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DRAFT Equity Policy Supporting Guidelines: Gender Equity, and DRAFT Equity Policy Glossary

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board invites community input into the Draft Equity Policy Supporting Guidelines: Gender Equity, and selected terms in the Draft Equity Policy Glossary as part of the second round of the public consultation process.

Please view the following links before you send your comments:

• Draft Equity Supporting Guidelines: Gender Equity
• Draft Equity Policy Glossary

Most recent revisions to these documents have been bolded in red. These revisions have taken into consideration the comments gathered from the first round of community input from April 1 to May 11, 2009.

Your input is important to us!

Click here to provide feedback. Public Consultation closes on November 2, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

Responses are encouraged to be sent electronically, however you may wish to print this and send through Canada Post to E-BEST (Evidence Based Education and Services Team). See address below:

E-Best
Maple Lane, Room 5
20 Miller Drive
Ancaster ON L9A 2M8

Please include your name and mailing address for receipt of acknowledgement.

Background Information

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Equity Policy provides the foundation for the development of Board policies. Under the supervision of John Forbeck, Superintendent of Staff & Community Engagement, the Equity Department coordinates the development of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board’s Equity Policy and the staff development related to policy implementation.

The Diversity and Equity Pillar Policy consists of the following components:

• Equity Policy Statement
• Equity Policy Guiding Principles
• Equity Policy Supporting Guidelines: Antiracism and Ethnocultural Equity
• Equity Policy Supporting Guidelines: Anti-classism and Socio-economic Equity
• Equity Policy Supporting Guideilnes: Sexual Orientation
• Draft Equity Policy Supporting Guidelines: Gender Equity
• Draft Equity Policy Glossary

The Draft Equity Policy Supporting Guidelines: Gender Equity was developed by an Equity Policy Steering Committee consisting of representatives of Board employee groups and community stakeholder organizations.

Along with the Equity Policy Supporting Guidelines: Antiracism and Ethnocultural, Anticlassism and Socio-Economic Equity, Sexual Orientation, and the Draft Gender Equity, these guidelines are intended to assist the Board in ensuring that its activities are consistent with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Ontario human Rights Code.

The Draft Equity Policy Supporting Guidelines: Gender Equity is also intended to:

• Make all HWDSB staff aware of gender, gender identity, and gender-related biases and their impact on educational achievement;
• Address issues related to Gender Equity through the Board;
• Identify and remove systemic barriers related to Gender Equity at HWDSB
• Enable staff and students to work and learn in environments that are free from discrimination and harassment on the basis of gender and gender identity.

You are asked to ask questions, concerns or comments regarding the Draft Equity Policy Supporting Guidelines: Gender Equity. Additionally feedback is also invited on the following terms in the Draft Equity Policy Glossary:

• Gender
• Gender-based Violence
• Gender Identity
• Sex
• Sexism
• Stereotype
• Transgender
• Transphobia

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact Judith Ngan, ESL/NSL/Equity Consultant at 905-527-5092 ext. 2318 or Judith.ngan@hwdsb.on.ca