Intersectionality

Intersections between employment and safety among racialized women Intimate partner violence is closely connected to women’s economic security, including their income, employment, and housing. Research has shown that intimate partner violence both directly and indirectly impacts survivors’ ability to work and maintain employment. This can be compounded by other factors, including gender, race, and age. […]

A toolkit for greater equity, diversity, and inclusion in early-career ecology funding

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| EDI, Resources

A toolkit for greater equity, diversity, and inclusion in early-career ecology funding The toolkit offers specific criteria and recommendations, with explanations and examples from funding agencies, to support applicants who have been historically marginalized in ecology and are often left out of equitable funding consideration. Changes in funding mechanisms alone will not reverse the marginalization […]

Act on Equal Treatment on the Labour Market

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| International Documents, Resources

Act on Equal Treatment on the Labour Market This Act shall apply to the equal treatment of individuals on the labour market, irrespective of their race, ethnic origin, religion, life stance, disability, reduced working capacity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual characteristics or gender expression. Credit: Government of Iceland Date: 2018 View

Act on Equal Treatment Irrespective of Race and Ethnic Origin

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Act on Equal Treatment Irrespective of Race and Ethnic Origin This Act applies to the equal treatment of persons irrespective of their race and ethnic origin in all fields of society, with the exception of the labour market, cf. the Act on Equal Treatment in the Labour Market. This Act shall not apply to the […]

Workfinding and Immigrant Women’s Prosperity in STEM

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| Resources, Women in STEM

Workfinding and Immigrant Women’s Prosperity in STEM This benchmark pan-Canadian study uses qualitative and participatory approaches to examine the work finding experiences of highly-skilled immigrant women as a way to deconstruct mainstream ‘explanations’ and rhetorics informing the increasingly narrow economic focus of Canada’s immigration policies. Along the way, the impact of austerity-led devolution of publicly-funded […]

Video – AWSN member spotlight: Apar Initiative

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Video – AWSN member spotlight: Apar Initiative Apar Initiative Ltd. is an Alberta-based non-profit focused on furthering diversity and inclusion in STEM and supporting youth in developing strong leadership skills. With a goal to see more women and BIPOC (black, indigenous, and peoples of colour) in STEM fields and decision-making roles, they work with local […]

Video – Equitable Scholarship: Lessons Learned from AWSN’s New Intersectional Scholarship Program

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Video – Equitable Scholarship: Lessons Learned from AWSN’s New Intersectional Scholarship Program Presentation for GeoConvention 2021. As individuals, each of us has identifying factors that make us who we are and influences how we experience our day-to-day life. The spaces we inhabit can also (re)produce cultures that are unwelcoming and restrictive. AWSN intentions are to […]

AWSN Scholarship Program – Designed through an Intersectional Lens

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AWSN Scholarship Program – Designed through an Intersectional Lens The AWSN 2021/2022 Scholarship Program designed through an Intersectional Lens. Credit: AWSN Date: 2021 For more information on this resource click here. View