How might we align our mindsets to develop equity governance as the North Star for social justice?
How might we prevent, reduce and redress the power abuses of BIPID: biases, isms, prejudice, inequities, and discrimination needed to solve our complex web of wicked problems?
How might equity governance ensure social justice?
Definitions of social justice were assembled using perplexity.ai. These edited versions are refined using the lens of equity governance. They share common themes: the fairness of equity, human rights, and fair opportunities for all.
Adapted from Investopedia: Social justice or "distributive justice" is the fair division of resources, opportunities, and privileges in society. This involves the fair sharing of economic, educational, health, social, and housing resources. Social justice analysis redresses the personal, structural, social, political, and unethical determinants of BIPID: biases, isms, prejudice, inequities, and discrimination).
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Adapted from Wikipedia: Social justice assures human rights and a fair distribution of wealth, opportunities, and advantages. This involves creating safety nets and breaking the political and systemic barriers that prevent social mobility. Political, leadership, social, and educational institutions have the responsibility to ensure that people understand their rights to equity, equality, liberty, and freedom.
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Adapted from Human Rights Careers: Social justice is about societal fairness in healthcare, employment, housing, economics, economics and opportunities. Socially-just societies respect, protect, and promote human rights for all to thrive and florish as a way to redress BIPID issues.
Adapted from Britannica: Social, political, leadership, academic, educational, and economic institutions align together to cultivate equity governance in its laws and policies. Equity governance ensures a fair distribution of social, political, and economic benefits and burdens. This calls on activated citizens and voters to support and participate in these institutions
San Diego Foundation: Social and economic justice assures equal economic, political, and social rights and fair opportunities for all. This calls on our social, political, leadership, academic, educational, and economic institutions to provide access to what is good for all individuals, families, and communities. Social justice calls for mobilizing both shared and individual responsibilities to cultivate the equity governance needed to enhance the functioning of our institutions.
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Equity is the sacred virtue of fairness
Equity governance is about co-creating fair rules, fair plays, fair games, fair opportunities, and fair rewards for the benefit of all, on a healthy planet.
How might we learn more, understand better, and overcome biases and prejudices against equity?