Creating inclusive and accessible workspaces
PDF | EPUB | Vol. 20, No. 1 (2024)
We bring who we are to work. Identities like gender, race, culture, religion, language, and sexual orientation go beyond how people understand themselves—identities interact with systems and policies that disadvantage some people, isolating or preventing people from achieving the same benefits as their peers. EDI—equity, diversity, and inclusion—is an intersectional approach that aims to examine biases, stereotypes, and assumptions with the goal to dismantle and address systemic barriers and harms. Oppressions like racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia can have a profound impact on mental health, and that includes mental health at work. EDI is vital to build healthy and equitable workplaces. When everyone is included and feel safe to be themselves, they can thrive at work.
The Big Picture
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Editor's Message
(Pargol Lesueur) -
Changing Culture by Changing the Conversation
(Roselene Dhaliwal) -
The Existing Workplace Landscape: EDI, mental health and substance use
(Kristin Bower)
Stories + Strategies
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Mental Health, Intersectionality, and Supporting Employees in the Wake of Crisis
(Will Shelling) -
Lead, Laugh, Learn: A leader’s guide to mental wellness in the workplace
(Lindsay Bissett) -
Truly Human Workplaces: A loving model for integrating grief at work
(Mallory O'Connor) -
The Power of JEDI
(Terri Mackay) -
Navigating Sobriety and Cultural Sensitivity at Work: A call for inclusivity
(Hope Sinclair) -
This is Me at Work: Does my eating disorder have a place at my “professional-world” table?
(Mary Anna) -
Exploring Religious Accommodations in the Workplace
(Kamal Arora) -
The Professional Advantages of Being a Lesbian
(Elisabeth Cooke) -
Workplace Violence Experienced by BC Nurses: A feminist and antiracist lens
(Jue Luo) -
The Struggle is Real
(San Stephens) -
We All Need to Start Somewhere: Equity for immigrants
(Vishad Deeplaul)
Looking Ahead: out of sight, out of mind: the unseen reality of (hidden) homelessness
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Youth and Homelessness: Complexity and hope
(Chelsea Minhas) -
We All Belong Here: Towards housing for everyone in North Vancouver
(Stephanie Wilson)
