“It is not about individual bigotry. It’s about systemic racism. Racism is not just bigotry, and it’s not just prejudice. It’s prejudice plus power, so we must disrupt the power structures. It’s not the individual . . . it’s the institutions that our country was built on that.” – Janet Stovall

Overview:

In this episode of Innovation for All, Janet Stovall tells us about her history fighting for inclusion since she was a student at Davidson College through present day, where she is the current speech writer for the CEO of UPS. She discusses the complexities of being a woman of color in the workforce and how to address institutionalized racism.

In this episode you will learn:

The history of Project 87 at Davidson College

How measurable, quantifiable movements are successful

What it’s like to be a “stand-in director of diversity”

Experiences of being an Executive Speech Writer for UPS’s CEO

How Janet left corporate America to start her own business

The business case for diversity

Challenges of corporate America

Pros and cons of being self employed

Overcoming discrimination against women of color in the workforce

How not all forms of diversity are equal

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