RECAP!!!!
Diversity can be a touchy subject in this country. Some people hear "diversity" and immediately think of race, racism, and the p.c. police. But the Princeton dictionary defines diversity as "noticeable heterogeneity" and uses as its example, "a diversity of possibilities."
During the recent election we've heard a lot about racism, but diversity isn't just about race. As the dictionary points out, it's about differences. Sometimes, many times, differences are good. For example, many corporations are embracing diversity recruiting plans, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because diversity in the workplace leads to diverse ideas. A business can't succeed if everyone thinks alike. Neither can our country.
We need to hear ideas from everyone in our schools, our communities, our businesses, and our government to hear the best ideas. People of different colors, cultures, and geographical areas make this country what it is. Diversity makes us special.
After the topic came up recently on the Silicon Valley Moms and 50 Something Moms blogs, we decided to revisit diversity as a group. So today, all of the bloggers from the Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Chicago, D.C. Metro, Deep South, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Rocky Mountain, and 50 Something Moms blogs will be writing about diversity and how it affects us and our families.
I'm hopeful that one day "diversity" won't immediately bring race or culture to mind. I hope that during my boys' lifetime "diversity" will become more about possibilities than differences. That can only happen if we embrace our differences and discuss diversity openly and without judgment or fear of censure.
Here is a round up of all the moms who participated in our diversity discussion:
Silicon Valley:
Diversity Doesn't "Sell" Very Well
Insider, Outsider
It's the Kind of Diversity That Matters
Diversity Education Starts at Home
When Differences Taught Me Sameness
Chicago:
Children and Religious Diversity
My Kids Don't Know They're White: Trying and Failing to be a Race-Free Family
D.C. Metro:
I'll Never Have Hair Like Jan Brady, and I'm Fine with That
Let the Multi-Culti Nation Arise
Introducing Diversity
Diversity: What I Want for My Kids
Mommy, What Is Marriage?
Diversity & Language: Not Just Words
Diversity in Learning
New York:
The Customers
A Sling of Their Own
New Jersey:
Diversity: Our Foundation
A Diversity Casualty
How Do You Spell Diversity?
The True Identity Crisis
Deep South:
Diversity in America's Christian Church
Diversity Training Starts with Mom
Los Angeles:
Diversity: The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE)
Everyday Diversity
Philadelphia:
Teaching My Sons
Diversity Training: Has it Worked?
Diversity!
Diversity in Giving
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