Creative Equity Toolkit

Academic behind 'inclusion rider' explains Frances McDormand's Oscar speech

Flagged by Frances McDormand in her Oscar acceptance speech, an 'inclusion rider', or 'equity rider', is a clause in an actor's contract that insists upon a certain level of diversity in a film's cast and crew. The idea was first flagged by University of Southern California's Stacy Smith in 2016.

"Smith said A-list stars could use inclusion riders to ensure proper representation and inclusion of women, people of color, LGBT people and people with disabilities."

Words at Work: CaLD or CaRM?

In this guide, Diversity Council Australia offer insight into the differences between the terms 'culturally and linguistically diverse' (CaLD) and 'culturally and racially marginalised' (CaRM), explaining why it is important to build racial literacy.

Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Policy Template

A policy template based on Australian Federal laws.

Workplace Racism Survey by People of Colour in Publishing and Latinx in Publishing

A survey from 2018 'gauging the extent to which BIPOC book publishing employees experienced racism in the workplace. The survey was open to any professional currently or previously employed by a book publisher in the U.S.'

According to the authors 'The survey included a range of questions that allowed us to collect information about the breadth and depth of microaggressions and racism that BIPOC experience in the workplace, and the impact this has on our work. Participants were instructed