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Programme sheet
The Hidden Cost of Workplace Discrimination
Diversity & InclusionManagement & LeadershipAll employees≈ 15 min
Key skill: Fairness
Summary
Measure what workplace discrimination truly costs, both human and financial: recognise its direct and indirect forms, understand its effect on performance, and know how to respond and alert the right people.
Target audience
Anyone interested in diversity and inclusion.
Learning objectives
- Identify and recognise discrimination in your professional environment
- Discover the financial penalties imposed for discrimination
- Understand the psychological impact of discrimination on performance at work.
- Distinguish between the different types of discrimination (direct, indirect, conscious, unconscious)
Module outline
- ArticlesThe AEQUALES case study, a company fighting inequality in Latin America · Good practices and innovative solutions against discrimination
- Expert videoAn overview of the economic and psychological impact of workplace discrimination, with a focus on the 2016 study showing a 7% loss in GDP
- AnchoringA quiz and True/False questions to dig deeper into the topic and anchor what you've learned
- Memo cardA downloadable coaching memo card: the key points from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
- BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)
Models & methods
The distinction between direct, indirect, conscious and unconscious discrimination; the Golem effect; the Implicit Association Test (IAT).
Research-based
France Stratégie's 2016 study (€150 billion, 7% of GDP); the 11th Employment Discrimination Barometer, 2018; a March 2021 article in Usine Nouvelle.