The Equity Gap
Uncovering inequity. Empowering change.
Hosted by diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practitioner Shahzia Noorally, The Equity Gap is where bold conversations meet transformative action. Through candid interviews with leading experts and thought-provoking solo episodes, Shahzia explores the real-world impact of systemic inequity—centering the lived experiences of equity-deserving individuals and challenging power structures across workplaces and beyond.
From race and gender to neurodiversity and anti-fat bias, each episode tackles hard truths and invites listeners to reimagine what equity really means—on personal, organizational, and societal levels.
Whether you're a DEI professional, a leader ready to use your privilege for good, or someone seeking to deepen your social consciousness, The Equity Gap will educate, unsettle, and inspire.
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The Equity Gap
#IamNotaVirus - Covid and Xenophobia
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6 months and counting into the global pandemic and our new normal and yet nothing seems normal. When you have the President of the United States tweeting about Covid-19 calling it the "China virus" - that kind of validation of hate only further perpetuates divide, is highly irresponsible, racist, hate based and normalizes the othering of racialized minorities. What isn’t new is the blame game that often comes from universally crippling experiences and the "othering" of minorities to place blame and find a scapegoat to relieve anger and fear.
In this episode (recorded in September 2020), we dig in on the impacts of Covid on the Asian community, the concept of Xenophobia and what we can all do to better educate ourselves on the language we use and the critical thinking required to push through rhetoric that only further divides and pushes us further apart from the lessons we all need to learn through this global pandemic.
UN Human Rights - Office of the High Commissioner:
https://www.standup4humanrights.org/en/covid19.html
