
then you are one of the privileged
00:01:38
who have more power than others.
00:01:41
This group even tends unconsciously for the most part to believe they are superior.
00:01:47
Armed with all these attributes,
00:01:50
the privileged person has a much better chance
00:01:52
of reaching the top of the organizational pyramid,
00:01:56
and the same privileged person is likely to,
00:01:59
neglect and at worst reject those who are not like them,
00:02:05
including those at the center of the wheel,
00:02:07
but especially those at the extremes of the wheel.
00:02:10
If you are transgender,
00:02:14
didn't go to school,
00:02:16
have a disability,
00:02:18
are neurodivergent,
00:02:19
mentally vulnerable,
00:02:24
are unable to speak the language in the country you're in,
00:02:27
you won't have much power,
00:02:30
you will be the victim of a lot of discrimination,
00:02:33
whether consciously or not,
00:02:36
from those who have more points than you in the wheel of privileged.
00:02:40
These people from the out groups,
00:02:42
those who are not at the center of the privileged wheel,
00:02:45
are the ones we are trying to better integrate into
00:02:48
the world of work by promoting diversity and inclusion policies.
00:02:53
when we talk about developing more diversity in the workplace,
00:02:57
we are in fact talking.
00:02:58
About the 2nd and 3rd circles of the wheel,
00:03:02
diversity in the workplace can be achieved if we face this wheel,
00:03:07
if we individually determine where we stand in the wheel,
00:03:10
and of course if we pay attention to those who are
00:03:13
more outside than us on the spokes of the wheel.
00:03:17
Am I aware that unconsciously tend to reject those who are at the other end of my spoke
00:03:24
because they are different,
00:03:25
because I am afraid of them?
00:03:27
The closer we are to the center of the wheel,
00:03:29
the more likely we are to have power.
00:03:31
this also applies in the workplace.
00:03:34
Do we want to continue to enjoy these
00:03:36
privileges by excluding those who are different,
00:03:40
or are we betting that diversity and power sharing among all
00:03:44
the members of the wheel will be a win-win for all?
00:03:48
Being open to diversity is indeed a risk
00:03:51
when you are part of the privileged on any spoke of the wheel.
00:03:56
am I aware that even today it is a privilege,
00:03:59
and how do I share space and power with women?
00:04:04
am I aware that this is a privilege,
00:04:06
and how do I share space and power with people of color?
00:04:10
If I do not have a disability,
00:04:12
am I aware this is a privilege?
00:04:14
And how do I share space and power with people living with disabilities?
00:04:18
If I am heterosexual,
00:04:20
am I aware that this is a privilege?
00:04:22
And how do I share space and power with those of the LGBT community?
00:04:28
am I aware that even this is a privilege?
00:04:31
And how do I share space and power with overweight people?
00:04:35
If I am fluent in the language of the country,
00:04:37
am I aware this is a privilege,
00:04:39
and how do I share space and power with people who are not fluent in the language?
00:04:45
Openness to diversity will only prevail when this
00:04:48
wheel loses all its rigidity and turns freely.
No elements match your search in this video....
Do another search or
back to content !
