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UNEION 101 is the introductory course in the UNEION training series. Below you will find a schedule of meetings and pre-session reading/watching materials.
*please note- UNEION is a voluntarty training experience open to all NCAR|UCAR employees and visitors.
The current UNEION 101 cohort is in progress. UNEION 101 is offered twice a year- generally in the Fall and Spring. Courses are added to Workday and all participants need to sign up by logging into their Workday profile.
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Session 1 - Our place in society:An introduction to the many different identities that an individual can simultaneously hold (e.g. gender, race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation), and ways in which privilege and unconscious bias can affect our interactions
Date, Time and Location:All courses are online for Fall 2020 |
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Session 2- Gender:The concept of gender identity, how gender is socialized in society, how gender can affect workplace experience, and gender-based and sexual harassment
Date, Time, and Location:All courses are online for Fall 2020 |
Guyland Ch. 3 26 pg book chapter Gender Bias in the Workplace 2 page document with other resources listed The number one reason White men give for not getting involved in diversity and inclusion 5 page article Survey of Academic Field Experiences (SAFE): Trainees Report Harassment and Assault 9 page journal article Sara Connell Brown Bag @ NCAR watch 6:15- 40:20. If you have time the whole video is great! Why Do Trans People Make Me Feel Uncomfortable? 7 page article Deadly truth about a world built for men
Optional readings Holding space for victims of harassment Content Warning: harassment, assault, violence How Stereotypes Can Drive Women To Quit Science4 page article Men who explain things 3 page article A linguistic comparison read abstract, intro, discussion, and conclusion Why women wont apply for jobs unless they’re 100% qualified 5 page article Faking It: Women, Academia, and Impostor Syndrome 3 page article The glaring blindspot of the me too movement |
Session 3- Race:The idea of race as a social construct, microaggressions, the effect of society's attitudes towards race, and people of color's workplace experiences
Date, Time, and Location:All courses are online for Fall 2020 |
Readings will be posted closer to date of session |
Session 4- Putting it into practice:hands-on training in "bystander intervention," or tools for how to interrupt a problematic situation and stand up for colleagues and friends in the moment. Date, Time, and Location:All courses are online for Fall 2020 |
Readings will be posted closer to session |
