Lifestyle Sections Dept: But while all organizations are improving slowly when it comes to making their employees more representative of Toronto’s diverse population, they are far more likely to do so if their work forces are subject to scrutiny – by the public, or regulators, according to Globe And Mail and a study of minority representation in workplaces across the Toronto region in executive positions and media coverage found that non-white people are still largely absent from powerful positions. And they’re underrepresented in the mainstream media – especially in business and lifestyle sections and when news organizations interview “expert” sources. Across the board, public-sector agencies, boards and commissions – typically expected to be “of the people, for the people” – did better in hiring minorities. That stems in large part from a traditional expectation that public organizations will reflect the electorate, said Keiko Nakamura, president of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation. As
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