Bad Tea Party (Episode 30)

As we learn, our thoughts and needs evolve. Simultaneously, technology, laws, and the cultural landscape around us also changes. In the midst of all this change, it’s important to ask ourselves how the focus of our DEI work needs to change and evolve, too. DEI work is an ongoing process; we will always have areas of growth. This week, Shaunna and Lisa address new DEI areas, trends, and directions on the horizon for 2021.

One such area is the regular acknowledgement of the intersectionality of our identities. The concept is used more and more frequently in endurance sport and in ways that five years ago many of us may not have understood. Identities do not exist in silos, and they are far more than just the sum of their parts. They intersect to create complex and nuanced experiences for people and are in constant flux dependent on context. Therefore, this “messiness” of our identities makes it challenging to fit all folks into the rigid and structured system of endurance sport. As members of the endurance sport community, it’s important we push for change to create rules and policies that reflect the reality that life, identities, and what it means to be inclusive are not static premises. We have to be nimble to continually advance.

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