The Minnesota Career Development Association presented me, Denise Felder, with this year’s Irene Rossman Award. This award honors an individual who has made a significant contribution to MCDA and/or the field of career development. I am extremely grateful and humbled to be recognized by my peers with this award. MCDA has been the core of … Continue reading MCDA Honors Workforce Equity Advocate Denise Felder
Talking about diversity, inclusion and equity is NOT the same as implementing the potentially long-term, multifaceted actions needed to legitimately address and eliminate inequity and racism in our workplaces and learning environments.
The protests and uprisings triggered by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers has many of my white colleagues and friends shook. They truly were surprised by the amount of outrage, anger and fear that Black and Brown folks carry with us every day from perpetually being treated like second-class citizens … Continue reading 6 Action Steps in Response to Floyd Protests #EquityMatters
Civil Rights leader Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his contemporaries knew that employment was a social justice issue.
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