WE ALL BELONG

Our society is becoming increasingly diverse. Cultures, behaviors, religion, cognition and other characteristics are defining who we are and what we will become.

We all belong.

As society incorporates these differences, we must also recognize that one part of our identity does not fully define who we are as individuals and members of the larger civil society. Our identities intersect and cross multiple dimensions. Some refer to this as intersectionality.

Belonging must be considered in the context of the growing diversity. We must embrace all that we are and the many ways we find to belong, produce and relate. This belonging requires that we accept and foster these multiple aspects of who we are.

In recent years, we have seen a growing effort to limit the acceptable dimensions of difference in our society. Politicians have pushed to limit immigrants, to disparage those with different religious preferences, and to attack those based on their sexual orientation. Must of this narrowing has been based on Eurocentric cultural traditions. In some instances, this narrowing has resulted in a growing lack of intolerance for those at the margins of society — especially the poor, racial minorities, those living with disabilities, and those that are under educated.

Racial and economic disparaties are growing. One study suggests that “if the racial wealth divide is left unaddressed and is not exacerbated further over the next eight years, median Black household wealth is on a path to hit zero by 2053 — about 10 years after it is projected that racial minorities will comprise the majority of the nation’s population. Median Latino household wealth is projected to hit zero twenty years later, or by 2073. In sharp contrast, median White household wealth would climb to $137,000 by 2053 and $147,000 by 2073.” If we are to belong and coexist in a way that is equitable and fair, public policy must be designed to address these growing inequities.

In the workplace, we must look at both how we address human capital issues, behavior that negatively impacts the advancement of underrepresented identity groups, and culture at work that contributes to these conditions and outcomes.

Inclusivity means that we have to think of solutions that consider impacts and outcomes for all in the workplace. It means considering solutions that consider context, attitudes, and negative forces.

We all belong. Our attitudes, policies and behavior must reflect that as we move forward in civil society.

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