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Supporting minority languages requires more than token gestures

In August 2022, Statistics Canada released the latest census data on languages in Canada. According to the data, over nine million people — or one in four Canadians — has a mother tongue other than English or French (a record high since the 1901 census).

The Conversation

Rule changes take the FTSE into a new diversity dawn

The financial watchdog’s new regime is bringing a harder edge to voluntary schemes for race and gender representation

The Guardian - UK

‘Labour doesn’t seem to understand how it’s happening’: meet the new Black Tories

The Conservatives are keen to boast about the diversity of their top team – but the party has never been seen as a natural home for Black voters. Can a small group of Black Tories change that?

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Sexual orientation census undercounts older people and those who shun labels

Information collected in 2021 aims to show diversity in England and Wales, yet 7.5% of people did not fill in relevant questions

The Guardian - UK

Kids, submit your artwork on Chicago diversity for student art contest; winning work to be turned into a mural at the Salt Shed

The Sun-Times, WBEZ and Vocalo are sponsoring the contest. The theme: ‘Bringing Chicago’s voices together,’ to celebrate the city’s diversity. Here’s how to enter.

Chicago Sun-Times

Insects and spiders make up more than half NZ's animal biodiversity – time to celebrate these spineless creatures

After almost two decades of championing native birds in an annual competition, Aotearoa is going to begin celebrating its spineless creatures this year.

The Conversation

The recruitment agency helping to bring diversity to big business

Clients have also included the Mayor, the Commons Speaker and the Royal Household

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Diversity of US workplaces is growing in terms of race, ethnicity and age – forcing more employers to be flexible

Increased immigration, longer life expectancy and a decline in birth rates are transforming the U.S. workforce in two important ways. The people powering this nation’s economy include far more people of color and workers over 55 than was the case four decades ago.

The Conversation

The Shows We Loved, the Shows We Love: Taiwanese TV Drama Looks to the Future

The diversity and tolerance of Taiwanese society have allowed film and TV creators to unleash their creativity by taking on the challenge of turning tough social issues into exciting dramas.

The News Lens

The U.S. is reopening visa and consular services at embassy in Cuba

The U.S. Embassy confirmed this week it will begin processing immigrant visas, with a priority placed on permits to reunite Cubans with family in the U.S., and others like the diversity visa lottery.

WEKU

Decorated former lawyer David Woodroffe formally sworn in as Northern Territory's first Aboriginal court judge

Hailing from the Mudburra and Jingili people, and with parents who were part of the Stolen Generation, David Woodroffe says he hopes to play "a small part in the greater diversity of the justice system ... and the inclusion of Aboriginal people within it".

ABC News

Durbin pushing through historic diversity on federal bench

“I’m pretty proud of what we’ve been able to achieve,” said Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who starts a second term as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee when the new 118th Congress kicks off on Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gender diversity on corporate boards can improve organizational performance

Gender inequality on corporate boards of directors is still an issue in Canada, despite diversity disclosure rules. Since 2014, business regulators in Canada have required companies to disclose the number of women on their boards in an effort to increase gender diversity.

The Conversation

President Biden has made choosing diverse federal judges a priority

He has set records in his first two years for the sheer numbers of jurists, dozens of them women. He helped confirm 11 Black women to the appeals courts, more than all other presidents combined.

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The trailblazing woman making Cardiff a more equal place to live

Since leaving India and relocating to Cardiff in 2008 councillor Julie Sangani has ardently championed diversity in the capital and made history in the process

Reason

The Case for 50 Percent Open Borders

A call for restricting immigration in The Culture Transplant accidentally makes the case for radical liberalization.

Wales Online

Welsh rugby bosses to call EGM as bold plans for major change announced for 2023 in open letter

WRU chairman and Wales legend Ieuan Evans speaks of the lofty Six Nations and World Cup ambitions from Warren Gatland and a desire for change to how the game is run here

Inverse

Why does cheese taste like cheese? Food experts explain how microbes work magic

Have you ever wondered how all the different types adorning your festive cheese board, from the hard to the soft, the fragrant to the stinky, are created?

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Biden builds a judicial legacy with diversified federal courts

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are transforming the federal courts at a blistering pace and creating an unrivaled legacy of diversity that will redefine the federal bench for a generation.

Bangkok Post

Free vs hate speech as world changes

While the Asia-Pacific region is home to a wealth of constructive traditions and practices, it is also confronted with the conundrum of how to protect freedom of expression at the same time as tackling hate speech which is rampant today. A morass of laws of a prohibitive and inhibitive kind…

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Discrimination still an issue for migrants, despite growing support for multiculturalism

Despite support for diversity and multiculturalism increasing, a significant number of people in Australia still report experiencing discrimination, based on their skin colour, ethnic origin or religion.

Daily Mirror

Ranvir Singh says her career is 'a f*** you' to colleagues who ignored discrimination

Good Morning Britain’s Ranvir Singh shared an experience early on in her broadcasting career that motivated her to become who she is today, saying colleagues refused to call out workplace discrimination

Fortune

ESG critics must understand that ‘woke capitalism’ is driven by supply and demand

The real demand for action is coming from constituencies that capitalists should believe in and heed: investors, consumers, and employees.

Inverse

This ecologist is on a mission to save Earth’s microbiome — and he’s closer than ever

Colin Averill led a team of researchers who provided one of the most comprehensive overviews of Earth’s microbiome.

Tribune News Service

Climate change is forcing cities to rethink their tree mix

Cities need to plant more trees. But not just any trees.

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