Race and Gender in the Workplace: A Backgrounder

Race and Gender in the Workplace: A Backgrounder 1 Indigenous, Black and Racialized women face unique, intersecting, and compounding forms of gender and racial discrimination that impact their employment opportunities and experiences in the workplace. [...] This brief provides an overview of the structural and individual dimensions of gender and racial discrimination and how this intersection impacts the opportunities and experiences of Indigenous, Black, and Racialized women in Canadian workplaces. [...] The systemic oppression that contribute to most common types of workplace Indigenous women being more vulnerable sexual violence and harassment were to sexualization and gendered violence in unwanted sexual comments or jokes, general.43 The Final Report from the Na- unwanted sexual touching, and emotional tional Inquiry into Missing and Murdered and psychological abuse.41 Indigenous Women and Girl. [...] Black women Regarding wages, Black women in Canada have increased experiences of chronic health earn 58.5% of what white men earn on average.56 issues such as diabetes, and hypertension The impact on Black women’s employment due to economic and health disparities,48 are continues to be seen in the opportunities they at an increased risk of stroke,49 and face can access and the types of jobs they c. [...] 16 Conclusion This brief highlights literature specific to disadvantages also compound for Indigenous, the experiences of Indigenous, Black, and Black, and Racialized women, as do the risks Racialized women in Canada and expresses and impacts of gender-based violence.