the.com/inclusivity
Making sure the table has enough chairs before you call it a party.
means The practice of actively welcoming people of different backgrounds, abilities, and identities so no one is left out.
from Built from 'inclusive,' from Latin 'includere' — 'in-' (in) plus 'claudere' (to shut or close) — originally meaning to shut something in, to enclose it within. The word's journey is almost ironic: a root about closing boundaries slowly opened into a word about dissolving them. '-ivity' turns the adjective into an abstract noun, naming not just the quality of including but the ongoing work of it.
- not sameness
- everyone included, nobody required to blend in
- the test
- who speaks up versus who merely got invited
- common trap
- inviting people, then still deciding everything beforehand