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.

Jacqueline H. Stephenson is Lecturer in the Department of Management Studies at the University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
 
Natalie Persadie is Assistant Professor in the Design and Manufacturing Engineering Unit at the University of Trinidad and Tobago.
 
Ann Marie Bissessar is Full Professor and former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.

Talia Esnard is Lecturer/Sociologist in the Department of Behavioural Sciences at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. 

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Jacqueline H. Stephenson is Lecturer in the Department of Management Studies at the University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
 
Natalie Persadie is Assistant Professor in the Design and Manufacturing Engineering Unit at the University of Trinidad and Tobago.
 
Ann Marie Bissessar is Full Professor and former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.

Talia Esnard is Lecturer/Sociologist in the Department of Behavioural Sciences at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. 

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Foreword by Professor John LaGuerre

**Chapter 1 - Introduction (J. Stephenson and A. Bissessar) **

This chapter offers an introduction (and overview) to the concept of diversity, discrimination, inclusion and equality in the Caribbean. It will include: -

• General discussion on culture in the Caribbean

• Discussion of heterogeneity in the Caribbean region

• An examination of the ways in which this book addresses the challenge of the paucity of diversity research in the Caribbean region

• Objectives of the book

• An overview of the book and introduction of the chapters to follow

**Chapter 2 Race Relations in the Caribbean- Re-evaluating Representative Bureaucracy in Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana (A. Bissessar) ** The relationship between groups has always been problematic whether the difference between the groups are based on different religious viewpoints (for instance between Hindus or Muslims as in the case of Pakistan and Indian), differences in tribes (for example Rwanda), or differences in caste (for example India). The array of differences between groups is vast. However, the gap widens when 'race' or 'racial' differences become one of the more pertinent issues between the dominant groups in a society.

In the case of the countries of the Anglophone Caribbean, much has been written on race (Lowenthal, 1970); race and class (Safa, 2012); race, class and identity (Reddock, 2014) as well as the connection between race and politics (Bissessar & La Guerre, 2013). Indeed, there is no dearth of literature on race relations in the Caribbean, more specifically the relationship between the African and East Indian groups. This paper will try to evaluate, particularly in two countries that have been categorized as 'plural' societies (Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana), the extent to which the mechanisms which have been introduced to minimize or manage the racial segregation of the groups have been successful. This chapter will focus specifically on the mechanisms that have been introduced in the public sector of Trinidad and Tobago and neighbouring Guyana to allow for the representation of various groups. The paper will examine the challenges that emerged during the 1960s to the 1990s. The paper will then look at the various mechanisms that have been introduced since the 1990s and evaluate the extent to which these mechanisms or processes have allowed for more diversity within this sector.

**Chapter 3 Equality and discrimination on the basis of sex (J. Stephenson) ** This chapter will focus on the extent to which sexes are equitably perceived and included in organisations across the Caribbean region. Caribbean societies are largely patriarchal in nature. Relative to women, men have more key political, organisational and societal roles. This may be attributed in part, to the region's history of colonization and enslavement, where males were regarded as more valuable than females, who in turn were thought to have a supporting role. Over time, these have become social norms which are now imbedded across the islands of the region. This dichotomy is further evident in disparities in remuneration, opportunities for promotion and development, power and control and is reinforced through organisational hierarchies, symbols, images, interactions and accepted behaviour (Acker, 2006). In an attempt to redress the balance in terms of remuneration, some Caribbean islands have also implemented equal pay legislation. Women in the Caribbean remain overpopulated in occupations which are the lowest paid and least skilled, e.g. domestic workers and shop assistants (CDB, 2016; Miller, 1997).

**Chapter 4 Sexual orientation and inclusivity in the region (J. Stephenson) **

This chapter will discuss the following: -

• The acknowledgement and inclusion of the LGBTQ community in Caribbean societies

• The discrimination faced by members of this community

• The challenges faced by this community in relation to employment and integration in society

• The lack of protection for member of this community across the region and criminalisation of sexual activities engaged in by members of this group

• Consequences of exclusion on the state and on society more generally

• Analysis of empirical data collected on the LGBT community in the region

  ***Chapter 5 Disability Disparate treatment...