Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Research
Voice and Marginality at the Nexus of Racism and Colonialism
Voice and marginality are intrinsically intertwined with racism and colonialism, yet considerations on whose voice and who speaks for whom are often overlooked in Western academic spaces. This interdisciplinary working group, led by graduate students, is a collaborative, creative and critical research team focusing on building a supportive academic community that validates different ways of knowing and being and learning from lived experience.
Haskayne researchers advocate for employers to provide better job accommodation for people with disabilities
Despite human resources policies designed to ensure equal treatment for all employees, not all those with disabilities are treated equally, which can significantly shape an employee’s experience, job satisfaction and performance evaluation. This study aims to help companies improve work outcomes for employees with physical and mental health challenges by demonstrating the financial and ethical benefits of providing better job accommodation for people with disabilities.
Teaching, learning and student experience
Future Black law students
The Black Student Admissions Process (BSAP) was introduced for the Fall 2021 admissions cycle in collaboration with and in response to the UCalgary Chapter of the Black Law Students’ Association (BLSA) Calls to Action released in June 2020. Specifically, this is in response to the call for admission reform to encourage and increase the number of BIPOC applicants to the Faculty of Law.
Students’ Union provides funding to numerous equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives
Among the projects supported by the SU this year is the Anti-Racism Training Fund. This project aims to create a fund that will encourage clubs to hold anti-racism training for their executives, volunteers and members, spreading greater awareness and knowledge about anti-racism within UCalgary. These grants will support student-initiated anti-racism training events, help students engage with their peers, and create safe spaces to discuss and learn about anti-racism.
International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Professors and students at UCalgary are doing their part to address racial discrimination. Through applied research, participatory action, student clubs and associations, members of the UCalgary community are tackling injustices and seeking out solutions for scalable international anti-racism efforts. UCalgary reflected on these efforts on March 21, 2021, during the International Day for Eliminating Racial Discrimination.
Campus and community impact
Campus
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) launched a new EDI Dashboard with key metrics for students, faculty and staff members using categories referenced within Statistics Canada. By launching the EDI Dashboard, UCalgary is increasing its transparency regarding key demographic data as part of its commitment to creating equitable pathways for all.
Local
The Calgary Institute for the Humanities published A Queer Map: A Guide to the LGBTQ+ History of Calgary. This map traces the places, faces, scenes, locations, organizations and efforts made by activists to raise awareness through initiatives like Blue Jeans Day. The histories told are uniquely Calgarian, but are also paradigmatic of many similar cities across western Canada.
National
Courageous Conversations is a new speaker series that centres around and amplifies the voices of action-oriented academics, students, administrators and activists from Canada and beyond. It aims to contribute to the local and national conversation around combating inequities and racial injustice through concrete actions for change.