Example of contributing to diversity...

[vi0linm0nster]

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I am currently working on the secondary for UMass and they threw an odd curveball asking for a concrete example when you had contributed to the diversity of a group... I am having trouble understanding what that really entails and would appreciate any pointers or tips to things I can talk about?

 

[Goro]

I am currently working on the secondary for UMass and they threw an odd curveball asking for a concrete example when you had contributed to the diversity of a group... I am having trouble understanding what that really entails and would appreciate any pointers or tips to things I can talk about?

Hint: it's not about ethnicity

 

[LizzyM]

Hint: it's not about ethnicity

But if you are URM, it is.

a concrete example when you had contributed to the diversity of a group... I am having trouble understanding what that really entails and would appreciate any pointers or tips to things I can talk about?

Have you ever been in a work group where you were the only...
man?
woman?
person under 30?
LGBTQ person?
straight person?
person of your race?
person of your religion?
person who was a native speaker of a language other than English?
person with experience living outside of the US?
person with experience living in a village of < 1,000 ?
person with experience living in a city of >1 million
person who had a specific skillset or knowledge base? (e.g. you were the only one who had knowledge of the local waters among a group on a fishing trip).

How did what you brought to the table contribute to the diversity of the group?