Chic Geek Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitment

Here’s the short version…

Chic Geek is proactively committed to:

1. Creating connection-centric and community-focused environments where everyone feels safe, heard and valued. We strive to create digital and physical spaces of belonging with room for diverse life experiences, attributes and contributions are valued. So come on in, we’ll put the kettle on. Chic Geek is your space to thrive.

2. Seeking out and consciously confronting inequality and disadvantage, both in our internal environment and the world in which we operate. Chic Geek aims to build and retain a diverse community — made up of staff, volunteers, board members, contractors, and partners, reflect the societies in which we operate and who are committed to furthering our organizational mission.

There’s room for everyone at our table and we want you to be comfortable here.

Through these commitments, Chic Geek aims to prevent behaviours that might lead to unfair discrimination, less favourable treatment, or harassment, in our role as an employer or elsewhere in our operations.

These commitments are created in line with the legislative requirements outlined in the Alberta Human Rights Act and the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act. While fully compliant with this legislation, we view it as a bare minimum for our behaviour and operations. More information on this legislation is outlined in Section 7.As a dynamic organization, Chic Geek is constantly moving, morphing and improving. This DEI practice is a starting point and it will change and continue improving as we grow.

We acknowledge that DEI work is a growing spectrum of work and culture; please note DEI should also include Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and the like. To provide feedback or suggestions, please email our founder and Executive Director directly: kylie@thechicgeek.ca

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