How to support clients facing bias in their job search
Have your clients seeking job search assistance ever shared concerns about how employers will judge their age, gender, body type, ethnicity, race, ability or hair? Has a client ever displayed...
Imposter Syndrome and Diverse Groups: Impact and Implications in Career Development
Researchers suggest that diverse groups are more vulnerable to imposter syndrome due to being perpetually stereotyped and unfairly judged. Additionally, under-represented groups in society can feel like an outsider of...
Few German Mothers Go Back To Work Full Time. These Are The Challenges They Face
Ask German women why they are lagging, and they spout one German word: Rabenmütter. The word is singularly German, a derogatory term for working mothers, and a slur — untrue, it...
Employers miss out on talent by overlooking workers living with disabilities
Businesses increasingly see diversity in the workplace as positive for their operations, according to a Conference Board of Canada survey of Canadian organizations. But according to the same report, while...
Expanding How We Think About Women’s Economic Empowerment in Canada’s Non-Profit Sector
While 47% of Canada’s labour force consists of women workers, they make up an estimated 80% of those working in the non-profit sector across Ontario and Canada. Women in the...
The ‘emotional tax’ Canadian people of colour carry at work
A new study has found Canadian people of colour carry an extra weight at work that’s so significant that it impacts their health and often causes them to contemplate quitting....
Women are making inroads in the trades but still have a way to go
Although more women are finding lucrative and satisfying work in male-dominated skilled trades, progress is too slow to meet the demand for skilled workers, in some cases because the work...
Marketing Clients With Disabilities To Employers
To help clients with development disabilities find employment, career professionals sometimes need to think outside of the box, using additional strategies to find success....
Canada’s first federal accessibility legislation comes into force
With this legislation in place, millions of Canadians with disabilities can rely on the Government of Canada to remove the barriers that hinder their full participation in society. The Accessible Canada Act applies...
How accommodating workers with autism benefits employers – and all of us
Many people with autism are able to focus intensively. If a topic interests them, they will spent large amounts of time developing expertise. Attention to detail, combined with heightened pattern...