Equity and Diversity in the Workplace

 

 

 

   Equity and Diversity are defined by Heidke and Howie (2015, p.72) as equity "relates to ensuring equal opportunities for specific target groups", and diversity is the "recognition that employees differ not just on the basis of race, gender and ethnicity but dimensions such as age, lifestyles and geographic positions". 

  "In Australia, the number of registered nurses born overseas in 2011 was 33% compared with 25% in 2001". (Koch, 2013)  ‘Managing diversity is an idea whose time has come. More and more corporations and organisations are awakening to the fact that a diverse workforce is not a burden, but their greatest potential strength’. (Kramar, 2012)  

   This blog’s focus is equity and diversity in the workplace and I chose a framework that highlights the negative aspects within a work environment.  A conceptual framework with a view “toward power imbalances and discrimination in the context of health care,  that addresses the concept of bias, since bias includes implicit negative stereotypes and attitudes that negatively affect judgments about, evaluations of, and actions toward others”. (Moceri, 2013)

 

(Moceri, 2013)

 

 

   Government Legislation and Workplace Policy provide grounding and guidance with regard to Diversity, Inclusion and Equity of workers.  "A workplace that values diversity and is free of discrimination is more productive". (DCA.org.au, 2016) 
 
   Nursing encompasses many aspects of diversity that I will experience on a daily basis.  Upon reflection I think a great attitude is essential and acknowledging that collectively, we are colleagues who work together to provide a healthcare system that supports the patient from admission to discharge is paramount.
 

  

(Google.com.au, 2016)

  

Diversity Council Australia.(2016) Why Diversity Matters.Retrieved 24 January 2016, from

    http://www.dca.org.au/about-dca.html/why-diversity-matters.html

 

Google.com.au,. (2016). equity and diversity - Google Search. Retrieved 24 January 2016, from     

     https://www.google.com.au/search?q=equity+and+diversity&biw=1301&bih=610&source=

    

 

Heidke, P., & Howie, V. (2015) NHLT12002-Inclusive Practice: Study Guide. Rockhampton,

   Qld: CQUniversity Australia.

  

Koch, D. (2013). Experiences of nursing students undertaking clinical placement in a       

   bachelor degree : a perspective of diversity. Hdl.handle.net. Retrieved 24 January 2016,

   from http://hdl.handle.net/10453/29231

 

Moceri, J. (2013). Hispanic Nurses' Experiences of Bias in the Workplace. Journal

    Of Transcultural Nursing, 25(1), 15-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043659613504109