Table of Contents

Foreword by Justice Rosalie Abella

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Perspectives on Employment Equity in Canada (Carol AgÓcs)

Chapter 1. The Making of the Abella Report: Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of the Report of the Federal Royal Commission on Equality in Employment (Carol AgÓcs)
Chapter 2. Employment Equity in Canada: What Do the Data Show About its Effectiveness? (Nan Weiner)
Chapter 3. Real Change? Reflections on Employment Equity’s Last Quarter Century (Raj Anand)
Chapter 4. Women, Intersectionality and Employment Equity (Kim England) 
Chapter 5. Employment Equity and Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples (Michael Lynk) 
Chapter 6. Employment Equity and Disability: Moving Forward to Achieve Employment Integration and Fulfill Promises of Inclusion and Participation (Marcia Rioux and Lora Patton)
Chapter 7. The Equity Landscape for Sexual Minorities in Canada (Gerald Hunt, David Rayside and Donn Short) 
Chapter 8. Remedying the Experiences of Vulnerable Workers: Links with Employment Equity (Patricia Hughes) 
Chapter 9. Employment Equity in the Federal Public Service: A Union Perspective  (Allison Pilon) 
Chapter 10. Securing Employment Equity by Enforcing Human Rights Laws (Mary Cornish, Fay Faraday and Jan Borowy)
Chapter 11. The Employment Equity Mandate of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Some Preliminary Observations for Canada (Michael Ashley Stein) 
Chapter 12. New Narratives, Same Old Problems: The Risk of Diversity-Centered Workplace Decision Making in a “Post-Racial” America (Natasha Martin) 
Chapter 13. Employment Equity: The Next 25 Years (Brian Burkett) 

Conclusion. Looking Forward: The Unfinished Business of Employment Equity (Carol AgÓcs)

List of Contributors 
Index

Promotional Information

"Informative and evidence-based, this book celebrates the legacy of the Abella Report, while raising critical questions about the continuing challenges of achieving workplace equality." -- Colleen Sheppard, Director, McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism "This book is the best comprehensive overview of the history and current status of employment equity in Canada. It will be extremely useful in a range of disciplines and exceptionally helpful for practitioners, advocacy groups, unions, and the general public." -- Audrey Kobayashi, Department of Geography, Queen's University "Employment Equity in Canada sets the standard for any discussion of employment equity in Canada." -- James Muir, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta

About the Author

Carol Agocs is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Political Science at Western University.

Reviews

‘This collection is a compelling read, and a very fitting way to recognize the importance of the Abella Report… It will also assist practioners in gaining a better understanding of the context of the current employment equity paradigm in Canada.’ - Carol Vanenhoek (Canadian Law Library vol 41:02:2016)