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International Women's Day

By Marcia Scheffler | 4 Minutes Read March 6, 2017

Fostering a culture of gender diversity through human capital practices

Is your organization using the best human capital practices to harness the value of gender diversity at senior leadership levels, including on boards and executive committees? If you are an HR professional or a senior leader in your organization, use this information to #BeBoldForChange on International Women’s Day 2017! Put gender on your agenda!

Article by Marcia Scheffler / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll / corporate social responsibility, employment law, female leadership, female leadership in the workplace, gender biases, gender diversity, gender diversity in the workplace, gender equality in the workforce, gender metrics, gender parity in the workplace, human capital, human capital practices, International Women's Day, women in leadership

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 3 Minutes Read March 10, 2016

Ontario Human Rights Commission’s policy position on gender-specific dress codes

Can you think of a store, restaurant, or bar that appears to require women to wear low-cut tops, short skirts, tight dresses, or high heels when they go to work? Well, it might be wise for those employers to take another look at their dress code policy in light of the Ontario Human Rights Commission position on gender-specific dress code announced on International Women’s Day 2016 and the passing into law of occupational health and safety provisions protecting against workplace sexual harassment and violence. Under Bill 132, the OHSA’s definition of “workplace harassment” will be expanded to include “workplace sexual harassment.”

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / discrimination, dress code, employment law, Gender rights, gender-specific dress codes, harassment, International Women's Day, Ontario human rights commission, sexual harassment, transgender rights

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read March 11, 2011

New policy regarding sexual and gender-based harassment

On March 8, 2011, just in time for International Women’s Day, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released a new policy regarding sexual and gender-based harassment. It has been noted that although great strides have been made for women in the past hundred years, there is still a long way to go to eliminate the barriers women face. The new policy deals mainly with sexual harassment in employment, housing and education.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Human Rights / anti-sexual harassment policy, discrimination, employment law, gender-based harassment, harassment policy, harassment prevention, International Women's Day, ontario, Ontario Human Rights Code, Ontario human rights commission, policy and procedures, policy manual, preventing workplace harassment, sexual harassment, training

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