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Race and gender

In my column last week, we asked, "How prejudiced towards females and people of color do you think you are?"

62.5 percent responded "A little," 37.5 percent said "Not at all," and 6.3 percent responded "Some."

Then, we asked "What race are you?"

Everyone responded either "White" or "Caucasian."

We followed by asking, "What is your gender?" and 81.3 percent responded "Male," and 18.8 percent responded "Female."

The next questions was, "If you think people at your place of employment do not treat you fairly and with respect, what attribute do you have that you think causes this?"

Responses:

>I feel I am treated fairly

>Older female

>I am treated fairly.

>Poor interpersonal skills

>Stubbornness

>I'm a southern born white male - some people automatically assume that I'm a racist and quickly conclude

>Judgmental

>I'm a lucky one, I'm treated the good way

>I cannot imagine this because I've never experienced it.

>type A personality

>no degree

>Female

Next, we asked, "Where were you raised?"

Responses:

>Southern Ontario, Quebec, Southern NY

>Wisconsin

>Minnesota and Hawaii

>Southwestern Ohio

>Erie, Pennsylvania and Raleigh, NC

>Oregon, no Blacks or Hispanic around

>South Carolina

>Pacific NW

>The Netherlands

>Arizona and California.

>Cincinnati

>Florida

>Wisconsin

>U.S.

We then asked if anyone wanted to offer any additional comments:

>Growing up in Hawaii you realize that every ethnic group holds stereo-types about other ethnic groups. People call Hawaii the melting pot but in reality there is a lot of prejudice but it is out in the open when you live there and there is always a smaller minority group than yours to get picked on. As for prejudice against females, if that was what this survey was about I would have checked "Not At All".

>A challenge in modern-day "diversity" is that it only matters which box you can check on the form. True diversity of ideas and approaches is what is required to have effective teams.

>Worked for P&G 1976-79 in GB and even secretaries (term still in use then) held men to a standard of behavior and terminology not seen elsewhere.

>Bravo. Another excellent column. You are exactly correct in that the worst form of discrimination is holding different standards of performance for people based on skin color or gender, but I have witnessed it over and over in various organizations. I worked for a SC based packaging company for 23+ years and saw this pervasive attitude over and over again. Standards of performance were dramatically different for minorities and at times for women. Competent "diversity" candidates were promoted at a much faster pace than their white male counterparts.

>Prejudiced we are all in some sort of way, but it's so meaningful to know that we all are the same. I try to be ethical also in the field of prejudice. I'm glad that there are more coloured people and/or woman also in the field these days, but IMHO it's still growing too slowly

>I never knew a black person until I was in college.

>Jim, this is quite possibly the most meaningful piece you have written in Nip Impressions, in my mind. What truly differentiates performance between organizations is the quality of people and how they are engaged, as enabled by structure and culture, to contribute to the organization's goals. This is so essential to a business performing at market-leading levels.

>I have worked with and trained men and women. I have worked with 50+ females in the paper industry and only knew one who did the entire job in the way it was designed to be done. I have treated all with respect and fairness even those who I felt slighted the job in question. Some jobs in the papermill were done better by females but most seemed to be more suited to men. I have always said I would not want "my mother or sister or wife " doing some of the jobs that some women were occupying simply because they were not physically able to do the complete job. I have some very good friends and co-workers who are black so the racial thing is out the window.

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