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Resources
Ableism
- Merriam-Webster: Definition of Ableism
- UW Accessibility: Guides and Resources
- UW Accessibility: Creating Accessible content at UW
- Campus Wellness: Mental Health Training Opportunities
- Ontario Human Rights Commission: Policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions
- Canadian Equity Consulting: Invisible Disabilities in the Workplace
Ageism
- Merriam-Webster: Definition of Ageism
- Department of Biology: Ageism Fact Sheet
- The Ontario Human Rights Commission: Policy on discrimination against older people because of age
- Insider Article: Ageist statements made in the workplace
- Journal Article: Ageism in the health care system
Bias
- Merriam-Webster: Definition of Implicit Bias
- Harvard University (project implicit): Self-testing for implicit biases
- Gender Bias Calculator: Detects gender biases in recommendation letters
Indigenous Affairs & Reconciliation
- Facets Article: How we can work towards reconciliation as scientists
- Native Governance Center: A guide to Indigenous land acknowledgment
- Native Land Digital: Interactive map
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
- UW Research: Resources and Guides for Indigenous Research
- KAIROS: Blanket Exercise Program
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights Article: Nursing and Indigenous peoples’ health: reconciliation in practice
- YouTube Documentary: What is reconciliation? Indigenous educators have their say
- Resource Generation: Land Reparations and Indigenous Solidarity Toolkit
LGBTQ2SIA+
- Duke University: Pronoun guide
- SPLC Article: Responding to Everyday Bigotry
- Montclair State University: LGBTQ2SIA+ terminology
- TVO YouTube Documentary: The Fruit Machine
- American Psychological Association Article: Avoiding Heterosexual Bias in Language
Linguistic Minorities and Classism
- WUSA: UW Culture and Language Exchange club
- Class Action: Resources related to classism
- BBC Worklife Article: The pervasive problem of 'linguistic racism'
- Boston University Article: How Does Socioeconomic Inequality Affect Social Class, Especially for People of Color?
Microaggressions
- Department of Biology: Microaggression Fact Sheet
- Examples of Verbal and Non-Verbal Microaggressions
- Examples of Racial Microaggressions
- Sexism-based Microaggressions
- Faculty Focus Article: Microresistance as a Way to Respond to Microaggressions
- Tool for interrupting microaggressions
Racism
Recruitment
- UW EDI-R: How does Implicit Bias show up in Recruitment?
- UW EDI-R: Equitable Faculty Recruitment and Selection Toolkit
- CRC: Creating an Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive Research Environment: A Best Practices Guide for Recruitment, Hiring and Retention
- Government of Canada: Best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in research practice and design
- Trakstar Hire Article: Blind Recruitment: Remove Bias From Your Hiring Process
Research
- NSERC: Guide on integrating equity, diversity and inclusion considerations in research
- PNAS Article: Gender-diverse teams produce more novel and higher-impact scientific ideas
- Nature Article: These labs are remarkably diverse — here’s why they’re winning at science
- Global Health Economics and Policy Article: Barriers that aspiring researchers from low- and middle-income countries face in global health research