DEI Is Not Enough

Hastings Cent Rep. 2022 May;52(3):3. doi: 10.1002/hast.1388.

Abstract

The movement under way to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in every workplace, including academia, medicine, and science, is an essential step toward health justice, but only a first step. Bioethics, health care, and health-related research all need more professionals from minoritized groups, but all of us need to do more to address justice at every level. From inclusive workplace policies and practices to research into structural injustices and health disparities, bioethics can and must lead the way in collaborative efforts. The work belongs to all of us, and DEI is only the beginning.

Keywords: DEI; bioethics; diversity, equity, and inclusion; health disparities; health justice; structural injustice.

MeSH terms

  • Bioethics*
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Humans
  • Population Health*
  • Workplace