{"id":1153,"date":"2021-04-20T14:13:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T20:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canopyadvisory.com\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2023-11-07T22:38:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T05:38:24","slug":"do-you-know-how-to-recognize-the-early-signs-of-inequity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canopyadvisory.com\/do-you-know-how-to-recognize-the-early-signs-of-inequity\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Know How To Recognize The Early Signs Of Inequity?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How To Spot The Early Signs of Intersectional Gender Inequity<\/h2>\n<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>What\u2019s the best way to deal with intersectional gender inequality in the workplace?<\/p>\n<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>In 2018, more CEOs were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategy-business.com\/article\/Succeeding-the-long-serving-legend-in-the-corner-office?gko=90171\">dismissed<\/a> for misconduct and ethical lapses (e.g. sexual harassment) than for financial performance or board struggles. In PwC\u2019s 19-year history of researching CEO success, this was the first time bad behavior overtook financial performance as the main reason for executive departures.<\/p>\n<p>Dismissing a CEO (or any employee) post-offense is one way to deal with an inequity. But, and this gets to your question\u2014wouldn\u2019t it be better NOT to have to deal with inequity in the first place? Wouldn\u2019t it be better to install systems that can detect and mitigate inequity in its earliest stages?<\/p>\n<p><b>The best way to \u201cdeal\u201d with inequity in the workplace is to prevent it from occurring in the first place. <\/b>It\u2019s about moving from <i>reactive DEI<\/i> to <i>proactive DEI<\/i>, which is easier said than done.<\/p>\n<h2>Reactive DEI vs. Proactive DEI<\/h2>\n<p>Many organizations struggle with proactive DEI because it requires upstream\u2014as opposed to downstream\u2014resource mobilization.<\/p>\n<p>Upstream resource mobilization presents a unique set of challenges. For instance:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">It\u2019s difficult to identify issues upstream because, by definition, these issues are still small and haven\u2019t snowballed into bigger problems (yet).<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Delegating responsibility to manage upstream issues threatens the status quo. <i>Why should I take ownership of a problem that doesn\u2019t affect me or that I can\u2019t see?<\/i><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Resource scarcity tricks us into believing quick fixes in the short term are better than systemic improvements in the long term.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>The intersectional gender pay gap provides a clear example of the need for proactive\/upstream DEI solutions.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>To End Pay Inequity, Look Upstream<\/h2>\n<p>Pay is the quantitative value companies place on their talent. Evaluations of employee performance and potential represent their real value to the organization. These evaluations of employee performance and potential are inputs to determining pay.<\/p>\n<p><b>So if we want to close the intersectional gender pay gap, we need to look upstream\u2014at the inputs\u2014and ask ourselves:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Are the inputs to pay equitable? Yes or no.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Are the inputs to pay free of bias? Yes or no.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">If no, where are the equity gaps located? In which departments, seniority levels, protected status cohorts, etc.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">What is driving these equity gaps? Oftentimes, it\u2019s unconscious bias.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">How can we close these gaps so that they don\u2019t compromise decisions on employee pay and promotion?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Looking upstream force-functions us to take a proactive approach to DEI. Instead of turning off the fire alarm, we\u2019re turning back the clock to prevent the fire from ever starting.<\/p>\n<h2>How To Practice Proactive DEI Thinking<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s a mini exercise you can do right now to practice proactive DEI thinking:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Identify one example of inequity within your organization.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Reverse engineer the inequity until you identify its root causes. (Causes, plural, because many factors influence systemic issues such an inequity.)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">What are some possible solutions to address the root causes?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">How would you scale this solution across the entire organization?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Spot The Early Signs of Intersectional Gender Inequity Question: What\u2019s the best way to deal with intersectional gender inequality in the workplace? 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