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Jennifer Newman: Diversity and Culture Change

jennifer newman: For instance, according to HRx, women are only half as likely to get an interview when compared to men with the same qualifications, according to CBC. Further, people with "ethnic"-sounding names need to send out 50 per cent more resumés before they get a callback. Jennifer Newman: Embracing diversity in the workplace requires understanding, not just tolerance Gender equality and diversity require culture change says consultant Baoween says by doing this, unconscious biases against certain applicants are removed and diversity is promoted in the workplace. Been there himself Baoween started the company because of his own experiences struggling to find a job after coming to Canada from Yemen five years ago. He suspects there were unconscious biases from recruiters working against him. "They are biased towards fancy school names, towards big company names," he said. "They make a lot of judgments based on that." HRx only conceals information at the outset. He says he graduated from the University of Victoria at the top of his MBA class but had to send out hundreds of applications before getting an interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.