At Abercrombie & Fitch, we approach diversity and inclusion from a very broad perspective, recognising that there are 25 different dimensions of diversity that make up who we are.
These principles include (1) personal wellness and access to resources; (2) social justice and freedom from oppression; (3) a sense of community and connectedness; (4) multiple dimensions of diversity (e.g., gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability); and (5) community collaboration, participation, self-determination, and empowerment.
In addition, we expect that these two dimensions of diversity interact with each other.
Having the chance to see and interact with scientists across a range of dimensions of diversity can help students develop their identities as scientists.
An exercise I often used in diversity training was to have participants divide a large circle into proportioned sections representing the dimensions of diversity most reflective of their current life experience.
The fourth principle, respect for diversity and inclusiveness, urges various dimensions of diversity to be recognized and considered with sensitivity in policy and planning decisions.
Because of our aim to achieve particular dimensions of diversity, our fieldwork included both pre-existing groups (n = 10) and specially convened groups (n = 5).
RUSSELL A. SIMPSON Arlington, Mass., Oct. 3, 2012 We should not lose sight of the historical dimension of the diversity policy that is now before the Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas.
Copy number variation is an important dimension of genetic diversity and has implications in development and disease.
Establishing the relationships and evolution of the genomes of modern cultivars, landraces and their wild relatives is of great importance to determine the effect of human intervention on the process of domestication and to understand the geographic dimension of the diversity and the domestication process of wild species [ 11].
