Re: Sensitivity training

Leonie, thanks for introducing the topic. I think it could be useful for 
us to offer something on this.

Looking at the ideas suggested so far on this thread, I think that 
"Inclusion" might be good to consider and perhaps also the notion of 
"ally."

We could for instance combine this to something like "Being an Inclusion 
Ally."

And I'll check out the TED talk that Barbara mentioned; and I like the 
mnemonic that she mentioned:

  * Knowing when to listen
  * Knowing when to educate yourself
  * Knowing when to reach out
  * Knowing when to stand up

All those situations certainly come up enough in the W3C setting.

And I think that a key word on this would be "offer."

- Judy

On 10/31/2019 1:52 PM, Léonie Watson wrote:
>
> On 31/10/2019 17:42, Levantovsky, Vladimir wrote:
>> Leonie wrote:
>>
>> It's common practice for organisations to offer "sensitivity" training
>> to help employees with this, and I think it would be wonderful if W3C
>> could offer something of the sort to chairs…
> Vladimir  replied:
>>
>> While I am supportive of the idea in general, I think we need to come 
>> up with a better name for it. It is true that many organizations 
>> offer “sensitivity training” to their employees but from what I’ve 
>> heard (no personal experience with it!) – this is often “offered” as 
>> a punitive action, when someone has done/said something improper.
>
> I'm not fond of the title either. I know some organisations only offer 
> it to employees after concerns with their behaviour have been raised, 
> but others offer it as part of the induction or on-boarding process 
> for all newcomers.
>
> Vladimir continued:
>>
>> Since our intentions are purely educational, maybe we need to come up 
>> with a different name, but I don’t have anything to propose off the 
>> top of my head.
>
> Perhaps inclusion training or inclusivity training? Naming things is 
> hard!
>
> Léonie.--
> Director @TetraLogical
>
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