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Brief: Performative vs. Authentic Equity Work: How the California Transportation Sector Can Continue to Do Better
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UCD-ITS-RR-22-69 Brief 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program, Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy, BicyclingPlus Research Collaborative Available online at: https://doi.org/10.7922/G23B5XFK |
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McCullough, Sarah R. and Sequoia Erasmus (2022)
Brief: Performative vs. Authentic Equity Work: How the California Transportation Sector Can Continue to Do Better
. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Brief UCD-ITS-RR-22-69Transportation equity is a priority for agencies across the state. This research brief summarizes the study, "Assessing the Impact of Equity Work in Active and Sustainable Transportation," that highlighted the importance of distinguishing between performative and authentic equity work. Performative equity refers to actions, words, or gestures that claim to do equity work, but in practice do not improve matters for those historically oppressed, and in turn, reinforces root systems of dominance and status quo. Authentic equity work results in meaningful change to those most impacted by historical racism and oppression.