So we’re in mini-breakout sessions before lunch, and the question we’re answering is:
What needs to happen to create fundamental change and accelerate the growth of businesses owned by women of color?
That’s a big question that I’m sure will have no small answers . . . I’ll share the group answers with you a little later, but I will tell you my answer:
The first thing that needs to change is getting rid of the word “minority” that’s used to describe people of color. I believe that how you address someone says a lot about how you feel about them as a person. Think about the last time someone repeatedly said or spelled your name incorrectly. How did that make you feel? Got it, right?
It used to be that using the word “minority” to describe people of color was reasoned away by hard numbers–you know, demographics–people of color comprised the minority of the population, ergo they were a “minority.” My question is, now that the demographics have changed–at least in the U.S.–why are people of color still referred to as a “minority”?
What do you think needs to change?
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