Canadian Managing Diversity Articles
April 3 2008 - Export Development Canada (EDC) was today
named one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers by Maclean's Magazine. EDC is
the only Crown Corporation to have won the award. (News Release)
March 7 2008 - 'Still Waiting For Justice: Provincial policies and gender equality in BC 2001-2008', a report
released by the B.C. Federation of Labour concludes that the Gordon Campbell government's policies have unfairly
impacted women.
March 22 2006 - Minority women are facing a 'double jeopardy'
of harassment in the workplace, according to new research from the University of Toronto.
March 9 2006 - The average earnings of female employees are still significantly
lower than their male counterparts and women continue to make up a disproportionate
share of Canadians with low incomes.
March 8 2006 - Equality and child care need protection in the face of Conservative attacks,
according to the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
March 8 2006 - A study by Accenture shows that, despite
improvements in the last 10 years, women executives still face an uphill battle for
workplace equality. Factors believed to influence this situation vary in different
parts of the world.
December 6 2004 - Canadians with disabilities have a right to
work and use their skills and knowledge to earn a living, says Marie Clarke
Walker, Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Labour Congress.
February 9 2004 - Big brand companies and retailers in the fashion
and food industries are driving down employment conditions for millions of women workers
around the world, according to a new study by international agency Oxfam.
September 30 2002 - Canadian women executives don't feel fully accepted into executive-level culture, according to
a POLLARA survey.
December 3 2001 -
The Canadian Labour Congress launched an internal initiative to work better for people with
disabilities. The "It's time to do MORE" initiative is a challenge from the CLC to its
affiliates. Canadian Unions are asked to find ways to mobilize, organize, represent,
and educate working people with disabilities about their rights in the workplace.
August 14 2001 -
Executive women's leadership expectations are not matched by the actions and behaviour of business leaders,
concludes the first comprehensive Canadian study on chief executive
commitment to gender diversity. The report, Chief Executive Commitment: The
Key To Enhancing Women's Advancement has been released by The Conference
Board of Canada.
April 4 2001 - Manitoba's Aboriginal and Northern
Affairs Minister Eric Robinson has advocated more Aboriginal participation in the province's workforce
to match overall growth of the Aboriginal population.
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