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All Hands In? Making Diversity Work for All

OECD societies have become increasingly diverse in the past decades, offering new opportunities if diversity is properly managed. Ensuring that OECD countries are equipped to make the most of diversity by fully utilising all talent among diverse populations and promoting inclusive labour markets is a key challenge. Both businesses and governments are responding to this challenge with policies to strengthen the inclusion of diverse groups in the workplace and labour markets. This report considers five key groups who are widely considered disadvantaged in the labour market and society at large and who often face discrimination based on their group membership: immigrants, their descendants and ethnic minorities; LGBT people; older people; people with disabilities; and women. It assesses: i) how the inclusion of these groups in OECD labour markets has evolved over time, ii) the evidence on how diversity affects economic outcomes; and iii) which policies countries have implemented and what is known about their effectiveness.

Published on September 02, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword
Executive summary
Diversity in OECD countries: Population diversity, labour market inclusion and acceptance of diversity
The impact of diversity: A review of the evidence
Diversity policies in the OECD and evidence on their effectiveness
Challenges in promoting effective diversity policies
Conclusion
Glossary
Annexes2 chapters available
Overview of grounds protected in non-discrimination legislation in OECD countries
Overview of equality bodies
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