The Equity Committee advises CAUT Council and the Executive Committee on issues related to equity, diversity and inclusion.
Responsibilities
The committee advises CAUT Council and the Executive Committee on policy matters and activities in relation to equity in post-secondary education.
The committee works to develop policy and best practice guidelines on equity, diversity and inclusion.
The committee includes members from each of the following designated groups of marginalized academic staff:
- women academic staff
- racialized academic staff
- academic staff with disabilities
- lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans, queer and 2-spirited academic staff
- Aboriginal academic staff
Committee members
- Fabienne Cyrius (Concordia University Part-Time Faculty Association), Co-Chair
- Mayurika Chakravorty (Carleton University Academic Staff Association), Co-Chair
- Robin Whitaker (CAUT President), ex-officio
- David Robinson (CAUT Executive Director), ex-officio (non-voting)
- Aboriginal academic staff:
- Shannon Leddy (University of British Columbia Faculty Association)
- Academic staff with disabilities:
- Juan Pernia (Lakehead University Faculty Association)
- Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans, queer and 2-spirited academic staff:
- Siobhan Bell (OPSEU CAAT-A)
- Kenzie Woodbridge (British Columbia Institute of Technology Staff & Faculty Association)
- Racialized academic staff:
- Shirley Chau (University of British Columbia Faculty Association)
- Women academic staff:
- Kate Cushon (University of Regina Faculty Association)
- Randa Kachkar (Association of Academic Staff of the University of Academic Staff)
- Observer:
- Cathy Vaillancourt (Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d’université)
CAUT staff
Mylène Freeman (Education Officer)
