Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Question 1

Covering

Answer 1

Defensive behavior that occurs when an organization recruits a diverse workforce but, consciously or otherwise, promotes assimilation rather than inclusion.

Question 2

Cultural taxation

Answer 2

Additional workload that is generated for members of an underrepresented group due to their requested participation in DE&I efforts.

Question 3

Diversity

Answer 3

The similarities and differences between individuals, accounting for all aspects of one’s personality and individual identity.

Question 4

Employee resource group (ERG)

Answer 4

Voluntary group for employees who share a particular diversity dimension (race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.); also known as affinity group or network group.

Question 5

Impostor syndrome

Answer 5

A feeling that one’s success is due to luck, not hard work or skill; can lead individuals to feeling unfit for their current role

Question 6

Inclusion

Answer 6

Extent to which each person in an organization feels welcomed, respected, supported, and valued as a team member.

Question 7

Neurodiversity

Answer 7

Refers to a workforce that approaches problems using different conceptual thought approaches that may stem from atypical brain structure, for example, attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and anything categorized as existing on the autism spectrum (autism spectrum disorder, or ASD).