Module 3: Systemic & Structural Hurdles
On-Demand Online Module
Duration: 45–60 minutes
Module Description
This module shifts the focus from individual intent to organizational impact.
Participants learn to identify systemic and structural barriers embedded in policies, practices, and norms that produce inequitable outcomes regardless of individual behavior.
The emphasis is on analysis, accountability, and redesign.
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Objectives
Distinguish between individual bias and systemic or structural racism
Identify structural barriers within City systems and workplace practices
Apply a racial equity lens to policy and process evaluation
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Outcomes
Participants categorize inequities as individual, systemic, or structural
Participants identify one structural hurdle within their department
Participants propose a system-level intervention to address a barrier.