"Culture" refers to a group or community which shares common experiences that shape the way its members understand the world. It includes groups that we are born into, such as race, national origin, gender, class, or religion. It can also include a group we join or become part of.
Cultural diversity is about recognizing that there is a large amount of cultures that exist, respecting each other’s differences, acknowledging that all cultural expressions are valid, valuing what cultures have to bring to the table, empowering diverse groups to contribute, and celebrating differences, not just tolerating them.
Age diversity is the acceptance and celebration of people of different ages in a workplace. It involves promoting equal opportunities for people of all ages, regardless of their age, both young and old.
Age diversity is an important part of an inclusive and welcoming community. Often the focus on age diversity is directed towards employment, but we will extend that out into the community as well.
We are all at differing stages of different journeys, but various generations working together and learning from each other would foster an environment of greater creativity, inclusivity, and innovation.
Gender discrimination involves treating someone unequally or disadvantageously because of that person's gender, including the person's sexual orientation, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Gender diversity is a term that describes gender identities that are not exclusively male or female, and that go beyond the binary framework of masculine and feminine.
Gender diversity can also refer to the fair representation of people of different genders, such as an equitable ratio of men and women.
Racial diversity is the acknowledgement and celebration of differences between racial groups.
Race discrimination involves treating someone unfavorably because they are of a certain race or because of personal characteristics associated with race (such as hair texture, skin color, or certain facial features).
Race/color discrimination also can involve treating someone unfavorably because the person is married to (or associated with) a person of a certain race or color.
"Sexual orientation" refers to an individual’s physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to people of the same and/or opposite gender. Examples of sexual orientations include straight (or heterosexual), lesbian, gay, and bisexual.
The term “gender identity” refers to one’s internal sense of one’s own gender. It may or may not correspond to the sex assigned to a person at birth, and may or may not be made visible to others.
Sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination occurs when someone is treated differently from others in a similar situation due to their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Religious diversity refers to the variety of faiths and belief systems in a community. It can also refer to the differences in religious practices and beliefs.
There are a multitude of different faiths practiced around the world ranging from major religions like Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism to myriad other belief systems and spiritual practices, each with their own unique rituals, customs, and holidays.
Religious diversity can lead to social progress, and can help people understand and respect others, regardless of their beliefs and practices. It can also help reduce misunderstandings and discrimination.
Disability diversity is the idea that people have different disabilities in terms of their physical appearance, cognitive abilities, and social-emotional abilities.
At its heart, ableism is rooted in the assumption that people with disabilities require “fixing” and reflects our biases and prejudices toward people with disabilities.
We want to turn that around and “fix” our environment and the way we design our physical environments, events, websites, and even our language in ways that make it easier for people with disabilities to live their lives and reach their potential.
Ancestry discrimination occurs when someone is treated adversely because of their country, nation, tribe, or another identifiable group of people from which a person descends. It can also refer to common physical, cultural or linguistic characteristics of an individual's ancestors.
National Origin discrimination occurs when someone is treated differently because of their country of birth or because of their physical, cultural, or linguistic characteristics of a national origin group.
Ethnicity discrimination involves treating a group or a member of that group unfavorably because of their present or past lineage and genealogy, including national origin and race/color.
Health equity is the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health.
Achieving this requires ongoing societal efforts to: Address historical and contemporary injustices;
Overcome economic, social, and other obstacles to health and health care; and
Eliminate preventable health disparities.
To achieve health equity, we must change the systems and policies that have resulted in the generational injustices that give rise to racial and ethnic health disparities.
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