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WATCH: Living Together, Right to the City – How to Build Inclusive Cities | 12th Annual Metropolis World Congress

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada August 29, 2017 cities, Diversity, inclusion, Keynotes and Panels, video

Diversity and inclusion are not the same. One is a demographic reality; the other is a process that leads to equity and equality of opportunity, regardless of when and where you came from. Diversity is a demographic accident. Inclusion is what you do with it.

Government Appointments and Diversity

Andrew Griffith Policy Options December 9, 2016 Andrew Griffith, Diversity, government appointments, inclusion

The Liberals are largely delivering on their commitment to bring greater diversity to federal appointments

Sen. Ratna Omidvar featured in 2016 Global Diversity List

Ratna Omidvar Global Diversity List November 30, 2016 Diversity, Global Diversity List

The Global Diversity List is a comprehensive guide to organizations and individuals who are at the forefront of promoting diversity in human resources policy and practice. The list is supported by the Daily Telegraph newspaper in the UK, and founding partners include such global giants as AT Kearney, Barclays, BNP Paribas, KPMG, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, UBS, and WorldPay.

Towa Beer, social entrepreneur and marketing professional based in Toronto.

Double glass ceiling: Women of colour underrepresented on Toronto boards

Tara Deschamps Metro News Toronto November 28, 2016 Diversity, women

She’s run her own businesses, fundraised hundreds of thousands of dollars and counted Nike, Mercedes Benz, basketball star Steve Nash and famed songstress Alicia Keys among her clients. But even after decades of high-profile experience in the arts and social entrepreneurship, the one thing Beer has had trouble landing is a seat in the boardroom.

VIDEO: Responsive and Responsible Leadership

Ratna Omidvar World Economic Forum November 14, 2016 DiversityInLeadership, Gemma Mortensen, Hadley Gamble, Majid Jafar, Ngaire Woods, Peter Maurer, World Economic Forum

A discussion on how leaders can exercise responsive and responsible leadership that is forward-looking in the face of prolonged crisis and vulnerability.

Leadership has gone wrong. 4 insights on how to fix it

Ceri Parker World Economic Forum November 14, 2016 Angela Merkel, Germany, politics

"I think political leadership is opportunistic and it has to be, because of the election cycle," she said. However, she said that "as an immigrant, I have three passports in my life, I want to see points of light in all this discourse about difficulties and betrayals."

Pluralism Policies That Work – A call for more radical thinking

Ratna Omidvar Open Canada November 9, 2016 corporate governance, Diversity, inclusion

How can we create more welcoming and compassionate societies? One policy at a time. Here are nine initiatives to better promote inclusion, from a cross-section of speakers at this week’s 6 Degrees forum.

The Senate’s champion of diversity

Mackenzie Scrimshaw iPolitics October 15, 2016 Bill C-6, Canada-US relations, charities, Diversity, immigration, refugees, Senate Modernization

The senator sat down with iPolitics on October 6 in a vacant office at the University of Ottawa’s Fauteux Building after giving a keynote speech to a group of law students, interested in refugee law, from across Canada. The address was part of the first student-led conference of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers.

VIDEO: A Leadership journey through flight compassion

Ratna Omidvar TEDxBerlinSalon November 3, 2015 Keynotes and Panels, refugees, TED talks

Senator Omidvar maps the connections between leadership and compassion, through her own life journey as a refugee.

OPINION: Hack the hiring process to reap diversity’s bottom-line benefits

Ratna Omidvar Globe and Mail May 22, 2015 Diversity, employment, Opinions

Diverse teams lead to better group performance, reputation, customer connections, market share and innovation.