Creating a Level Playing Field in the Workplace

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15Lessons
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16Exams &
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7Hours
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0.7CEUs
Course Description
The world is not a perfect place and it can make things in life much harder than they should be. In many cases, those difficulties are disproportionate--some struggle more than others, even when under the same conditions or circumstances. To make matters worse, those instances are not naturally designed to be unequal for the people involved. Instead, there are factors involved that create that inequality and make things difficult for seemingly no logical reason. It's frustrating and simply an unnecessarily unfair part of life.
Inequality is a major issue that is causing--and has caused--a lot of problems to develop in society. This has extended into nearly every part of people's lives: public, private, professional, etc. One of the worst areas affected by inequality is the workplace, where certain individuals are put at an unjust disadvantage compared to their peers because of some part of their identity or background. While there are many protections in place to help prevent and reduce this from occurring, people often have to take action themselves and create a level playing field in the workplace.
In this course, you will learn about the issues that generate inequality in the workplace, including bias, stereotypes, and prejudice that fuels discriminatory practices. You can learn about what actions can be taken to help identify these issues, combat them, and successfully prevent them from presenting themselves in YOUR workplace. The course will dive into the laws and strategies that are designed to help generate equality in the workplace, and what needs to be done in order for them to actually work.
Creating a level playing field in the workplace is a necessary and honorable endeavor that just isn't being done as much as it should. Do you have what it takes to succeed? Sign up today and find out!
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- Self-Paced
- 6 Months to Complete
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- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Inequality In The Workplace
Review 3 Articles: The Five Ways Work Isn?t a Level Playing Field; Tackling The Number One Cause Of Gender Inequality At Work: Unequal Pay; Racial Inequality in the Workplace: Everything You Need to Know
Review Video: Creating a Level Playing Field
Take Survey: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Lesson 1 Quiz
Lesson 2: Characteristics of Workplace Bias
Review 4 Articles: Is Unconscious Bias Affecting You at Work? Here's What You Should Know; Conscious and Unconscious Bias in the Workplace; Where Bias Begins: The Truth About Stereotypes; How Cognitive Biases Influence How You Think and Act
Complete: Lesson 2 Quiz
Lesson 3: Stereotypes and Prejudice
Review 3 Articles: Stereotypes Examples; How Stereotypes Take Shape; Discrimination and Prejudice in the Workplace
Complete: Lesson 3 Quiz
Lesson 4: Obstacles to Address
Review 3 Articles: 15 Problem Solving Skills For Overcoming Obstacles; Organizational Structures in the Workplace; Cultural Communication Barriers in the Workplace
Complete: Lesson 4 Quiz
Lesson 5: Discrimination
Review 3 Articles: Examples of Discrimination in the Workplace: Everything You Need to Know; Would you recognize workplace discrimination? 9 examples of what it could look like; Here Is Why Organizations Need to be Conscious Of Unconscious Bias
Complete: Lesson 5 Quiz
Lesson 6: Harassment
Review 3 Articles: The Different Types of Harassment in the Workplace; Common Examples of Workplace Harassment; How To Prove Harassment in the Workplace
Complete: Lesson 6 Quiz
Lesson 7: The Laws of the Workplace
Review 3 Articles: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; The Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Pregnancy Discrimination
Complete: Lesson 7 Quiz
Lesson 8: Social Justice
Review 3 Articles: What is Social Justice?; Five Ways Leaders Can Tackle Social Justice Issues In The Workplace; Six Small But Impactful Ways To Support Social Justice Within Your Organization
Complete: Lesson 8 Quiz
Lesson 9: Inclusion and Diversity
Review 3 Articles: 3 Requirements for a Diverse and Inclusive Culture; 6 Steps for Building an Inclusive Workplace; Benefits of Creating Inclusion in the Workplace
Complete: Lesson 9 Quiz
Lesson 10: Changing the Workplace Itself
Review 3 Articles: Culture: Your Environment for People at Work; Workplace Culture: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Define It; How Do Leaders Succeed Despite Tricky Workplace Politics?
Complete: Lesson 10 Quiz
Lesson 11: Contributing Factors
Review 3 Articles: Four Things That Contribute To The Gender Pay Gap; The top 3 factors that boost gender equality in the workplace; 7 Different Types of Workplace Diversity
Complete: Lesson 11 Quiz
Lesson 12: Side Effects Of Workplace Inequality
Review 3 Articles: Gender Discrimination In The Workplace: 6 Harmful Effects; What Are the Consequences of Discrimination on the Job?; What You Can Expect After a Charge is Filed
Complete: Lesson 12 Quiz
Lesson 13: Methods of Reducing Inequality in the Workplace
Review 5 Articles: The Effects of Gender Disparity Ripple Through An Organization; 4 Simple Ways To Reduce Workplace Inequality; How to Recognize a Workplace Conflict; Tools and Techniques to Identify Problems in the Workplace; How and Why to Demonstrate Respect in the Workplace
Complete: Lesson 13 Quiz
Lesson 14: Preventing Inequality and Bias in the Workplace
Review 4 Articles: The 4 Most Effective Ways Leaders Solve Problems; Workplace Challenges; Why, When, and How to Develop a Company Policy; How to Recognize Workplace Abuse
Complete: Lesson 14 Quiz
Lesson 15: Additional Resources
Take Poll: End of Course Poll
Take Survey: Course Comments
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete: Lesson 15 Quiz
Complete: The Final Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Describe types of inequality and bias that can be found in the workplace.
- Describe stereotypes and prejudice that can be found in a workplace.
- Recognize obstacles to address that cause workplace issues such as discrimination and harassment.
- Summarize the laws of the workplace.
- Recognize social justice, inclusion, and diversity and its role in the workplace environment.
- Describe steps for changing the workplace itself for the better.
- Summarize side effects of workplace inequality.
- Describe methods of reducing inequality in the workplace.
- Describe preventing inequality and bias in the workplace, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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