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6 - Latest Trends in Diversity Training (May 2005)

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[Debbie Stanton]
[615-794-5047]
[Debbie@DiversityBuilder.com]
Latest Trends in diversity training

Latest Trends in Diversity Training

Corporate demands for diversity training are undergoing significant changes in 2005 and will continue to evolve into different subsections, as businesses and organizations open their classroom doors and witness discrimination and biases within their own workforce.

Diversity Builder www.diversitybuilder.com, recently interviewed Liz Winfeld, a recognized expert in workplace diversity specific to sexual orientation, gender identity, spirituality in the workplace, and diversity for the medical professional. Liz is the author of Straight Talk About Gays in the Workplace and A Trainer’s Guide to Training Tough Topics, and has performed diversity training for companies such as McDonald’s Corporation, American Express, Mastercard International, Ford Motor Company, Motorola,

Kaiser-Permanente, Duke University Medical School, and ChevronTexaco.

Diversity Builder asked Liz about the rising demand for sexual orientation diversity training among physicians, hospitals and medical staff. Liz commented, "When it comes to sexual orientation, the medical community has a difficult reputation of being a fairly homophobic environment. People studying to be doctors, nurses or other clinicians, who happen to be non-heterosexual, report a preponderance of a ‘don't ask, don't tell’ attitude. It remains interesting to me that a profession that relies on constant updating, progress, and new ways of thinking remains fairly stuck when it comes to issues of human sexuality that affect how we interact with one another and the (quality) of medical care (we receive). Education focused on the medical field relative to these topics can only help to bridge these gaps."

Liz has recently observed an increased demand from corporations for full integration of sexual orientation at work. She commented, "The areas of diversity education that I am seeing get the biggest demand are: fully integrating sexual orientation in the workplace with a particular emphasis on the business case and leveraging diversity for revenue purposes.

For further information on diversity training offered by Diversity Builder, or to schedule a diversity training needs assessment for your business, contact info@diversitybuilder.com