Nov 19, 2021
Brenda Agnew and Jordan Assaraf, your hosts, welcome Jessica Golosky and Kavinah Ravinthiran to today’s episode, to discuss equity, diversity, and inclusion and what they look like at Gluckstein Lawyers, in general in the legal community, and on a personal level. They address topics like the experience of immigrants dealing with different cultural backgrounds, language barriers, and even different perceptions of pain and symptoms. This conversation aims to bring more awareness and actionable steps to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion not only in the legal field but also from a personal point of view.
Key Takeaways:
[2:36] Kavinah speaks about her experience as belonging to a minority in the legal field.
[3:52] Kavinah talks about some of the challenges with respect to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the work that she does with some of her clients.
[6:40] Brenda shares the case of a particular family of clients who were immigrants from the Philippines and even when they felt something was not right they did not want to challenge the Canadian Health System.
[8:22] Jordan highlights the importance of the language barrier and different cultural backgrounds.
[10:24] Kavinah shares the different perceptions of pain and symptoms that are entangled in different cultures.
[13:33] Are some particular injuries or diagnoses more specific to a certain demographic or population?
[17:14] No one should be denied proper legal representation based on their background or ethnicity.
[18:27] Treating everybody equitably is not to treat everybody in the same way.
[19:14] Brenda shares an example of her son related to inclusion and equity.
[22:20] We need to learn to ask more and better questions and start conversations about different causes.
[25:05] What can be done in the legal community to bring more awareness about the challenges in regards to equity, inclusion, and diversity?
[27:58] What can Gluckstein Lawyers do as a firm in the legal community to have a bigger impact in the field of diversity, inclusion, and equity?
[30:56] Stop judging and assuming!
[32:28] Lack of awareness and exposure are the beginning of the problem.
[34:55] What is happening in the big picture in the legal world with respect to diversity, inclusion, and equity?
[36:28] Jordan talks about the impact of COVID in the legal community and how it simplified access to justice.
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