Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity

Question 1

Equity

Answer 1

Policies or actions aimed at securing a more equal workplace, going beyond simple legal access or passive nondiscrimination

Question 2

Equal Opportunity

Answer 2

The commitment to equal access regardless of gender, race, or ethnic background. Policies described as colour-blind or gender-blind are examples.

Question 3

Inclusion

Answer 3

Making people feel welcomed, valued, and able to participate fully

Question 4

Business Rationales

Answer 4

1. Employers should push for DEI
2. Diversity expands the pool for qualified applicants and leads to stronger workforce
3. Improve company culture

Question 5

Ethical Imperatives

Answer 5

1. Companies are realizing the value for diversity and inclusion
2. Companies may have ethical obligation to ensure fair opportunities for disadvantaged groups
3. There are ethical arguments for and against affirmative action policies

Question 6

Level Playing Field

Answer 6

1. Historical factors like racist policies have
   created disparities
2. Contextual factors like access and upbringing are not equal
3. Personal conditions affect outcomes
4. Laws, policies and norms benefit the majority population while disadvantaging minorities

Question 7

Structural Bias

Answer 7

Inequalities don’t just come from how people are treated differently; they also stem from bigger systems and structures that keep these inequalities going.

Question 8

Social Justice

Answer 8

Everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities

Question 9

Shared Inequity

Answer 9

Addressing racial disparities requires fair but unequal treatment as well as sharing the burden of existing inequities. Those benefiting most from structural racism should proportionately share the burden until disparities are substantially eliminated.

Question 10

Collective Responsibility

Answer 10

Groups bear moral responsibility for harms, though groups are not guilty. Fairness sometimes requires unequal treatment to
counterbalance narrowly dispersed injustice

Question 11

Unequal Treatment

Answer 11

1. We can be responsible for the things we aren’t guilty of (e.g. climate change)
2. Inequity can be justly shared: Giving attention one group means less for another, which can be an acceptable cost