Understanding the importance of representation in healthcare begins with taking a look at the educational considerations that people of different racial backgrounds face when entering the field. Educational barriers can often hold back aspiring medical professionals.

Income inequality creates barriers for people to attain economic prosperity. Over time, economic inequality paralyzes lower-income households and creates further economic disparities.

Diverse groups are working together now more than ever in the global economy. As such, some individuals within the groups can experience subtle forms of discrimination that arise from implicit and unconscious bias.

Digital connectivity has become a vehicle for progress as our professional and personal lives increasingly rely on it.