Blindspots* in Diversity Management symposium

The symposium I organized on January 17th was a great success with nearly 100 attendees, insightful talks and engaged discussion. Some (Dutch) coverage of the day can be found here and here

Speakers from left to right: Seval Gündemir, Thekla Morgenroth, Cheryl Kaiser, Jojanneke van der Toorn, Colette van Laar, Wiebren Jansen, Naomi Ellemers* It was pointed out to me that the use of this word in the metaphorical sense is ableist: it has…

Speakers from left to right: Seval Gündemir, Thekla Morgenroth, Cheryl Kaiser, Jojanneke van der Toorn, Colette van Laar, Wiebren Jansen, Naomi Ellemers

* It was pointed out to me that the use of this word in the metaphorical sense is ableist: it has a negative connotation in implying that people with visual impairments lack knowledge or understanding. I apologize and am currently looking for an alternative that covers the meaning I intended.