Diversity in employment and services discussed at Red Deer forum
A forum on understanding gender indentity and gender expression in employment and services was held Thursday.
The talk featured speakers Natalie, application systems analyst with the City of Red Deer, and Birju Dattani, assistant northern director with the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
Natalie said with a rising number of people in the community who are coming out or transitioning, it’s imperative to share the knowledge and information on how employers should or can accommodate that.
“The big thing to come out of this [forum] was to try to have policies in place and if somebody comes to you [as an employer] with the need to transition, to work with them in whatever that transition means to them,” said Natalie.