Equity, Diversity & Inclusivity

— Last checked July 2025 by Doris Fiedrich.

The Basics

• Cochran, Geraldine. “Guest Post: The Problem with Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity.” The Scholarly Kitchen, Jun. 22, 2018. Read Article
• “Editors Canada: equity, diversity and inclusion resources.” Editors Canada. Visit Site
• “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Toolkit for Journal Editors.” Second Edition. American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association. Visit Site
• “If Microaggressions Happened to White People.” Andrew Kornhaber, producer & Ryan Hunter, director. YouTube, uploaded by MTV Decoded, Jul. 22, 2015. Watch Video
• Reiners, Bailey, updated by Matthew Urwin. “46 Diversity in the Workplace Statistics You Should Know.” Built In, Mar 29, 2024. Read Article
• “The benefits of workplace diversity: The social and financial benefits or making your company more inclusive outweigh the costs.” BDC. Read Article
• Thomas, Marquita. “What Is Privilege?” YouTube, uploaded by As/Is, Jul. 4, 2015. Watch Video
• “What is Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I)?.” McKinsey and Company. Aug. 17, 2022. Read site
• “What Is Unconscious Bias.” 7 short videos by Lean In. Watch Video

Inclusive Language

• “Inclusive Language Guide.” American Psychological Association (APA). Visit Site
• “Inclusive Language Guidelines, 2022 Edition.” GBH. Read Report
• Kapitan, Alex. “Radical Copyeditor.” Visit Site
• Okhai, Leyla. “Why Bother with Inclusive Language?” Diverse Minds. May 12, 2020. Podcast episode on the importance of inclusive language. Listen on Spotify | Listen on the Diverse Minds podcast website
• Trans Journalists Association. “Promoting more accurate, nuanced coverage of trans issues and communities in the media. Supporting gender-expansive journalists in their workplaces and careers.” Visit Site
• Yin, Karen. “Conscious Style Guide.” Visit Site

A Deeper Dive

• “Anti-Oppression” LibGuides, Simmons University. Visit Site
• Bakau Consulting. “Alternative Consulting Resources.” This Vancouver-based firm maintains a list of recommended decolonization, diversity/equity/inclusion (DEI), anti-oppression, anti-racism, and pro-LGTBQIA2S+ consultants in Canada and the U.S. so organizations can find the right fit for them. Access List
• Collins, Cory. “What Is White Privilege, Really?” Learning for Justice. Teaching Tolerance, Issue 60, Fall 2018. Read Article
• “Diversity & Inclusion Resources.” ACES (The American Copy Editors Association). “Here is a compiled list of resources pertaining to diversity and inclusion for editors. Check back often as the list will continue to be updated.” Visit Site
• “Finding Diverse Sources for Science Stories.” The Open Notebook. Visit Site
• Grey, Aysa. “The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards.” Stanford Social Innovation Review. Jun. 4, 2019. Read Article
• Horning, KT. “SLJ Diversity Course: Keynote Lecture.” School Library Journal, Jul. 21, 2016. Watch Video
  
• “Kimberlé Crenshaw on Intersectionality, More than Two Decades Later.” Columbia Law School, Jun. 8, 2017. Read Article
• Reshamwala, Saleem. “Who, Me? Biased? Check Our Bias to Wreck Our Bias.” The New York Times, Dec. 16, 2016. Watch Video
• Thom, Kai Cheng. “I hope we choose love: notes on the application of justice.” Medium, May 5, 2018. Read Article
• Wapass, Jordan. “JAM HIGHLIGHT: BENEFITS OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE CANADIAN WORKPLACE.” AFOA, May 9, 2022. Read Article
• “What Are the Qualities of an Inclusive Editor, and Why It Matters.” WAN IFRA (World Association of News Publishers).Feb. 7, 2022. Ramaa Sharma and Stéphane Mayoux reflect on the skills needed to improve inclusion in the newsroom. Visit Site