RESOURCES FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION IN PUBLISHING 

In October 2022, PubWest officially joined 100+ other organizations in adopting a Joint Statement of Principles established by The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC).

PubWest encourages all members of the publishing industry to continue their efforts in creating inclusive and welcoming workplaces.  To support these efforts, we are sharing this list of resources that help approach DEI in our work.

Resources for Establishing or Growing your DEI Initiatives

Getting Started

• Creating a Diversity and Inclusion Training Program, Business News Daily
• 5 Strategies to Infuse D&I into Your Organization, Harvard Business Review
• 5 Reasons Why Diversity Programs Fail, Forbes
• "Diversity in Publishing” Doesn’t Exist—But Here’s How it Can, Literary Hub
• Antiracism Toolkit for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, C4DISC
• A Variety of Toolkits for Equity, C4DISC
• How to Conduct an Equity Audit, Forbes

Diversity Training Organizations

• Race Forward
• The Center for Non-Profit Excellence 
• Compliance Training Group
• Executive Diversity Services

Resources for Bias-Free Writing/Communication

Disability

• Bias-Free Language; Disability section, APA Style Guide
• Disability Language Style Guide, National Center on Disability and Journalism
• Terms to Avoid, National Center on Disability and Journalism
• Conscious Language, ACES: The Society for Editing
• Conscious Style Guide

Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

• Bias-Free Language; Gender section and Sexual orientation section, APA Style Guide
• An Ally’s Guide to Terminology, GLAAD
• Asexual, aromantic, and agender teminology, GLAAD
• The State of Gendered Language, Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading
• Sexual orientation and gender identity Glossary of Terms, Human Rights Campaign
• What’s in an Acronym ... LGBTQIAP, The Juniper Center
• Intersectional Indigenous Identities: Two-Spirit People, Native Americans in Philanthropy
• Cultural Accuracy & Sensitivity Editorial Services, Kevin Anderson & Associates

LatinX

• The Difference Between Hispanic and Latino, Hispanic Network
• Digging Into the Messy History of ‘Latinx’ Helped Me Embrace My Complex Identity, Mother Jones

• About One-in-Four U.S. Hispanics Have Heard of Latinx, but Just 3% Use It, Pew Research Center

Native American/American Indian/First Nations

• Native Language: Modern Terms for Understanding Native America, The Aspen Institute
• Tribal Nomenclature: American Indian, Native American, and First Nation, Britannica
• Intersectional Indigenous Identities: Two-Spirit People, Native Americans in Philanthropy
• How to Talk about Native Nations: A Guide, Native Governance Center
• Indigenous Editors Association

Resources for Hiring

• Editors of Color Database
• Latinxs in Publishing
• Financial Literacy in the Black Community
• Financial Literacy in the Latinx Community
• Blk & Brwn Book Designers
• Black Editors & Proofreaders
• Native Designers List

Do you have a suggestion for an additional resource?  Email executivedirector@pubwest.org.