What Is Intersectionality and Why Should I Care? Event sponsored by FAA Pride

Intersectionality can have a profound impact on workplace dynamics, including safety culture, by recognizing the overlapping and interconnected aspects of individuals' identities. When employees experience intersectionality-related challenges, such as discrimination or bias based on multiple dimensions of their identity (e.g., race, gender, and sexuality), it can lead to feelings of exclusion and reduced psychological safety.

Intersectionality, acknowledging the interconnected aspects of individuals' identities, significantly influences workplace dynamics, including safety culture. When employees face discrimination based on multiple dimensions of identity, it can lead to exclusion and reduced psychological safety. In terms of safety culture, these challenges can result in hesitancy to report concerns due to fear of further marginalization, impeding the identification and mitigation of hazards. A lack of awareness of intersectionality can contribute to an incomplete understanding of safety risks. Embracing intersectionality is crucial for creating an inclusive safety culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, enabling everyone to contribute to a safer and more collaborative work environment.
Speakers:

• Captain Amanda Simpson
• • Pilot
  • Former Vice President for Research and Technology at Airbus Americas
  • Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy
  • The first transgender person to lead an U.S. Department of Defense organization
• Captain Tammy Binns (first black female chief pilot of American Airlines)
• India Pinkney, Executive Director, Office of International Affairs
• Julia Wolhandler, Disability Resource Analyst, Disability Resource Center U.S. Department of Transportation
• Ronnie Coursey, Operations Lead, Career Planning Program, moderator

Join this event here    

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James A. Hatt (he/him),

 “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you figure out why.” Mark Twain

National President of FAA Pride