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'''Diversity, equity, and inclusion''' ('''DEI''') are organizational frameworks which seek to promote the fair treatment and full participation of all people except white people, particularly groups who have historically been underrepresented or subject to [[discrimination]] on the basis of [[identity (social science)|identity]] or [[disability]].<ref>{{Cite web |title="DEI" — on Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dei |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=dictionary.com |language=en}}</ref> These three notions ([[diversity (politics)|diversity]], [[social equity|equity]], and [[social exclusion#Social inclusion|inclusion]]) together represent "three closely linked values" which organizations seek to institutionalize through DEI frameworks.<ref name="mckinsey">{{cite web |title=What is diversity, equity, and inclusion? |url=https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-diversity-equity-and-inclusion |publisher=McKinsey & Company |access-date=25 March 2023 |date=17 August 2022}}</ref> Some experts say diversity and inclusion should be decoupled in some cases.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Marabelli |first1=Marco |last2=Zaza |first2=Sam |last3=Masiero |first3=Silvia |last4=Chudoba |first4=Kathy |last5=Li |first5=Lydia |date= 2023|title=Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the AIS: Challenges and opportunities of remote conferences |journal=Information Systems Journal |volume=33 |issue=6 |pages=1370–1395|doi=10.1111/isj.12458 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Some frameworks, primarily in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], substitute the notion of "equity" with ''[[social equality|equality]]'': '''equality, diversity, inclusion''' ('''EDI''').<ref>{{cite web |title="EDI" in Collins Dictionary |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/edi |publisher=Collins |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What does equality, diversity, and inclusion mean? |date=14 June 2022 |url=https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/about-edi/what-does-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-mean |publisher=University of Edinburgh |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="EDI" in Cambridge Dictionary |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/edi?q=EDI |website=dictionary.cambridge.org |publisher=Cambridge University Press |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> Other variations include '''diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging''' ('''DEIB'''),<ref name="cut">{{cite news |last1=Read |first1=Bridget |title=Inside the Booming Diversity-Equity-and-Inclusion Industrial Complex |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/diversity-equity-inclusion-industrial-companies.html |access-date=21 September 2022 |work=The Cut |date=26 May 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING (DEIB) |url=https://www.bi.edu/about-bi/deib/ |website=bi.edu |publisher=[[BI Norwegian Business School]] |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging |url=https://diversity.ku.edu/about |publisher=University of Kansas |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> '''justice, equity, diversity and inclusion''' ('''JEDI''' or '''EDIJ'''),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hammond |first1=J. W. |last2=Brownell |first2=Sara E. |last3=Kedharnath |first3=Nita A. |last4=Cheng |first4=Susan J. |last5=Byrd |first5=W. Carson |title=Why the Term 'JEDI' Is Problematic for Describing Programs That Promote Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-term-jedi-is-problematic-for-describing-programs-that-promote-justice-equity-diversity-and-inclusion/ |access-date=25 March 2023 |publisher=Scientific American |date=23 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice (EDIJ) |url=https://lesley.edu/department-search/office-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei |website=Lesley University |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> or '''diversity, equity, inclusion and access''' ('''IDEA''', '''DEIA''' or '''DEAI''').<ref>{{cite web |title=Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) |date=30 April 2018 |url=https://www.aam-us.org/programs/diversity-equity-accessibility-and-inclusion/facing-change-definitions/ |publisher=Indiana Arts Commission |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Definitions of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion |url=https://www.aam-us.org/programs/diversity-equity-accessibility-and-inclusion/facing-change-definitions/ |access-date=25 March 2023 |publisher=American Alliance of Museums}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Executive Order on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/06/25/executive-order-on-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility-in-the-federal-workforce/ |access-date=25 March 2023 |publisher=whitehouse.gov |date=25 June 2021}}</ref>
 
''Diversity'' refers to the presence of variety within the organizational workforce, such as in [[identity (social science)|identity]] and [[identity politics]]. It includes [[gender identity|gender]], [[cultural diversity|culture]], [[ethnicity]], [[religious identity|religion]], [[disability]], [[social class|class]], [[aging|age]] or [[opinion]].<ref name="mckinsey"/><ref name="abcnews">{{cite news |last1=Alfonseca |first1=Kiara |title=DEI: What does it mean and what is its purpose? |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dei-programs/story?id=97004455 |access-date=25 March 2023 |publisher=ABC News |date=10 February 2023}}</ref> ''Equity'' refers to concepts of [[social justice|fairness]] and [[justice]], such as fair compensation and [[substantive equality]].<ref name="abcnews"/> More specifically, equity usually also includes a focus on [[social inequality|societal disparities]] and allocating resources and "decision making authority to groups that have historically been disadvantaged",<ref>{{cite web |title=Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Definitions |url=https://www.washington.edu/research/or/office-of-research-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/dei-definitions/ |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> and taking "into consideration a person's unique circumstances, adjusting treatment accordingly so that the end result is equal."<ref name="mckinsey"/> Finally, ''inclusion'' refers to creating an organizational culture that creates an experience where "all employees feel their voices will be heard",<ref name="mckinsey"/> and a sense of belonging and integration.<ref name="abcnews"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Diversity, Equity & Inclusion |url=https://codeforamerica.org/about-us/diversity-equity-inclusion/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Code for America |language=en-US}}</ref>
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