Category: Blogs

Wear it Purple Day affirms my workplace’s commitment to my safety and comfort at work

Wear it Purple Day 2024 is fast approaching, and having just concluded my first year as a professional diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practitioner my view on the importance of […]

The impact and responsibility of effective allyship

Marni Panas, Chair of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, shares a personal perspective on the importance of effective allyship.

Dads and extended parental leave: a personal perspective

Despite the benefits, many fathers are still not taking extended parental leave. Here, DCA member Emily Smeed shares her family’s choices and experience with parental leave.

What do bathrooms have to do with inclusion?

Toilets might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to workplace inclusion, but accessible and inclusive bathrooms are crucial to the health and wellbeing of employees.

Respecting First Nations knowledge in business

Dr Terri Janke unpacks the essential concepts behind understanding and recognising First Nations cultural and intellectual property.

International Women in Engineering Day: Equity on-site and at-desk

To mark International Women in Engineering Day, DCA’s Shalani Tharumanathan unpacks the obstacles to gender equality and offers solutions.

Why businesses are a refuge for asylum seekers and refugees

As we stop and reflect this World Refugee Day it is important to consider the role of the corporate sector in creating inclusive opportunities for welcoming and settling refugees. 

Why do we need Pride Month?

ACON’s Nicki Elkin unpacks just a few of the myriad reasons why workplaces should get involved this Pride Month.

Becoming a better ally for inclusion

There are many occasions on which we are called upon to be an ally. Here, Castle Personnel’s Brad Webb discusses what true allyship means.

Now More Than Ever

Professor Nareen Young on why Laura Tingle’s comment about racism in Australia matters, now more than ever.