{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F8564aea2-db83-4789-8877-c1dd8ec74bb6","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"DEI, Racism & Prejudice in Accounting with Anton Lewis","description":"Episode 107. In today's interview, \"Challenging Prejudice in Accounting with Anton Lewis.\"\r\n\r\nAnton Lewis is a tenured Associate Professor of Accounting at Valparaiso University, Indiana, where he primarily teaches undergraduate financial accountancy and managerial accountancy, as well as undergraduate Audit and Accounting Information Systems classes. He also hosts the \u2018Counting Black and White Beans Podcast' and makes monthly guest appearances on the NPR Radio Show Regionally Speaking (links below).\r\n\r\nYou can also check out his previous interview on the show \"Critical Race Theory and Black Accountants with Anton Lewis\" here:\r\n\r\nhttps://accountinginfluencers.captivate.fm/episode/critical-race-theory-black-accountants-with-anton-lewis\r\n\r\nKey takeaways from this episode include:\r\n\r\n\u2713 the reasons why there are not more black accountants, particularly in the UK and USA\r\n\r\n\u2713 why it is hard to question any racial inequalities in the accountancy profession\r\n\r\n\u2713 the differences between structural racism in accounting and in individual people\r\n\r\n\u2713 how institutional racism manifests in the accounting profession\r\n\r\n\u2713 what everyday racism and micro-aggression looks like in accountancy practices\r\n\r\n\u2713 whether women, blacks, LGBTQ+ and other minorities must work 'that much harder' for parity in accounting\r\n\r\n\u2713 how the 'sapphire stereotype affects women and ethnic minorities in accounting\r\n\r\n\u2713 the problems inherent in talking about 'whiteness' and white supremacy in accountancy\r\n\r\n\u2713 what happens to marginalised, disenfranchised, stigmatised ethnic, gender or other groups in accounting firms\r\n\r\n\u2713 defining the key terms in DEI - diversity, equity, inclusion from accounting perspectives\r\n\r\n\u2713 the best measures or evidence of how accounting practices value people and DEI\r\n\r\n\u2713 examining whether 50% of accountants should be women if 50% of the population are women\r\n\r\n\u2713 the difference between equality of outcome and quality of attainment in accounting firms\r\n\r\n\u2713 the distinction between equality and equity in the DEI policies of accountancy practices\r\n\r\n\u2713 what needs to happen for true inclusion and diversity in the accounting profession\r\n\r\n\u2713 how accounting as a profession has not succeeded in giving representation to many groups and individuals\r\n\r\n\u2713 the dangers of 'getting stuck in the weeds' of DEI terminology for the accountancy profession\r\n\r\n\u2713 the problems caused by accounting firms and leaders treating DEI as a 'tick box' or 'checkbox' exercise\r\n\r\n\u2713 translating 'one man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist' to the accounting DEI agenda and discrimination\r\n\r\n\u2713 why asking 'how many black accountants is enough' is the wrong question for proper DEI in accounting\r\n\r\n\u2713 how DEI policy making is difficult for accounting firm leaders given benchmarking and targets are hard to quantify\r\n\r\n\u2713 whether anything will change for blacks, women and other minorities in accounting (why even bother?)\r\n\r\n\u2713 how accountants themselves can assess whether they have any underlying racist or prejudicial attitudes\r\n\r\n\u2713 where DEI and fostering change truly starts in accounting firms and the profession at large\r\n\r\n\u2713 why there is hope in these challenging times for accounting as a profession to make the necessary DEI changes\r\n\r\nIn his spare time, Anton like to cook. As a qualified pastry chef who has cooked in France and in restaurants and hotels in England, he loves making all kinds of tarts and cakes. His other culinary passion is Indian/Pakistani Balti cuisine - he has been known to cook the odd Indian Feast. He is married to wife Kathy and has 3 young children. You can connect to him here:\r\n\r\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-anton-lewis-216ab170\r\n\r\nhttps://twitter.com/Antonlws\r\n\r\nhttps://www.instagram.com/alewis_justice\r\n\r\nPodcast: https://blackandwhitebeans.libsyn.com/?_ga=2.234123294.1238878791.1645043266-302157601.1625785609\r\n\r\nNPR Radio Show Regionally Speaking:...","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b31bec74-66da-468c-bdd0-983dedc6bc4b/b1meHdTnbkSHA38qolRBACDT.jpg"}