Day 2: Equity vs. Equality

DAY 2 Of YWCA Spokane’s 14-Day Racial Equity & Social Justice Challenge

Thank you for dedicating time, space, and energy to your own personal deepening and understanding of concepts related to race, power, privilege, and leadership.

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If this is your first day of joining us on this 14-day challenge, welcome. If you are back for more after our first day of the challenge, awesome! We are glad you are here. From Monday, June 15 through Sunday, June 28, YWCA Spokane will send diejenigen, die sich für unsere Herausforderung anmelden daily emails prompting you to make take time to learn about racial equity and social justice.

Wir ermutigen alle, mit Freunden über das Gelernte zu sprechen, es in sozialen Medien zu teilen mit #ywcaEquityChallengeund nehmen Sie sich nach jeder Herausforderung Zeit, über Ihre persönlichen Erkenntnisse nachzudenken. Reflexionsprotokoll.

DAY 2: EQUITY VS. EQUALITY

The words equality and equity are often used interchangeably to describe a condition of fairness that we hope to achieve in our society. However, there are key differences in these concepts to consider as we challenge ourselves to think more deeply about race.

Equality means providing the same resources and opportunities for everyone, regardless of their circumstances. Equity means meeting the differing needs of people by providing resources and opportunities specific to those needs.

While both equality and equity aim for fairness, equality treats people as if they are the same while equity recognizes that treating people as if they are the same does not mean treating them fairly. In fact, equity can mean providing more resources to a group that has been disadvantaged by circumstances beyond their control.

For example, a school board might deem it fair to allot the same amount of funding to each school in a city, even though each school’s demographics and academic outcomes differ. This could be considered part of an equal opportunity for education, but it is not necessarily fair. An equitable approach would allot more funding to schools with high numbers of low-income students and students of color, who have been disproportionately underserved by our education system.

In short, equality cannot be achieved without equity. Providing the same resources and opportunities to a diverse population can only be fair if we actively work to remove barriers that prevent people of color and other marginalized groups from fully benefiting from these resources and opportunities.

Wenn Sie haben…

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Watch this video  from the University of Maine’s Rising Tide Center that visually walks you through the difference between equity and equality.	Und	Read this article from the Center For Social Inclusion that defines racial equity and offers stages to arrive at equity.	Und	Review this toolkit offered by Racial Equity Tools which includes research, tips, and ideas for those who want to increase their understanding and help work toward justice at every level.

tägliche Reflexion

Wenn Sie die heutige Herausforderung gemeistert haben, nehmen Sie sich einen Moment Zeit, um über die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse nachzudenken. How did the challenge make you feel? What is something you learned? Did you notice anything about yourself after taking the challenge? Consider sharing this new awareness with a friend or group to help deepen your understanding of the information. Consider tracking your reflections on the below daily log or start an online group with friends to encourage daily sharing with each other about the challenge topics.

Herausforderungsreflexionsprotokoll

Teilen Sie jede Herausforderung online mit #YWCA-EquityChallenge

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