Cards for Equity

Positive change doesn’t happen all on its own. It depends on compassionate leaders stepping forward to champion new directions in their workplace. We can help you get there.

The days of sitting in front of paint-by-numbers DEI PowerPoint presentations and skimming all-staff PSA e-mails are over. It’s time to spark the conversations that will lead to lasting change.

It’s time for organizations like yours to welcome new, engaging, and impactful ways to start meaningful conversations about what diversity, equity, and inclusion looks to them.

Don’t miss this opportunity for change—add Cards for Equity to your toolkit today.

Change requires conversation.

At its core, this Cards for Equity is a set of discussion prompt cards that can be used to hold space for thought-provoking conversations within a group of colleagues. We recommend using a respect agreement to set up the space so that participants know what’s expected of them. This way, they will feel more comfortable sharing their thoughts and ideas. 

How to Use This Deck

Categories

The cards are divided into six categories that examine different elements of gender and workplace culture: Bias, Intersectionality, Privilege, Allyship, Mental Health and Leadership. Look for the symbol on the top-left corner of each card to know which category it belongs to. Use a single category to follow a particular theme in your discussion, or shuffle them together to mix it up.

  • Bias

    Questions about norms, attitudes and beliefs that can lead to the (often unconscious) perpetuation of gender hierarchy.

  • Intersectionality

    Questions about aspects of identity such as race, ability, body size, socioeconomic status, sexuality, gender, and religion.

  • Privilege

    Questions about the unearned advantages, protections, and rights afforded to an individual simply by belonging to a particular identity.

  • Allyship

    Questions about actively building trust with and working for the rights and dignity of individuals from identities other than one’s own.

  • Mental Health

    Questions about psychological, emotional, and social wellbeing, and how they are impacted by equity in the workplace.

  • Leadership

    Questions about leaders’ role in shaping workplace environment, policy and cultural norms towards equity.

Difficulty Level

The cards are also divided into three levels of difficulty in order to ensure that your conversation fosters enthusiastic participation, rather than uncertainty or overwhelm. The colour(s) on the back of each card indicate how challenging you can expect its question to be.

  • Beginner

    Questions that bring new folks into conversations on gender, equity and inclusion.

  • Intermediate

    Questions that fit well with those who aren’t new to the subject, but aren’t experts either.

  • Advanced

    Questions for those who are familiar with these topics and ready to dive deeper.

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Keep the conversation going.

This transformative approach isn’t limited to the workplace. These conversations can happen at home, in schools, and anywhere that people come together to connect and evolve. Next Gen Men has created two more decks that support them.