Beware of Equity Traps and Tropes
After reading this article, what stood out most to me, was how the journey of working on equity was not a one and done workshop. Working on equity involves much self reflections and ongoing learning. It is more of a personal trek that may not have a set ending. We must not look for tools that will help "fix" it. Also, the article stated that, "Instead of making changes to the groups that have been affected, adjustments need to be made to the approaches that got them there to begin with." The deepest and best work will be in examining our paths, and not with trying to quickly leap from acknowledging a problem to finding a solution.
After reading this article, what stood out most to me, was how the journey of working on equity was not a one and done workshop. Working on equity involves much self reflections and ongoing learning. It is more of a personal trek that may not have a set ending. We must not look for tools that will help "fix" it. Also, the article stated that, "Instead of making changes to the groups that have been affected, adjustments need to be made to the approaches that got them there to begin with." The deepest and best work will be in examining our paths, and not with trying to quickly leap from acknowledging a problem to finding a solution.