Invitation to join PACBIC's Employment Equity Working Group

The President’s Advisory Committee on Building an Inclusive Community (PACBIC) is seeking individuals to join its Employment Equity Working Group to explore strategies and initiatives to increase and sustain the diversity of faculty and staff constituencies at the University.  The focus of the Working Group will extend beyond legislative compliance to include initiatives to enhance equity and diversity within the various employment contexts across the University.

The Working Group will strategize options to enhance diverse representation across all faculty and staff streams at the University of the target populations identified in the Federal legislation, namely, women, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities and Aboriginal persons. Such options and initiatives shall reflect the varied experiences of staff in unionized environments as well as faculty at various stages in the recruitment, tenure and promotion processes.  Although originating in the context of employment, the initiatives suggested through the Employment Equity Working Group will make a contribution to the enhancement of diversity and the incorporation of inclusive practices throughout all facets of the University.

Members of the student community, union employees, TMG and all levels of faculty are particularly encouraged to participate.  For further details on the initiatives of the Employment Equity Working Group, please contact Jewel Amoah in the Human Rights & Equity Services (HRES) office at amoahje@mcmaster.ca or ext. 21867.

Past Events

The BIAS FREE Framework – How to Avoid Biases Deriving from Social Hierarchies such as Sexism, Racism, Ableism etc. in Research, Dr. Margrit Eichler, Thursday, March 8, 2012, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, 2012, MDCL - 3024.

Beehive Design Collective Presentation, Thursday October 27th, 12:30 - 2:00 pm, 2011, MUSC Marketplace

African Caribbean Faculty Association of McMaster Student Meet & Greet, Wednesday October 5th, 5:30 - 8:00 pm, LSB 213

MSU Night Market hosted by McMaster University Students Union Diversity Services, Tuesday October 11th, 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm, 2011, MUSC Marketplace

The Role of Religion & Faith in the Academy, presented by Richard Chambers, Director, University of Toronto Multi-Faith Centre, Friday September 23rd, 10:00 am - 11:30 am, 2011, Gilmour Hall Council Chambers

Beyond "Too Asian": Re-imagining Community and Alliance in the Internet Age, Tuesday February 1, 2011, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, 2011, Gilmour Hall Council Chambers

Disability Awareness Day, Monday February 7th, 2010, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, MUSC Atrium

Race, Racialization and Injustice in the Academy, Dr. Frances Henry, Thursday March 24, 2011, 1:00 pm, DSB 505

McMaster Celebrates Black History Month, February - March 2010, Various dates & locations