A Not for Profit organization that advocates a systemic change in the public sector across Canada that will accelerate BIPOC women in leadership roles.
Who We AreDiversity Hues is a vision of four women of color pursuing an MBA degree in Community Economic Development. To the centre of their mission lies the acknowledgement and dire need to build a community which will harness the potential of BIPOC women who have hit the glass ceiling in their work field and to give them leadership roles.
Diversity Hues aims to work as a catalyst in bridging the gap between leadership roles for aspiring BIPOC women and aims to achieve this by addressing roadblocks, identifying skills and strengths, working with the public sector, building a network with community partners and thereby creating a systemic change.
Diversity Hues will continue to work with aspiring BIPOC women leaders in achieving their goals!!
The integration of BIPOC women to acquire leadership roles in the workplace and community contributing to an equal, well represented, and healthier socio-economic society.
The Mission of Diversity Hues is to bring about a systemic change in the public sector which will increase the visibility of BIPOC women in the leadership roles.
Founder / Executive Director
I am proud to be a first-generation Canadian woman of color! I am also proud of being a wife, mother of two children and a Social Service Worker. I am currently perusing an MBA in Community Economic Development from Cape Breton University NS. I am proud to be a part of a diverse and multicultural community that displays various skills, languages, cultures and is a full representation of all the Diverse Hues! Being a part of this diverse community and enjoying every bit of its variance I have also seen its vulnerable aspect. It is this very tender aspect that I would like to bring about a fair and equal change by becoming the Founder and CEO of Diversity Hues. The vision and mission of Diversity Hues lies at the very core of my heart and it is my dream to see it happen!
Advisor
I grew up on the Red Cree Nation reserve and later moved to Alberta. I am a proud and busy mother to five children and currently pursuing an MBA! I hope to complete my MBA this year. I have had the opportunity to travel a lot and see different places, various cultures and traditions and meet beautiful people along these journeys. I have seen diversity amongst people and enjoyed their Diversity Hues. By becoming a part of Diversity Hues, I am excited and look forward to helping BIWOC progress and reach their limitless potential!
Advisor
I am a proud Canadian with Jamaican heritage! When I immigrated to Canada about ten years ago, I knew that starting a new life will be a little challenging. But I dared to dream big and took my first step onto this land of opportunity. Being a woman and then a woman of color I continued my journey facing challenges but unfaltering. I accumulated my experience and strength to fulfil my dream! Today by supporting Diversity Hues I would like to contribute to make a fair and equal change for BIWOC to step into more challenging leadership roles. To help BIPOC women become a strong and powerful pillar to our Canadian economy. This in turn would be my contribution to Canada and my dream to see it a better and stronger economy with an equal representation of BIWOC!!
Advisor
I am a Canadian with Vietnamese heritage raised in Edmonton. I graduated with an MBA last fall and now enrolled in a Yoga Teacher Training program. I see myself as a life long learner and love to travel. Being able to travel the globe has united me with people of various cultures and ethic backgrounds. In this regard I consider myself very fortunate and I believe that behind every human being there is a principle and a story that enlightens me and helps me understand Diversity Hues even better! I want to be an integral part of Diversity Hues and I passionately believe that BIWOC holds great potential that needs to be focussed and channelled into leadership roles. Once this is achieved, I see Canada stronger and united as ever. And this for a life longer learner will be a dream come true!
Achieving gender equality and supporting women’s empowerment are ends in themselves and have a high impact on progress across all Sustainable Development Goals. Reaching the poorest and most marginalized who may face increased discrimination based on intersecting identity factors is essential to leaving no one behind and achieving the 2030 Agenda.
March 8 is International Women's Day, a global day of recognition celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and girls, and raising awareness of the work left to be done. “This year’s theme, #FeministRecovery
“Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of women in all their diversity, here in Canada and around the world, and we honour those who have challenged norms, lifted up others, and created lasting and substantial change. We also reaffirm our commitment to gender equality, so that all women and girls can contribute to their full potential, and we can build a better, safer, and more inclusive world.”
"We remain committed to evidence-based decision-making that takes into consideration the impacts of policies on all Canadians and fully defends the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. You will apply Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) in the decisions that you make and consider public policies through an intersectional lens in order to address systemic inequities including: systemic racism; unconscious bias; gender-based discrimination; barriers for persons with disabilities; discrimination against LGBTQ2 communities; and inequities faced by all vulnerable populations. Whenever possible, you will work to improve the quality and availability of disaggregated data to ensure that policy decisions benefit all communities."
