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DEI for Dummies

6 points by Garbage 3y ago

Baldbvrhunter 3y ago
> Equity: Opportunities are fair and unbiased No, that's "equality". Quite the difference in what is supposed to be a dummies guide. https://risetowin.org/what-we-do/educate/resource-module/equality-vs-equity/index.html https://risetowin.org/what-we-do/educate/resource-module/equ... *Equality* means that each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities, regardless of their individual circumstances or needs. It's about treating everyone the same way and giving everyone the same things, regardless of their starting point or individual circumstances. *Equity*, on the other hand, recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome. It's about fairness and justice, and it recognizes that not everyone starts from the same place, so adjustments must be made to ensure equal opportunities.
- SuperNinKenDo 3y ago
  I think that the way equity is used a lot now muddies these definitions, it would probably be good if we had a third-word, but in the context of the article "equity" is probably the better term still for what the author means. In your own comment your definition of equity seems to match better the summary you quoted than the definition you gave for "equality" though.
- jevoten 3y ago
  > Equity: Opportunities are fair and unbiased > No, that's "equality" A common misunderstanding. When the author writes "unbiased", they don't actually mean "unbiased", they mean "morally good". The word "bias", like "discrimination", has gotten a bad reputation from all the ostensible anti-bias and anti-discrimination propaganda. What the author meant was that the opportunities are biased, but in a fair way that they approve of. To signal that approval, they use words you have been trained to associate with good, even when their meaning is the polar opposite of what they are describing.

3 ms·

DEI for Dummies

6 points by Garbage 3y ago

Baldbvrhunter 3y ago
> Equity: Opportunities are fair and unbiased No, that's "equality". Quite the difference in what is supposed to be a dummies guide. https://risetowin.org/what-we-do/educate/resource-module/equality-vs-equity/index.html https://risetowin.org/what-we-do/educate/resource-module/equ... *Equality* means that each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities, regardless of their individual circumstances or needs. It's about treating everyone the same way and giving everyone the same things, regardless of their starting point or individual circumstances. *Equity*, on the other hand, recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome. It's about fairness and justice, and it recognizes that not everyone starts from the same place, so adjustments must be made to ensure equal opportunities.
- SuperNinKenDo 3y ago
  I think that the way equity is used a lot now muddies these definitions, it would probably be good if we had a third-word, but in the context of the article "equity" is probably the better term still for what the author means. In your own comment your definition of equity seems to match better the summary you quoted than the definition you gave for "equality" though.
- jevoten 3y ago
  > Equity: Opportunities are fair and unbiased > No, that's "equality" A common misunderstanding. When the author writes "unbiased", they don't actually mean "unbiased", they mean "morally good". The word "bias", like "discrimination", has gotten a bad reputation from all the ostensible anti-bias and anti-discrimination propaganda. What the author meant was that the opportunities are biased, but in a fair way that they approve of. To signal that approval, they use words you have been trained to associate with good, even when their meaning is the polar opposite of what they are describing.