Special guest Neil Hopkins, a freelance communications leader, joined Diana, Gordon & Louise to talk about why we need equity in the workplace as well as equality.

Neil brings his experiences of working in the equity and equality space within the NHS and we explore what we mean by equity. We discuss why appreciating the differences between us is important and Neil offers some examples from his work of the damaging effects of not truly supporting organisational diversity.

Special thanks to Lena Barden for the music.

Photo by Micheile Henderson on Unsplash.

Resources & references from this episode:

> Good definitions of equity & equality https://social-change.co.uk/blog/2019-03-29-equality-and-equity

> Cartoon series which takes it further: https://culturalorganizing.org/the-problem-with-that-equity-vs-equality-graphic/

> Research report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/research-report-53-building-understanding-of-fairness-equality-and-good-relations.pdf

> 20 differences between equity & equality: https://www.publichealthnotes.com/equity-vs-equality/

> A practical response to Race Inequality in the Workforce report: http://therightethos.co.uk/promoting-equality-recruitment-launching-rooney-rule-within-right-ethos/

> Poem - I shall Paint my Nails Red by Carole Satyamurti https://genius.com/Carole-satyamurti-i-shall-paint-my-nails-red-annotated