Companies are addressing racism through open dialogue sessions – but is it working?
As the Black Lives Matter movement continues to shine a light on systemic racism, many companies are committing to “listening and learning” to the lived experiences of underrepresented groups through open dialogue sessions to help make concrete plans that will advance equity, diversity and inclusion. Despite the well-intentions, these sessions have been subject to criticism.
McGill among world’s leading universities for female founders
McGill University has been named in the top 25 undergraduate programs for female founders in the 2020 PitchBook University rankings.
MBA alumnus Philip Jenkins pays it forward with leadership and diversity scholarship
“Talent is equally distributed across the population but unfortunately opportunity is not,” says Phil Jenkins, a McGill Engineering and MBA graduate who established the Philip Earle Jenkins MBA Leadership & Diversity Award in 2018 to create more business and management education opportunities for visible minorities.
Addressing systemic racism in the police force
An exchange between a rookie officer and senior officer in the moments before George Floyd’s death is a telling interaction revealing how systemic racism continues to be enforced by officers in the field.
Desautels announces first director of equity, diversity and inclusion
The Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University has appointed Professor Lisa Cohen as its first Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
A message to Black women scholars
Professor Patricia Faison Hewlin, together with Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts of the University of Virginia, has penned an open letter addressing the unique experiences that Black women scholars are facing during the “double pandemic” confronting our society.
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Challenging systemic racism through entrepreneurship
Professor Karl Moore interviews Frantz Saintellemy (EMBA’20), the co-founder and chairperson of the Board of Groupe 3737, an organization set up to help members who identify as visible minorities start their own business. Saintellemy shares how he is challenging systemic racism through business incubators.
Empowering authenticity in diversity discussions
At a panel discussion on “Antiracism, Allyship, and Authenticity: Building Internal Capacity for Institutional Change” hosted by University of Michigan’s Center for Positive Organizations in its Ross School of Business, Professor Patricia Faison Hewlin addressed various diversity measures taken by organizations.
EMBA student partners with Netflix to amplify voices of Black filmmakers
Fabienne Colas (EMBA’21), president and CEO of the Fabienne Colas Foundation, has announced new support for the Being Black in Canada program from presenting sponsor Netflix, in collaboration with National Bank, and the support of Canada Media Fund.
Reducing the racial divide through economic emancipation
In 2013, EMBA alumnus Frantz Saintellemy (EMBA’20) co-founded startup incubator Groupe 3737 to help facilitate the economic emancipation of diverse communities.
Now facing economic uncertainty, Saintellemy would like to see concrete actions from government agencies and large corporations in supporting businesses like Groupe 3737 that aim to bridge the racial divide.
Turning protest into policy
The recent police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has sparked an uprising across the world with people from all walks of life coming together to fight against systemic racism and violence.
Building leaders in sustainability
For MBA students at McGill University, sustainability is a crucial ingredient of successful leadership. McGill alumni Justin Park (MBA’18) and Natasha Alani (MBA’17) reflect on how the program’s integrated approach to sustainability has informed their professional practices.
Dean Bajeux-Besnainou on diversity in business schools
In a feature in the McGill Reporter, Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou reflects on the challenges business schools face in improving diversity and the strides both McGill and Desautels have made in this area.
What’s holding up the glass ceiling?
The glass ceiling still exists for many reasons, leaving some women reluctant to apply for promotions and senior leadership positions. To ensure more women are considered for promotions, Professor Brian Rubineau suggests employers generate their own list of potential applicants.
Delve: When Meritocracy Blinds us to Gender Discrimination
Meritocracies are predicated on the belief that only the best are chosen and that hard work and talent are always rewarded. If we presume that talent and hard work are not gender specific, then why is it that assumed meritocracies show extraordinary imbalances between men and women? Surprisingly, part of the answer is the assumption itself: Assuming a setting is a meritocracy can blind even those experiencing discrimination to its actual inequalities.
