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Diversity Works
Helping Kiwi organisations be better by diversity
Diversity Works New Zealand is a national membership organisation, set up to help businesses develop and maximise the benefits of diverse and inclusive workplaces. Originally the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust, the organisation has evolved to become an essential source of education and inspiration for companies to examine their employment practices across the breadth of diversity issues facing business today. These include wellbeing, flexibility, ageing, ethnicity, bias, gender, employment transition for young staff, bullying and harassment, disability, sexuality and religion.
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The Diverse Art of Comedy
Thursday, 30 April 2009, 9:14 am | Diversity Works
As part of his show, A Bit of What He's Got, in the 2009 NZ International Comedy Festival, comedian and social entrepreneur Philip Patston has launched the Diverse Perspectives Portrait Project (D3P) to explore the interaction of attitude and perception ... More >>
Comic Challenges Attitudes And Perceptions
Saturday, 18 April 2009, 11:49 am | Diversity Works
As part of his show in the 2009 NZ International Comedy Festival, comedian and social entrepreneur Philip Patston has launched the Diverse Perspectives Portrait Project (D3P) to explore the interaction of attitude and perception using portraiture. Unitec ... More >>
Ministry response to conduct allegations applauded
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 5:31 pm | Diversity Works
Ministry response to inappropriate conduct allegations applauded The Ministry of Health response, that allegations of inappropriate conduct against disability sexuality educator Claire Ryan were unfounded, has been applauded by Diversityworks Group Managing ... More >>
Diverse Dads – Fathers of the Future
Monday, 1 September 2008, 2:57 pm | Diversityworks
A quick reminder to join gay disabled comedian Philip Patston on tomorrow night (Tuesday 2 September) as he delves into the experience of the men we may not always think of as fathers — disabled and gay dads. More >>
Dysfunctionphobia Key To Parents' Plight
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 9:59 am | Diversityworks
Dysfunctionphobia is the reason parents feel they are being put through the mill to retain support for their disabled children (The Press, 27/2/07), said consultant Philip Patston today. More >>
What the Bleep Do We Know About Impairment?
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 11:19 am | Diversityworks
Whether you’re disabled or not, join me for an exciting chance to witness an innovation in thinking about your personal connection to the experience of functional diversity™. I’ll atomise current notions of impairment and disability, with brand new theories ... More >>
Human rights festival forgets disabled access
Friday, 12 May 2006, 10:59 am | Diversity Works
When disabled comedian Philip Patston couldn’t get into the opening of the Human Rights Film Festival in Auckland last night, luckily he could see the irony. More >>
Comedian says he chose to be disabled
Tuesday, 1 November 2005, 8:45 am | Diversityworks
Gay, disabled comedian and social entrepreneur Philip Patston today told delegates at the Public Health Forum’s symposium on health and human rights in Auckland that he chose to be disabled and gay to help humanity evolve. More >>
Eradicate me: gay disabled comedian
Monday, 31 October 2005, 9:54 am | Diversity Works
Gay, disabled comedian and social entrepreneur Philip Patston believes he should be eradicated, as a warning to anyone who thinks they should be the beneficiaries of political correctness. More >>
