“As for my interest in diversity, I believe it is closely aligned with my work on the project, Giving Voice To Values. That is, there are often times when we may witness or personally experience situations where some individuals are not treated with the same respect or care as others, precisely due to some difference in their identities, their styles, their experiences, or their perspectives. Often it is difficult to speak up in such a situation, for ourselves or for others.” GivingBelieveCareValuesIndividualSpeakI BelieveDifficultInterestSituationStyleIdentityPerspectiveDiversityWitness Author:Mary C. Gentile
“Often we fail to voice and act on our values because, before we even apply our best thinking to developing an action plan, we engage in process of "pre-emptive rationalization." At some deep level, we anticipate difficulty and resistance so we start to back away from our own instinctive values perspective.” ThinkingActionValuesFailingPerspectiveDifficulty Author:Mary C. Gentile