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Background Information

Diversity is an increasingly important issue for businesses to consider. The combination of changing demographics and globalization is forcing every business to consider how management must change as the workforce and customer base becomes more diverse. The word diversity means "different," the condition of having or being composed of differing elements or qualities. We all develop our own assumptions about those around us based on their gender, ethnicity, religion, race, or disability. It is important that we understand recognizing the difference is done all the time and is acceptable. The problem arises when dissimilar people are treated as inferior or excluded. 

Many laws have been put in place to help alleviate discrimination in the workplace. Here are a few examples:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Pregnancy Discrimination Act

Equal Pay Act

Instruction 

1. Read Chapter 11 in Meeting the Ethical Challenge of Leadership textbook.
2. Read Article: Defining Diversity: Beyond Race And Gender.
3. Watch the Ted Talk: The Dangers of a Single Story.
4. With clear, insightful critical thinking, reflect and answer the following questions.
   1. In your own words, how does a "single story" (explained in the Ted Talk "The Danger of a Single Story") emphasize how we are different rather than how we are similar?
   2. What dangers does this notion of a "single story" produce for you personally and in the workplace when understanding diversity?
   3. Explore one of the laws mentioned in the background section and discuss briefly how this law helps protect members of this population?
   4. In what ways can you broaden your sense of diversity?
5. Your reflection should be between 450 and 700 words and include at least two scholarly sources.

Defining Diversity: Beyond Race And Gender.

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122327104

Ted Talk: The Dangers of a Single Story.

https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare