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Diversity

What is equity?

• Fairness and equal access to resources and opportunities

• equity in engineering = thriving and successful workforce

What is Diversity?

• brings a variety of people, experiences and perspectives, providing insight to an organization

What is inclusion?

Involving people from a variety of backgrounds, culture and abilities in activities and organizations

What are the 4 Diversity legislations acts?

• Canadian Multiculturalism Act

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

• Canadian Human Rights Act, Canadian Employment Equity Act

• Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c.31

What is anti-black racism in Engineering?

• Stereotypes

• Discrimination

• Unequitable hiring

• Lack of recognition

• Negative body language

How do you comeback anti-black racism>

• Recognize and acknowledge the systemic nature of racism

• advocate for more diversity

• Creating mentorship programs for black engineers

What is the Canadian Multiculturalism Act?

• recognizes multicultural heritage

• aboriginal rights

• english and french are the official language

• equality rights

• minorities rights

What is the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms?

Everyone has a right to life, liberty and security of the person and the gith not to be deprived thereof in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice

What is the Canaidna human rights act?

• extends on the law to ensure equal opportunity to individuals who may be victim of discriminatory practices

What is the Canadian Employment Equity Act?

Required employers to engage in proactive employment practices to increase representation of four designed groups:

• women,

• people with disabilities

• aboriginals

• visible minorities

not just employment equity, but requires special measures and the accommodation of differences

What are the Objectives of Employment Equity?

1. to achieve equality in the workplace so that no person is denied employment opportunities or benefits unrelated to ability

2. To correct the conditions of disadvantages in employment experienced by the four designated groups

3. to give effect to the principle that employment equity means more than treating personal in the same way but also means special measures and the accommodation of differences

4. Active searches for qualifies members of under-represented designated groups

5. special measure and accommodation where levels of representation are extremely low

what is OSPE, and what is it doing for diversity?

Ontario Society of Professional Engineers. working towards creating of a more progressive and diverse engineering professions, by encouraging more women to study engineering, consider engineering as a career, pursue licensure, and to take leadership roles

How is Engineers Canada promoting diversity?

supports and promotes a number of programs, activities, resources, and events that aim to spark young women’s interest in engineering

How is diversity an advantage?

• engaging the best minds of the profession

what is 1. from the PEO code of ethics

it is the duty of a practitioner to the public, to the practitioner’s employer, to the practitioner’s clients, to other members of the practitioner’s profession, and to the practitioners to act at all times with

i. fairness and loyaltee

iii. devotion

what is 6. from the PEO code of ethics

a practitioner must co-operate in working with other professionals engages on a project

what is 7. from the PEO code of ethics

a practitioner shall

i. act towards another practitioner with courtesy and good faith

iii. not maliciously injure the reputation or or business of another practioner