Book chapter
A Human Factors Engineer’s Journey Into Enhancing LGBT Status in Academia
Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Through Human Systems Engineering, pp 103-107
2020
Abstract
This narrative chapter describes how the simple act of trying to join a university gym began a lengthy fight for employment non-discrimination and benefits. At the time, same-sex marriage was illegal in the state, and the university did not provide domestic partner benefits. The author joined advocacy organizations and began to tackle these multi-faceted and multi-level problems using human factors and systems engineering tools. For example, by identifying stakeholders and characterizing their decision process, advocates were able to use a data-driven strategy to persuade administrators. The struggle for social justice is continuous, but collaborative human systems methods can guide, coordinate, and empower these long-term efforts.
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- Title
- A Human Factors Engineer’s Journey Into Enhancing LGBT Status in Academia
- Creators
- Ellen J Bass
- Contributors
- Rod D Roscoe (Editor)Erin K Chiou (Editor)Abigail R Wooldridge (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Through Human Systems Engineering, pp 103-107
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Edition
- 1
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Other Identifier
- 991019292130904721