Today is International Women’s Day, a time when we celebrate the women in our lives by coming together to work towards a common goal—gender equality in our workplaces, communities and…
On January 30th, 2020, Rotman’s Centre for Gender and the Economy, hosted Towards a Feminist City (II): Gender and Diversity in the City Building Industry. The event included a panel…
P.Eng. day was started by OSPE three years ago as a way to recognize the work being done by engineers all across Ontario. As the voice of engineering in Ontario, we wanted…
On November 6, 2019, the EDI Imperative: Changing the Profile of STEAM in Canada, presented by OSPE’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee, brought together more than 700 members of…
The Ministry of Labour outlines workplace rights and offers tips for staying safe at work. Wearing the right gear and receiving adequate training are at the top of the list.…
Introducing DiversifySTEM – a microlearning app and website that delivers bite-sized, actionable lessons to promote gender diversity and changing culture in STEM workplaces After a soft-launch at this…
The term ‘intersectionality’ was coined in 1989 by American scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, now a professor at Columbia Law School, to explain the specific experiences of oppression of African-American women. She…
It’s election time! Canada’s Federal Election will be taking place on October 21, 2019. OSPE will be hosting a Federal Election Roundtable on October 9, at Parkview Manor in North…
Microaggressions in the workplace: the uncomfortable sensation women and other equity-seeking groups experience all too often “Your name is really hard to pronounce; can I just call you Jay?” “Wow…
On June 18th 2019, over 300 individuals from the government, academia, the engineering sector, students, and those outside of the engineering profession gathered together to attend the 17th Annual Claudette…
