Girls on the Run’s IDEA Statement
Girls on the Run’s long-standing commitment to building a world where every person can know and tap into their limitless potential motivated us to partner with them in 2012. But what also guided our decision was their continued and exemplary work in areas of inclusion, diversity, equity and access. Girls on the Run (GOTR) defines inclusion, diversity, equity and access, IDEA for short, as follows:
I D E A
Inclusion The act of authentically engaging, affirming and valuing all people and creating a place of belonging across the GOTR movement.
Diversity The many ways that human beings differ from one another. While in the U.S., the word diversity is strongly associated with race, ethnicity and gender. Girls on the Run believes that there are many other forms of diversity, including thinking style, abilities and disabilities, culture and generation, social roles, sexual orientation, gender identity, education, income, religion, among others.
Equity Fairness and justice in the way people are treated and the absence of disparities that are systemically associated with societal advantage or disadvantage. In particular, equity where a person’s gender or race identity has no influence on how they fare in society, including the elimination of policies, practices, attitudes and cultural messages that reinforce differential outcomes.
Access The ability to participate in programming, retrieve resources, contribute through volunteer opportunities.
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