by Jennifer Brown | Feb 3, 2017 | Diversity, Inclusion, Privilege
This morning, I heard a Starbucks barista talking about how she was so sick about the incivility of political discourse around her that she’d made a conscious decision: The minute she logged onto Facebook and saw a single political post, she would immediately log off...
by Jennifer Brown | Jan 27, 2017 | Diversity, Inclusion
When sparks & honey—a marketing & advertising agency founded on the belief that cultural relevance is the most important driver of business in today’s economy—invited me to lead one of its rapid-fire sessions covering 40+ cultural signals from the previous 24...
by Jennifer Brown | Dec 19, 2016 | Diversity, Inclusion
With the need to process the shockwaves of change that have occurred over the last month, we at Jennifer Brown Consulting (“JBC”) have found ourselves on the front lines of numerous important discussions and sharing of thoughts and ideas amongst our community of...
by Jennifer Brown | Dec 15, 2016 | Diversity, Inclusion, Privilege
A few weeks back, Jennifer Brown—an award-winning entrepreneur, dynamic speaker and diversity and inclusion expert, and the founder, president and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, LLC—officially launched her new book “Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & The...
by Jennifer Brown | Nov 29, 2016 | Inclusion
As we all know (and have felt) by now, this year’s presidential campaign was incredibly divisive along the lines of gender, education, and ethnicity. The immediate spike in the number of hate crimes demonstrates how deep the fractures go in our society, and how...
by Jennifer Brown | Nov 2, 2016 | Diversity, Inclusion
Have you ever felt forced to suppress your true self in an effort to survive in the workplace? If so, you’re not the only one. According to Uncovering Talent: A New Model of Inclusion—a study by Kenji Yoshino and Christie Smith for Deloitte University—many in the...
by Jennifer Brown | Oct 27, 2016 | Privilege
It’s the smallest things that help those outside the norm feel included, respected, and valued, not just at work but also in everyday life. For example, as a diversity and inclusion expert, I often explore both unconscious bias and the ramifications of privilege with...
by Jennifer Brown | Oct 26, 2016 | Diversity
Remember Leslie Miley? In the fall of 2015, he created ripples of raised eyebrows across the tech world (and beyond) when he blogged about his decision to leave Twitter, the social media giant. His reason? Their poor response to diversity issues—specifically those...
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