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A large part of my consulting practice is helping organizations implement bias-free hiring practices. This means helping them develop the policies, practices, tools and knowledge to look past the superficial so that they can assess each candidate based on their skills and abilities to do the job.
When managers are able to focus on the candidate's skills and abilities, they can truly hire the best person for the job. For people who belong to groups who experience systemic and persistent discrimination in the labour market, e.g., racialized people, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and women, it is important to help the person reviewing your resume focus on your skills and abilities. This year is the 60th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Brown v Board of Education, that desegregated American public schools. To mark this anniversary, Americans are reflecting on the progress that has been made for Black students since that time. This anniversary has also focused attention on the Teacher Diversity Gap and the need for more teachers of colour.
This year is also the 50th anniversary of a similar milestone in Ontario. In 1964, Leonard Braithwaite, Ontario's first Black MPP, led the removal of the repeal of the 114-year-old provision of the Separate Schools Act that allowed for segregated schools for students of colour. Unfortunately this milestone has gone largely unnoticed in Ontario. |
TANA TURNERTana Turner is Principal of Turner Consulting Group Inc. She has over 30+ years of experience in the area of equity, diversity and inclusion. Categories
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