The Equity Gap
A straight talk podcast focused on infusing a justice lens into the advancement of equity in the world with your host, Shahzia Noorally.
Shahzia Noorally is someone who stays grounded in the possibilities, and her purpose is rooted in influencing a more equitable and just world. She's a diversity and inclusion professional who centers equity deserving people while teaching those in positions of power to use their privilege to advance anti-racist and equitable workplace cultures. She's a proud first generation, Pakistani-Canadian Muslim, a dog mom to a senior rescue dog named Ollie and a late in life diagnosed ADHDer who lives, works and plays in traditional Treaty 7 territory in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The Equity Gap
"Reverse racism", "I don't see colour" and other problematic things people say about race
To those that proclaim to not see colour, to claim reverse racism, who use the word woke as a weapon and who believe in the idea of a meritocracy, this episode is dedicated to you. Let's unpack all the problematic things people say about race.
References from the episode:
BC Human Rights Commissioner: https://bchumanrights.ca/be-anti-racist-colour/
The Myth of Reverse Racism: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/08/myth-of-reverse-racism/535689/
Dear White People, Please Stop Pretending Reverse Racism Is Real:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/kwzjvz/dear-white-people-please-stop-pretending-reverse-racism-is-real
DeSantis criticized for mandating Asian American history while banning courses on 'systemic racism':
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/desantis-criticized-mandating-asian-american-history-banning-courses-s-rcna84972
Here’s Why Reverse Racism Isn’t Real:
https://everydayfeminism.com/2017/04/reverse-racism-isnt-real/
HOW WOKE WENT FROM "BLACK" TO "BAD"
https://www.naacpldf.org/woke-black-bad/
McKinsey - Women in the Workplace 2022
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/women-in-the-workplace
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Licensed intro music from NoMo
