Diversity, Equity and Inclusion- Unconscious Bias

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-Unconscious Bias

Through courageous conversations, self-reflection, and engaging activities, League members move from awareness to action. To appreciate unconscious bias, we must:

• Understand why unconscious bias happens
• Raise awareness and manage unconscious bias
• Discuss strategies that members can implement to overcome unconscious bias, both as individuals and as part of the League.

Each member may register for one of the dates listed.

1. Thursday, March 25, 2021, 7-8 PM
2. Thursday, April 8, 2021, 7-8 PM
3. Friday, April 23, 2021, 5-6 PM
4. Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 4-5 PM

An email with the zoom credentials will arrive a few days before the event.

The Implicit Association Test (IAT) measures attitudes and beliefs that people may be unwilling or unable to report. You are invited to take this optional IAT test. It was created by Project Implicit, a non-profit organization designed to educate the public about hidden biases. Click this LINK to check your bias.

Gwendolyn Miller facilitates Unconscious Bias Workshop

Gwendolyn R. Miller is the owner of Addressing Racial Microaggressions, LLC, which provides private consultations, workshops, and training to academic institutions, non-profit agencies, corporations, and organizations. Addressing Racial Microaggressions, LLC addresses the institutional and structural racism germane to marginalized groups. She examines marginalized groups' experiences with and responses to racial injustice. Ms. Miller provides successful best practices designed to reduce microaggressions and implicit bias in one's personal life and the workplace. She also provides consulting and training to executives and professionals.

Ms. Miller's expertise also includes teaching executives and managers how to address diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), racial microaggressions, and unconscious bias in the workplace. As the instructor at The Institute for Diversity Certification, a subsidiary of The Society of Diversity, she prepared participants for the Certified Diversity Executive (CDE) exam. Similarly, she is the Head Learning Facilitator for the course, Leading Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion online short course from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University. Ms. Miller supports participants with the necessary skills to lead and manage DEI initiatives in their workplace.

Ms. Miller presented at numerous conferences on racial microaggressions, including the National Association of Independent Schools, People of Color Conference and Student Diversity Leadership Conference, Philadelphia, PA.; the National Association for Multicultural Education's 21st Annual International Conference, Chicago, IL.; The 12th Annual Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Canton, OH; the Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium Fall Conference, Philadelphia, PA.; the American Psychological Association Convention, Boston, MA., and the Roundtable of Cultural Psychology and Education Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Ms. Miller facilitated many workshops on racial microaggressions to teachers, administrators, and community stakeholders. They include the Indian River School District Administrators, Selbyville, DE.; the Cape Henlopen School District Administrators, Lewes, DE.; the Alliance for Racial Justice Town Hall Meeting on Racism and anti-Semitism, Lewes, DE.; the Cheltenham School District, Elkins Park, PA.; the Preparatory School of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE.; the West Oak Lane Charter School, Philadelphia, PA.; the St. Edmond's Academy Preparation, Wilmington, DE.; the New Jersey Network to Close the Achievement Gaps Diverse Student Learners and School Culture Workshop, Mullica Hill, NJ.; the St Elizabeth School, Rockville, MD.; the Delaware Valley Consortium for Excellence & Equity, Philadelphia, PA.; the Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA.; the Abington School District, Abington. PA.; the Long Island Consortium for Excellence and Equity, Westbury, NY.; the Climate and Cultural Workshop at Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA., and the Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium, Philadelphia, PA.

Ms. Miller received my Bachelor of Arts degree from Case Western Reserve University while also earning her Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music. After teaching for several years, she received her Master of Science in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education, Applied Psychology and Human Development Division. And, recently, she advanced my expertise with a Certification in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University.

Currently, Ms. Miller serves in several important roles related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. She chairs the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for the League of Women Voters of Delaware. Ms. Miller also serves as an advisory board member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the League of Women Voters of the United States and the Education Chair of the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice. In addition, she serves in a variety of leadership roles. She is the President of the League of Women Voters of Sussex County, Delaware, a member of the Indian River School District Community Advisory Board, and Delaware's Lt. Governors Behavioral Health Consortium.