Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in Caribbean Organisations and Society : An Exploration of Work, Employment, Education, and the Law

This book focuses on equality, inclusion, and discrimination within the English-speaking Caribbean region, specifically as it relates to employment, education, society, and the law. Though anti-discrimination laws have recently been enacted in the Caribbean, this, in and of itself, neither translates to societal changes nor changes within the organisational context. The authors examine racial diversity in public sector organisations in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, gender diversity in organisations across the Caribbean region, sexual orientation and its impact on employment, disability and access within organisations, and equality and inclusion within Caribbean institutions of higher education. Further, the book explores the region’s equality laws and compares them with legislation from selected developed countries. This interdisciplinary text provides researchers in HRM, organisational behavior, sociology, and public policy with an overview of the types of discrimination prevalent within the Caribbean as well as the varied institutional frameworks in place that encourage equality. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Introduction (Jacqueline H. Stephenson, Natalie Persadie, Ann Marie Bissessar, Talia Esnard)....Pages 1-13 Race Relations in the Caribbean: The Myth of Representative Bureaucracy (Jacqueline H. Stephenson, Natalie Persadie, Ann Marie Bissessar, Talia Esnard)....Pages 15-42 Equality and Discrimination on the Basis of Sex (Jacqueline H. Stephenson, Natalie Persadie, Ann Marie Bissessar, Talia Esnard)....Pages 43-63 Sexual Orientation and Inclusivity in the Caribbean Region (Jacqueline H. Stephenson, Natalie Persadie, Ann Marie Bissessar, Talia Esnard)....Pages 65-82 Disability: Disparate Treatment or Inclusion in Caribbean Organisations (Jacqueline H. Stephenson, Natalie Persadie, Ann Marie Bissessar, Talia Esnard)....Pages 83-106 Politics and Inclusivity in the Caribbean (Jacqueline H. Stephenson, Natalie Persadie, Ann Marie Bissessar, Talia Esnard)....Pages 107-129 Equality and the Law: A Caribbean Perspective (Jacqueline H. Stephenson, Natalie Persadie, Ann Marie Bissessar, Talia Esnard)....Pages 131-156 Equality Laws Compared: The Caribbean, the UK and the USA (Jacqueline H. Stephenson, Natalie Persadie, Ann Marie Bissessar, Talia Esnard)....Pages 157-183 Liberalisation of Higher Education in the Caribbean: Situating Matters of Access, Diversity and Equity (Jacqueline H. Stephenson, Natalie Persadie, Ann Marie Bissessar, Talia Esnard)....Pages 185-208 The Challenge of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Within Educational Reform: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago (Jacqueline H. Stephenson, Natalie Persadie, Ann Marie Bissessar, Talia Esnard)....Pages 209-231 Conclusion (Jacqueline H. Stephenson, Natalie Persadie, Ann Marie Bissessar, Talia Esnard)....Pages 233-245 Back Matter ....Pages 247-256