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The Diversity Wheel
The document discusses the concept of diversity management through the lens of the diversity wheel, originally adapted from M. Loden in 1996. It highlights various factors such as income, education, culture, and family roles that contribute to individual differences and societal inequalities. The text emphasizes the impact of stereotypes and discrimination on personal identity and societal participation.
The Diversity Wheel
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- 2. discrimination Core to aperson The Diversity Wheel adapted from M Loden 1996
- 3. stereotypes discrimination Core to aperson Still core but can change The Diversity Wheel adapted from M Loden 1996
- 4. integration participation: vocal & influence income first language type of education lifeevents culture/ heritage environment community status entitlement to public funds role/ position at work caring responsibilities skills role in family number of children qualifications social class health where you live standard of living stereotypes discrimination Core to a person Still core but can change Life experiences that make us different The Diversity Wheel adapted from M Loden 1996
- 5. integration participation: vocal & influence income first language type of education lifeevents culture/ heritage environment community status entitlement to public funds role/ position at work caring responsibilities skills role in family number of children qualifications social class health where you live standard of living stereotypes harassment discrimination prejudices Core to a person Still core but can change Life experiences that make us different Factors that make society unequal The Diversity Wheel adapted from M Loden 1996
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Editor's Notes
- #2 The Diversity Wheel ~ for use by trainers developing individuals around diversity and equality.
- #3 The Diversity Wheel Ethnicity and Age are core to a person. They can not be changed. ……………………………………. When there is conflict – one way of looking at its level of seriousness is to assess what is being challenged within the individuals concerned and within yourself as a manager. Assess whether it is: core and unalterable e.g. Age; Core but alterable (next slide) by the individual with difficulty (e.g. Religion, Political Belief/Stance), or, Life experiences which people can change and adapt to (subsequent slide…. e.g. Education, Role in Family. The identified outside factors which bring about inequalities may also be a factor and play a role in “where a person is coming from”.
- #4 The Diversity Wheel ……………………………………………………. When there is conflict – one way of looking at its level of seriousness is to assess what is being challenged within the individuals concerned and within yourself as a manager. Assess whether it is: core and unalterable e.g. Age; Core but alterable by the individual with difficulty (e.g. Religion, Political Belief/Stance), or, Life experiences which people can change and adapt to e.g. Education, Role in Family. The identified outside factors which bring about inequalities may also be a factor and play a role in “where a person is coming from”.
- #5 The Diversity Wheel ……………………………………………………. When there is conflict – one way of looking at its level of seriousness is to assess what is being challenged within the individuals concerned and within yourself as a manager. Assess whether it is: core and unalterable e.g. Age; Core but alterable by the individual with difficulty (e.g. Religion, Political Belief/Stance), or, Life experiences which people can change and adapt to e.g. Education, Role in Family. The identified outside factors which bring about inequalities may also be a factor and play a role in “where a person is coming from”.
- #6 The Diversity Wheel The center of the wheel represents internal dimensions that are usually most permanent or visible. The outside of the wheel represents dimensions that are acquired and change over the course of a lifetime. The combinations of all of these dimensions influence our values, beliefs, behaviors, experiences and expectations and make us all unique as individuals. ……………………………………………………. When there is conflict – one way of looking at its level of seriousness is to assess what is being challenged within the individuals concerned and within yourself as a manager. Assess whether it is: core and unalterable e.g. Age; Core but alterable by the individual with difficulty (e.g. Religion, Political Belief/Stance), or, Life experiences which people can change and adapt to e.g. Education, Role in Family. The identified outside factors which bring about inequalities may also be a factor and play a role in “where a person is coming from”.