Forging a path for women’s leadership

Women’s leadership is vital for building equitable, inclusive societies, yet bias and institutional obstacles continue to silence their voices.
Black Justice Strategy’s 10-year plan ‘too little, too late,’ says NDP MP Green

The federal government released its framework to implement the Black Justice Strategy more than four years after promising action following the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
New research explores presence, experiences of Black Canadians in politics

The Black on the Ballot identified roughly 380 Black Canadians who have run for public office, largely in the last two decades, with a majority doing so at local levels of government.
Time for Canada to step up as a human rights world leader

The time has come for Canada to prove that it can once again be a global leader in human rights, and perhaps inspire some of the world’s leaders to do the same.
Words won’t eliminate Islamophobia—we need action from everyone

Canada remains one of the deadliest places for Muslims dealing with Islamophobic hate amongst G7 countries. To change that, we cannot just simply say that hate has no place in Canada—we have to make it true.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are not threats to research quality—they are essential to achieving it

The rise of anti-woke rhetoric in Canada—which appears to mirror movements in the United States—is potentially harmful to this country’s economic prosperity, and public health.
Lessons ignored, voices silenced

Judging from today’s political and social environment, we’ve failed to learn the critical lessons from the Holocaust and the hateful Islamophobic attacks on Canadian soil.
The U.S. has rolled back DEI. Should Canada follow suit?

Equal opportunity benefits everyone—not just those from traditionally marginalized groups, but businesses, communities, and society as a whole.
Knowledge of history and pledge to inclusion go hand in hand

When Trump says no more DEI, it’s about his need for America to be seen as great, to whitewash its history of any bad things in the past, and to whitewash any racism going on today.
Newsroom racial and gender diversity on the decline in 2024: CAJ survey

The Canadian Association of Journalists’ annual diversity survey reveals news interns are more likely to be female, Indigenous, or a visible minority, while ‘white people are overrepresented in supervisor and leadership roles.’