This course provides a practical foundation for analyzing and integrating diversity in contemporary organizations and businesses. The course applies a policy analysis lens to an interdisciplinary approach to exploring how diversity interacts with, contributes to, and is impacted by policy. The course readings draw from topics such as gender identity, intersectionality, socio-economic class, and race and ethnicity.
The course is divided into three parts:
1) Foundations of diversity, which covers definitions, legal and economic implications, and academic debates
2) Diversity and difference, which focuses on specific elements of diversity, such as gender, race, sexual identity, class, and disability. Guest speakers will provide their unique perspective on these subjects.
3) Diversity and resource allocation, which consists of hands-on discussions about how a policy maker or organization leader might go about allocating resources for different diversity groups, as well as the inherent trade-offs in this process.