Inclusivity Scale

The Inclusivity Scale is our research-aligned approach to measuring levels of organizational diversity, inclusivity, and equity

While the term “DEI” is used as this acronym so much that the words represented within are losing their nuance; the definition of each word (i.e. diversity, equity, and inclusion/inclusivity) reveals not only the clear differences between each, but also an order centered around increasing Inclusivity.

An organization at a 1 is just beginning diversity, still focused on achieving varied numerical racial representation. Increasing levels of Inclusivity steadily, from diversity of demographics to authentically valuing and integrating people and cultures that have been historically marginalized—and not including them as performance or tokenization—progresses an organization across the Scale. This progression is measured via research-aligned criteria related to diversity, inclusivity, and equity as defined above. The arrow continuing after the 5 represents equity not being the end goal as Inclusivity Education works with organizations to consider, design, and progress towards critically transformative Liberatory goals.

Diversity

Representation and recognition of human differences and uniquenesses, in identities and characteristics, in socially constructed categories such as race, gender, and class