DEIJ basics
This word refers to the presence of differences such as race, gender, age, and ability within a group or organization.
What is diversity?
Learning about and respecting other cultures helps reduce this — a preconceived judgment about others.
What is prejudice
Inviting someone to a meeting is diversity; asking for their opinion during it is this.
What is inclusion
The “J” in DEIJ stands for this.
What is Justice
Using a person’s correct name and pronouns shows this core DEIJ value.
What is respect
Having people from different backgrounds in a room is diversity — but ensuring all voices are valued and heard is this.
What is inclusion?
A symbolic celebration that highlights Hispanic and Latinx heritage in the U.S. from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
What is Hispanic Heritage Month?
These groups within organizations help create community and support for people with shared identities
What are Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)?
This movement gained momentum after the death of George Floyd in 2020.
What is Black Lives Matter
This term describes language that avoids excluding or marginalizing groups.
What is inclusive language?
The concept that fairness may require giving different levels of support to reach equal outcomes
What is equity?
This term refers to the practice of taking elements from another culture without understanding or respect
what is cultural appropriation
Using language like “partner” instead of “husband” or “wife” is considered what type of language?
What is inclusive language?
This term describes policies or practices that unfairly disadvantage a group of people.
What is systemic discrimination (or institutional racism)?
The phrase “people with disabilities” instead of “disabled people” reflects this language approach.
What is person-first language
This term describes the interconnected nature of social identities like race, gender, and class.
What is intersectionality
This communication skill involves actively listening and showing understanding across cultural differences.
What is cultural humility?
Removing barriers in buildings, digital platforms, or policies for people with disabilities supports this.
What is accessibility?
Efforts to dismantle unjust systems rather than just address surface-level inequities are called this.
What is social justice work?
This form of language acknowledges someone’s lived experience rather than questioning it.
What is validating language?
What term points to the unfair and avoidable differences in outcomes between groups of people, often due to systemic barriers?
What is inequity (or “inequality” in outcomes)?
An ongoing process of self-reflection and learning about one’s own cultural biases and assumptions.
What is cultural competence?
This leadership practice involves ensuring marginalized voices are represented in decision-making.
What is inclusive leadership?
The effort to correct historical and systemic wrongs through compensation or policy change is often called this.
What are reparations?
The shift from “minority” to “underrepresented” groups helps avoid this issue with outdated terminology.
What is othering or deficit framing?