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.

First comprehensive examination of diversity, inclusion and equality in the Caribbean region Scrutinizes the challenges faced by several disadvantaged communities in relation to employment and societal integration Establishes a benchmark for future researchers to explore further the issues of discrimination and its effect on the populous and within employment

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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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Chapter 1: Introduction (J. Stephenson and A. Bissessar).- Chapter 2: Race Relations in the Caribbean- Re-evaluating Representative Bureaucracy in Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana (A. Bissessar).- Chapter 3: Equality and discrimination on the basis of sex (J. Stephenson).- Chapter 4: Sexual orientation and inclusivity in the region (J. Stephenson).- Chapter 5: Disability :Disparate treatment or inclusion in Caribbean organisations (J. Stephenson).- Chapter 6: Politics and inclusivity in the region (A. Bissessar).- Chapter 7: Efficacy of the region's equality laws (N. Persadie).- Chapter 8: Equality Laws Compared: The Caribbean, The UK and The USA (N. Persadie).- Chapter 9: Liberalization of Higher Education in the Caribbean: Situating Matters of Access, Diversity, and Equity (T. Esnard).- Chapter 10: Chapter The Challenge of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within Educational Reform: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago (T. Esnard).- Chapter 11: Conclusion (N. Persadie and T. Esnard).