08/12/2025
Why Treating Everyone “The Same” Actually Creates Inequality 🧵
New research just dropped mapping 4 powerful frameworks that flip traditional equity work on its head 👇
For decades, institutions tried achieving equality by treating everyone identically. Spoiler alert: it didn’t work.
These frameworks show why:
✨ Decolonisation isn’t theoretical—it’s concrete methodological practice ✨ Communities are knowledge authorities—not subjects to be studied ✨ Systems are the problem—not individuals or communities ✨ Equity ≠ equality—different communities may need different approaches
The paper examines: 🔹 Critical Tiriti Analysis & Discursive Tiriti Analysis (for Māori policy/discourse) 🔹 Progress World View & Discursive Equity Analysis (for sexual minority clinical/policy work)
Here’s what makes this groundbreaking:
These frameworks work TOGETHER across different levels—policy analysis, discourse critique, systemic barriers, and clinical practice. For multiply-marginalised communities (like Māori sexual minorities), you need ALL of them.
One framework = incomplete picture Integrated approach = comprehensive analysis
The key principle across all 4?
Affected communities must have FINAL authority—not just be consulted. Real power to say “this doesn’t serve us” and have institutions actually listen.
Gap identified: Māori communities have strong policy frameworks but need clinical equivalents. Future work ahead.
This is what equity as concrete practice—not abstract aspiration—looks like 💪
Link to full research in bio
