Episode 034: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion with Jessica Golosky and Kavinah Ravinthiran

<p lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US">Brenda Agnew and Jordan Assaraf, your hosts, welcome <span style="color: #1155cc;"><u><a href= "https://www.gluckstein.com/our-team/jessica-golosky/">Jessica</a> <a href= "https://www.gluckstein.com/our-team/jessica-golosky/">Golosky</a></u></span> and <span style="color: #1155cc;"><u><a href= "https://www.gluckstein.com/our-team/kavinah-ravinthiran/">Kavinah</a> <a href= "https://www.gluckstein.com/our-team/kavinah-ravinthiran/">Ravinthiran</a></u></span> 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.</p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify"><strong>Key Takeaways</strong>:</p> <p>[2:36] Kavinah speaks about her experience as belonging to a minority in the legal field.</p> <p>[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.</p> <p>[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.</p> <p>[8:22] Jordan highlights the importance of the language barrier and different cultural backgrounds.</p> <p>[10:24] Kavinah shares the different perceptions of pain and symptoms that are entangled in different cultures.</p> <p>[13:33] Are some particular injuries or diagnoses more specific to a certain demographic or population?</p> <p>[17:14] No one should be denied proper legal representation based on their background or ethnicity.</p> <p>[18:27] Treating everybody