In the United States, the last few decades have focused on equality both socially and professionally. Many organizations have hired diversity officers, developed training programs, and charged human resources with creating a strategy to reduce representation disparities.

• How much of this focus has been on equality?
• What have been some of the benefits of these efforts?
• What challenges (if any) might these efforts have faced?
• What challenges (if any) might these efforts have created?
• How might the impact of these efforts be different if they were focused on equity instead of equality?