Open AccessDemanding More: 4-H’s Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Are Simply Not Enough
Author(s) -
Nicole S. Webster
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of extension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1077-5315
pISSN - 0022-0140
DOI - 10.34068/joe.59.04.13
Subject(s) - inclusion (mineral) , diversity (politics) , transparency (behavior) , ethnic group , accountability , politics , public relations , political science , action (physics) , set (abstract data type) , civil rights , racial diversity , civil society , sociology , public administration , law , social science , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language
Several youth organizations, such as 4-H, are reaffirming their commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace due to social and political events in 2020. Despite the national reckoning around civil rights, the author argues that racial and ethnic minorities are still not fully integrated into the 4-H culture. Addressing inclusion presents challenges; however, these can be better addressed when individuals realize the difficult conversations and actions needed to evoke change. The article concludes with a set of action items for the 4-H system, which focuses on investments, accountability, recognition, and transparency.