Diversity and Zabeen Hirji

Zabeen Hirji: She had put her finger on one of the biggest challenges facing this city: moving from diversity to inclusion, according to The Star. Speaking at the annual meeting of the United Way of Toronto, Hirji was careful not to offend the business leaders in the room. Eighty per cent of the charitys funds come from the corporate sector in direct donations and employee payroll contributions . But she made it clear that diversity which Toronto has in abundance is simply a description of the citys talent pool. Inclusion is the act of tapping into the whole pool not just the top layer and mixing people from disparate cultures, backgrounds and generations together in a way that allows them to combine their strengths and Having diversity is interesting, said Zabeen Hirji , chief human resources officer for the Royal Bank non-commitally. Its when you do something with it that it becomes powerful. As a woman, an Ismaili Muslim and an immigrant from Tanzania, Hirji is acutely aware of the difference. Many Torontonians are not. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.