Notes fron the 9/17/2020 IBC Idea Exchange session
"Policies and Practices to Support Diversity"
The Difference between "Equality" and "Equity"
People often used the words "equality" and "equity" interchangeably, but they mean different things. They are complementary concepts, not synonyms, and a business needs to pursue and nurture both to create a truly inclusive environment:
- Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities.
- Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances, and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome. (International Women's Day)
Resources
- Antiracism Resources -- a google doc with articles, podcasts, reading lists, film & video
- Alliance of White-Antiracists Everywhere
- Showing Up for Racial Justice
- Trans Women of Color Collective
- Talking About Race
- NPR's Code Switch
- "Why People of Color Need Spaces Without White People"
- Stay Woke: A Meditation Guide for the Rest of Us
- Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
- Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism From the Inside Out