Encouraging Self-Identification and Agency

Language informed by intersectionality promotes allowing individuals to self-describe their identities rather than imposing labels. This respects the ways people experience their intersections of identity and empowers more authentic, person-centered dialogue.

Language informed by intersectionality promotes allowing individuals to self-describe their identities rather than imposing labels. This respects the ways people experience their intersections of identity and empowers more authentic, person-centered dialogue.

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Common Misused Terms in DEI Contexts

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