How to Increase Workforce Diversity
In today's world of cultural diversity, your business can't thrive unless you implement a workforce diversity initiative. Besides tapping into the unique abilities and talents of people from different...
View ArticleHow to Hold a Diversity Day at Work
In November 2001, UNESCO announced that May 21 was World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. It's a perfect opportunity to educate your staff about other cultures. Include this day...
View ArticleHow to Encourage Diversity in the Workplace
Unless you get everyone on board, you won't have diversity in the workplace. You can't encourage tolerance by forcing your employees to accept people from different backgrounds. But by surrounding them...
View ArticleHow to Teach Racial Tolerance to Young Children
We live in an ever-changing world, rich with various cultures and races. Because young children of today will be inheriting such a diverse world, we must instill in them the knowledge and tolerance...
View ArticleHow to Greet a Foreign Person
Even in foreign cultures, a first impression is a lasting one. It's important when meeting someone from a foreign culture to greet them properly, since greetings are highly socialized rituals that...
View ArticleHow to Ignore Stereotyping
Stereotypes are, unfortunately, everywhere we look. From mass media to common conversation, people's assumptions about certain races, religions, ethnic groups and genders have become so commonplace...
View ArticleHow to Write a Diversity Policy
Most companies know diversity is important in our global economy. A lack of minorities in the workplace and particularly in management positions doesn't go unnoticed for long. But your intentions...
View ArticleHow to Defend Not Having Children
When birth control became widely available, the phrase "biology is destiny" became obsolete. However, choosing to be child free can still result in questions, concern and even criticism from the...
View ArticleHow to Sponsor a Needy Child
Ever wish you could do something to help needy children around the world, but don't know how? Try helping just one. Consider sponsoring a needy child through one of several sponsorship organizations....
View ArticleHow to Avoid Being Made Fun of for Wearing a Turban
Turbans are religious headdresses that the devout people of many religions wear. In some places, the youth culture sees the turban as a chance to express themselves through fashion and a cool...
View ArticleHow to Lose an Accent
Learning another language can be daunting, and losing an accent can be one of the hardest parts of that process. You may have been trained all your life in the basic phonetics of your home language,...
View ArticleHow to Use a Cane for the Blind
Acquiring the skill to use a travel cane is the key to independence for hundreds of thousands of people the world over who are blind or have very limited vision. This wasn’t always the case. The modern...
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How to Avoid Xenophobia
Xenophobia is an irrational and unreasonable fear or contempt of that which is foreign or unknown, especially of strangers or foreign people. The term is most often used to describe a fear or dislike...
View ArticleHow to Confront Prejudice
Do you react favorably to people who are different or are you standoffish and suspicious of those dissimilar from you? It is easy to prejudge someone who does not look like you or who comes from a...
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About Christian Dating & Making Out
Many followers of Christianity prefer to date fellow Christians because of the similar lifestyles, beliefs and backgrounds. For example, many Christians believe that they would have more in common with...
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About Paper Lanterns
"Better to light a candle than curse the darkness." This Chinese proverb is frequently used and is particularly apropos to paper lanterns. Unlike candles with their hot, wavering flickers and unlike...
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About Foreign Exchange Students
Foreign exchange students enrich their academic study by taking classes in a foreign country. Students study all over the world, selecting the program and area that best fits their academic needs....
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Types of Indonesian Gongs
Indonesian gongs are percussion instruments that have a unique, bowl-like appearance, and a round knob in the center. They're commonly used in traditional gamelan music ensembles. A gamelan is an...
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How to Make a Mandala
Mandalas are rooted in the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and Native American spirituality. Modern psychologists also use mandalas to have patients explore their inner sense of self. While there are...
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