DIVERSITY BRIEFINGS NEWSLETTER: Nov. 17, 2010

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12,000 American Muslims to Make Pilgrimage to Mecca (United States, Saudi Arabia)
Omar Sacirbey, for Religion News Service: Some 12,000 American Muslims are expected to join an estimated 2.5 million pilgrims in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca for the hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage that this year runs between Nov. 14 and 18. The number of pilgrims expected is about the same as in recent years, said Nail Al-Jubeir, a spokesman for the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington, D.C., which limits pilgrims to making the pilgrimage no more than once every five years.Islam requires followers who are physically and financially capable to complete the hajj once in their lifetime.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/09/12000-american-muslims-to_n_781230.html
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Alameda County juries not reflective of community diversity, report finds
Paul T. Rosynsky, for The Oakland Tribune: Criminal defendants in Alameda County are being denied their right to be judged by a jury of their peers, a new study found, because the court system is failing to attract enough African-Americans and Latinos to its jury pool. An analysis of 11 criminal cases conducted in the last year found that, on average, blacks and Latinos each make up only 8 percent of a jury while the two racial groups constitute 18 percent and 12 percent, respectively, of the county's population. Meanwhile, the study conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, found that whites make up, on average, 54 percent of juries and Asians constitute 26 percent. Whites constitute 54 percent of the county's population while Asians make up 15 percent.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16629478?nclick_check=1
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Queen Bees are the Consequence, Not the Cause, of Workplace Sexism
Queen Bee is a term used in business psychology to refer to women in senior positions who boast about their own masculine attributes, whilst derogating their female subordinates and endorsing sexist stereotypes. According to articles in the popular press, the presence of Queen Bees is as much a cause of gender inequality at work as is the sexism shown by men. A new article by Belle Derks and her colleagues challenges this claim, arguing instead that sexist work-places are a breeding ground for Queen Bees - that the latter are a consequence, not a cause, of sexism at work. (Derks B, Ellemers N, van Laar C, and de Groot K (2010). The British journal of social psychology.)
http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2010/11/queen-bees-are-consequence-not-cause-of.html
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Workplace Violence Prevention: That Couldn’t Happen here?
Jennifer Brown Shaw and Geoffrey M. Hash for The Daily Recorder: Workplace violence incidents remain in the news. The headlines contain shocking accounts of attacks at workplaces of all sizes, in the public and private sectors. The industries involved range from academia to office environments, from government offices, to manufacturing settings. The locations vary from Connecticut to Texas; from Albuquerque to Baltimore. Perpetrators and victims alike come from all backgrounds, crossing gender, race, socio-economic, educational, professional and virtually all other lines. Yet, the headlines only scratch the surface because the news media typically report on only the most sensational issues, usually involving homicide and guns. In reality, the problem of workplace violence is bigger than we are led to believe by selective coverage.
http://shawvalenza.com/publications.php?id=287
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Shining a spotlight on gender bias in movies
Heidi Stevens, Tribune Newspapers: A new study that reveals family films often portray female characters as eye candy. The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, founded by the "Thelma and Louise" actress in 2004 to improve images of girls in television and films, recently commissioned a study that examined 122 top-grossing domestic family films rated G, PG and PG-13 from 2006 to 2009. The findings: Of 5,554 speaking characters studied, 71 percent were male, 29 percent female, and 24 percent of females were depicted in sexualized attire, as opposed to 4 percent of males.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-11-16/features/sc-fam-1116-movie-bias-20101116_1_gender-character-geena-davis-institute
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Senate looks at a bill to update the Equal Pay Act of 1963
From National Public Radio: The Senate will take up a bill making sure men and women receive the same pay for the same work. Some see it as a needed update to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, other think it will be a burden on businesses.
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/11/17/am-the-senate-looks-at-a-bill-to-update-the-equal-pay-act-of-196/

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