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D E S I G N I N G E Q U A L I T Y :

In the Classroom 10.13.2019

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Gender Diversity & Inclusion

M A K I N G S M A L L D E S I G N C H A N G E S T O T H E

P L A C E S P E O P L E W O R K A N D L I V E C A N H A V E B I G

I M P A C T S O N

In the 1970’s, less than 5% of orchestra players in the U.S. were women.

In 2016, women made up 50%+ of the chairs in the top 250 orchestras in the U.S.*

Why?*Melvyn Krauss, “Why more women are winning at symphonies’ musical chairs,” Denver Post, 2016.

Women in leadership positions isn’t enough to build a gender-inclusive environment.

Solutions shouldn’t just come from the top-down – they should come from the bottom-up.

Myth Busting

Promote Gender Diversity

W H A T I F O R G A N I Z A T I O N S R E - D E S I G N E D W O R K

E N V I R O N M E N T S T O H E L P

A N D M I T I G A T E

O P P O R T U N I T I E S F O R B I A S ?

How does it work?

Explore Ideate TestIdentify

Conduct ethnographic research on how people experience processes, policies to help paint a picture of the current

state

Bring together key users to co-create

interventions that can address identified

barriers

Evaluate &

Refine

Design and deploy pilot interventions, to see if they are impactful in

addressing barriers

Identify specific barriers, key drivers, and impacted groups in the organizational

environment

Measure impact of interventions and

iterate and refine to scale to broader

groups

Design thinking can lead to better outcomes for organizations and their key stakeholders.

• What is the classroom layout?

• How is the class facilitated?

• How do students participate and

interact?

• How are students evaluated?

• How are students recruited and

supported?

How might you explore this in a technical education environment?

How can you get started?

1. Read the Designing Equality paper on

Deloitte Insights.

2. Start small.

3. Disaggregate your data.

4. Create an environment for open feedback

and sharing.

5. Consider how students are experiencing

the classroom environment.

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