Combatting Racial Discrimination in the Workplace

Combatting Racial Discrimination in the Workplace

Project WHEN is an organization focused on fighting harassment in the workplace, and this tool includes everything from a breakdown of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 pertaining to race and color discrimination, legal obligations of employers regarding race-based workplace harassment, and case studies of recent racial discrimination in various industries.

Journal Prompts

• Read one of the case studies from Project WHEN and reflect upon the explicit bias that occurred and how it was handled. Does this case study remind you of a situation that could have, or has, happened in your workplace? If so, is there anything you can change about your company’s policies to prevent this situation from happening again?