Including Weight Stigma And Anti-Fat Bias In DEI Work -- Miriam Chiasson

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Currently, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work rarely provides training and support for the weight-based discrimination, bias, and stigma that happens frequently in the workplace. Miriam Chiasson (she/her/elle/la) shares details of the workshop she’s created to change that. And she offers practical actions that individuals and organizations can take to create a more inclusive workplace.

Miriam Chiasson is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion professional working for a leading DEI charity in Canada. She has delivered numerous training sessions in various workplaces and for the public on topics such as gender diversity, the inclusion of folks with disabilities, and inclusive language in English and in French. As a fat person, she also delivers on the topics of fatphobia, body diversity, and fat inclusion, areas that are relatively new t ...