Author’s definition of diversity:

Seeing the differences, distinctions and dividing lines of others with a soft gaze but clear vision.

Seeing differences: of race, color, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, physical abilities

Seeing distinctions: between (among?) differences. For example two black women, one an East Coast Lesbian with a Jewish mother with a different life experiences than a married black woman who is Southern born and raised.

Dividing lines: Life choices that define how people live their lives - political parties, leanings within the parties, religious positions and family upbringing, even choices between tap water and bottled water.

Key Takeaways

Ch 1: How do you define diversity?

Ch 2: Can you tell me what diversity isn’t?

Ch 3: What is the basic Law on discrimination?

Ch 4: How do diversity issues differ from discrimination?

Ch 5: Shouldn’t I just have to worry about what the law requires me to worry about?

Ch 6: Why isn’t it enough to just acknowledge the ways in which people are the same?

Ch 7: Doesn’t figuring out everybody’s differences at work take too much time away from work?

Ch 8: Do white guys even have to worry about diversity since they don’t have any?

Ch 9: If I’m a member of a minority group or have a best friend or spouse who is, then I’m covered, aren’t I?

Ch 10: How do I figure out how to hear the differences around me?

Ch 11: How do I avoid overstepping, being too personal, or creeping into sexual harassment territory?

Ch 12: Doesn’t understanding a difference mean that I’m accepting something that I don’t necessarily support?

Ch 13: How can I tell whether my company is really diverse or if it’s just saying it is?

Ch 14: Is there some point where my company’s problem with diversity starts being my problem?

Ch 15: When I see a problem with diversity, how do I go about addressing it?

Ch 16: Isn’t instituting real change bound to piss someone off?

Ch 17: If I’m the one being accused of cultural insensitivity or worse, aren’t I already screwed?