I don't much care for politics. I just wanted to point out that while you may be right in this instance. Ever since I can remember the government has been giving jobs (manufacturing) to businesses with highest points. Extra points for minority owned business, double extra points if it's a women. Then they just sub it out to whoever comes in the cheapest and skims off the top because that's the going rate. How is that any different than this? Government has and always will never be equality.
The answer to your question is complex so I will try to touch on the key points concisely. The main difference is the underlying ideologies between the modern woke social justice movement (referred to as diversity equity inclusion or dei) and diversity initiatives in the 90s and 2000s. In the 90s and early 2000s equality under the law and in policy was the stated goal where as now equity is the mission. The diversity and inclusion part have remained relatively similar and will be familiar to people that have experienced initiatives during 90s/00s vs present time periods.
A shift from an equality to equity model means the goals of the policy are almost completely different. Equality models strive to create conditions of
equal opportunity in contrast to equity based systems that strive to create
equal outcomes. Equality and equity are completely different things despite sharing the same root word.
Equality initiatives were targeted at helping individual success. Institutional missions remain the same with the idea race did not matter for the job so long as the individual had appropriate merit. In contrast, an equity based system establishes a framework that the entire institutional mission must form around or wthin. An individual race or gender identity is often the most important qualification for the job because in order to represent a community or hold a position you must look or identify like your constituents. Will hear things like, "We need to look like the people we serve" in equity based systems. It is the classic diversity of skin color VS diversity of thought debate.
Furthermore, equity is used as a measure of justice or social justice tool in policy. Because modern woke ideology incorporates intersectionality and victim ideology, policy measures are often punitive towards a specific group, in most cases white non hispanics. For instance in one of the executive orders I provided in an earlier post, resources are specified to be direct towards certain underserved communities. There is no logical basis provided in the eo for the communities listed to be directed addition funds based on race over white americans or any other race not listed. Several posters have made the claim that the race metric will solve an income or wealth disparity. Then why are Asians listed and not excluded with whites? The answer is simple. The policy is punitive. It is the same case that is made when calling for reparational payments to certain ethnic groups.
Another point that is new to the current dei movement is the embrace of woke concept of individual truth or truth assigned to certain groups of people. This is how you arrive at modern gender theory and the ability of the individual to determine their own gender. Or that certain ethnic groups have their own truths. This would apply to Department of Interior Sec Deb Hauland recent comments and posts made at Stonewall National Monument (i can provide a link and explain if you have not seen them) for instance.
I could continue but I am sure this is more commentary than most people will read. It's a shame since the current woke dei policy implementation is an existential threat to hunting as a conservation tool and the NA Model but the situation becomes dire when equity based policy is handed to the anti hunting movement as weapon to wield against hunters in every government and non government institution in the country.
Edit,
Add link to a vox article on equity. Long but surprising good summary of what I attempted to summarize. I did not read every word of the piece but from what I did read it is far above vox's typical stand. They even talk about the executive orders I discussed.
How equity became a cherished cause for the left — and a target of the right
www.vox.com
