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| Canada's Best Diversity Employers 2010 |
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Canadian employers are making significant progress in improving diversity, inclusiveness and accessibility in the workplace, not just in major centres but in communities large and small and across a much broader range of industries. The winners of the 2010 Canada's Best Diversity Employers competition chronicle a remarkable array of initiatives and best-practices designed to promote inclusiveness across a variety of employee groups.
"We've seen a marked improvement in diversity initiatives this year by employers across the country in a wider range of industries," says Richard Yerema, managing editor of the Canada's Top 100 Employers project, which oversees the annual selection process. "This isn't a big-city story anymore, nor is it confined to a few industries. The diversity initiatives we've seen this year are broadly based, with the result that we have a larger list of winners with stronger stories than in the past."
The list of winners this year consists of 45 employers from across Canada who have developed best-in-class diversity and inclusiveness programs for five major employee groups: (a) women; (b) members of visible minorities; (c) persons with disabilities; (d) Aboriginal peoples; and (d) lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered/transsexual (LGBT) peoples. Now in its third year, the competition is...[ read more ] |
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| ETC global news briefs |
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United Kingdom
A soldier blinded by a grenade in Iraq is the first to be chosen to try groundbreaking technology that enables him to ‘see’ with his tongue. BrainPort utilizes a tiny video camera attached to a pair of sunglasses and linked to a plastic ‘lollipop’ which the user places on his tongue to read electrical pulses, mentally visualize surroundings and navigate around objects. As a result, Lance Corporal Craig Lundberg, can now read words, identify shapes and walk unaided.
For more information on how BrainPort works, http://science.howstuffworks.com/brainport.htm....[ read more ] |
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| MVP diversity champions |
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| The top employers who have helped new Canadians make the transition to a new workplace and a new life in Canada have been chosen. Launched in 2007, the Best Employers for New Canadians competition is managed by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers in partnership with ALLIES, a joint initiative of the Maytree Foundation and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. For more information on the winners, http://www.canadastop100.com/immigrants...[ read more ] |
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| Double Discrimination Faced by Women with Disabilities in the Workplace |
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In today’s society, disability is equated to being an illness. Although individuals with disabilities tend to face discrimination in society, the Canadian government acknowledges the importance of shifting away from the “stigma” and the biomedical approach when discussing disability. Their goal is to provide individuals with disabilities with independent living, social inclusion, control and social support. In order to achieve these goals, many changes needed to be made.
Over the years, the issue of gender discrimination has been frequently addressed by the government and policy makers. As a result, new laws and policies have been established in order to try and reach equality. In today’s society, however, although policies have been established, gender discrimination still exists. On the other hand, double discrimination faced by women with disabilities is not being addressed. People tend to discuss gender differences but it is not very often related to disability. It is almost as if society is not aware of the stigma that is associated with disability which is created by society... [ read more ] |
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