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- 406 The WE Empower Program: Encouraging organizations to become signatories of Women’s Empowerment Principles
Established in 2018, and set to conclude at the end of 2020, the WE Empower Program is a joint initiative between UN Women, the International Labour Organization and the European Union. The program lays out seven Women’s Empowerment Principles that form guidelines for corporate action to promote gen … Read more »
- 405 Forging ahead: Promoting equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace
Picking up on episode 4’s theme, there are a number of challenges when it comes to how organizations can meaningfully instigate and encourage movement on the equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) front. Insufficient education about the benefits of EDI, misinformation about how to successfully implem … Read more »
- 404 Moving the needle: Key barriers to embedding diversity and inclusion within an organization
From misunderstood expectations to lack of buy-in on the value of diversity, there are a number of challenges and obstacles facing leaders who want equity, diversity and inclusion to really thrive in their organizations. Successful businesses tend to have a few things in common – such as evidence-ba … Read more »
- 403 Partnership admission: Addressing the risk of unconscious gender bias
In 2018, Gowling WLG Canada embarked on its three-year Clients First: Strategic Plan. One of the goals of the comprehensive plan is to have a partnership that is one-third female by January 1, 2021. To help make this happen, Gowling WLG engaged Deloitte as a third-party consultant to conduct a thoro … Read more »
- 402 Disability and inclusion: The challenges of access and finding meaningful employment
According to the World Health Organization, “disability” is an umbrella term that covers various physical, medical and mental impairments that may limit one’s ability to participate in daily activities. Given this classification, there are more than one billion people around the globe who have some … Read more »