Sue Dunlop Consulting

Equity and Inclusion

  • Do You Want to Go Back?

    Do You Want to Go Back?

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    Sue Dunlop

    Reading Time: About 3 Minutes The return to school is on educators’, parents’* and students’ minds. Lots of adults are weighing in on back to school plans after our spring shutdown and in the midst of a global pandemic. I asked my teenage niece how she would want to return to school. Would she rather…

  • Black Lives Matter

    Black Lives Matter

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    Sue Dunlop

    Reading Time: About 1 Minute It’s past time. We must do better. I must do better. Thank you to all the Black creators, authors, filmmakers and thinkers who are teaching me how the systems and structures in our society have benefitted me, as a white woman. As I read, listen, view and think, the scales…

  • What’s the Point of Being a Leader?

    What’s the Point of Being a Leader?

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    Sue Dunlop

    Reading Time: About 3 Minutes Events and people confront my thinking. I feel a prickle of recognition, and the moment of discomfort grows when I realize that how I think or act needs to change. That’s a moment I always need to lean into, even if I’d rather ignore it, because that’s where learning is.…

  • A Thought for International Women’s Day

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    Sue Dunlop

    A job is posted. A promotion become available. An opportunity opens up. Interested women might choose to wait instead of stepping forward. In contrast, men will apply to a job they aspire, no matter if they lack experience or have many other commitments on the go. This is my lived experience. These are my observations.…

  • Just Stop Using “You Guys”

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    Sue Dunlop

    It’s time for me to write this post, since I’ve been thinking about it for over 10 years. I kept hoping it would catch on. It hasn’t. So here goes… I wish everyone to stop using the term “you guys” when referring to a mixed gender group of people. I get why people use it.…

  • Microaggressions: They’re Real and They Hurt

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    Sue Dunlop

    “Where are you from?” “I guess you wear the pants in the family.” “You won’t have the natural authority to be a school administrator, so maybe you should think about a different career path.” Perhaps you’ve heard the term microaggressions and wondered what it means. Maybe someone has brought it to your attention at work when speaking…