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HIV Edmonton’s mission is to improve the quality of life for people living with, or affected by HIV and AIDS, Sexually Transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI), and other related conditions. We do this by focusing on the elimination of HIV transmission and AIDS-related deaths and working to erase stigma and discrimination.

We address, specifically through education, the cause and effect relationship between other STBBI and the risk of HIV transmission. We also intervene to improve outcomes in STBBI prevention by developing educational resources for community organizations, healthcare professionals and the general public; developing and delivering prevention, health promotion and support programs; and contributing to policy development, health strategy and program design.

Part of HIV Edmonton’s aspiration for 2022-2027 is to action and broker our subject matter expertise to facilitate interdependent capacity building for women towards the greatest potential to reduce health inequities and racism.

To learn more about our work at HIV Edmonton, visit www.hivedmonton.com

Choosing Workplace Equity for Women in Alberta

In this video, we introduce the Women's Equity Toolkit designed specifically for nonprofits in Edmonton, Alberta. Produced through HIV Edmonton, this toolkit was developed with funding from the Government of Alberta to address the unique challenges faced by women in our community.

Why We Chose to Embark on an Equity Journey.

HIV Edmonton operates to improve the quality of life of Albertans. Our prevention and education programming and services target health professionals and service providers to encourage education and awareness with the outcome of improved provision of service free from discrimination and stigma.

At first look, it may be unclear why HIV Edmonton is leading this project. While our mission and mandate derive from public health and social justice issues related to HIV, AIDS and other STBBI, inherent in our work is the requirement to engage across social, economic, geographic, demographic indicators. Across all activities and engagements, we must first, and foremost, embody and demonstrate anti-oppressive principles and practices.

Because of HIV Edmonton’s unique workplace diversity, public health mandate and leadership in frontline advocacy, we believe the outputs of this project are scalable across Alberta and can support the reduction of barriers for women in the economy with segments of the female-identifying population who are typically absent or overlooked. These being, women who are living with or at risk of HIV, AIDS or Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Bourne Infections (STBBI) many of whom are Indigenous or of African, Caribbean or Black ethnicity.

What Makes Equity a Systemic Issue?

According to legal scholar Dr. Colleen Sheppard, Chief Justice Dickson's take on Systemic Discrimination suggests that it's discrimination that happens because of established hiring and promotion processes. This discrimination is then strengthened by excluding disadvantaged groups, making it seem like it's just how things naturally are. To tackle this, it's crucial to create an environment where both discriminative practices and attitudes can be questioned and discouraged (Sheppard, pg 236).

Sheppard also points out that Legal Discrimination occurs when people face harmful treatment because of their sex, race, nationality, or religion (Sheppard, pg 233).

Reference: Sheppard, Colleen. "Systemic Discrimination and Gender Inequality." CONFRONTING DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUALITY IN (2009): 232.

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