The Center for Intersectional Justice explains that one key aspect of recognizing intersectionality is “fighting discrimination within discrimination, tackling inequalities within inequalities, and protecting minorities within minorities.” If conversations about equity are not considering the intersecting identities of those involved in the planning and decision making individually and as a collective, then the question comesContinue reading “Intersectionality and Professionalism”
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Defining Equity and Inequity
Inequity An unfair distribution of material and non-material access and opportunity resulting in outcome and experience differences that are predictable by race, socioeconomic status, gender identity, home language, or other dimensions of identity. Source: Understanding Equity and Inequity (Certificate-Bearing) Equity A commitment to action: the process of redistributing access and opportunity to be fair andContinue reading “Defining Equity and Inequity”