CSIOP EDI Commitment Statement
The Canadian Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology (CSIOP) commits to embarking on a journey to
achieve Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in our organization and through our members’ work.
On this journey, we strive to balance a focus on psychological science that champions leadership, innovation, and
excellence with an ever-deepening understanding of the multiple and varied lived experiences of people with
marginalized and intersecting identities. Our audience for this work includes academics, students, workers, and
practitioners.
As we work toward CSIOP’s mission to further the welfare of all people, we commit to:
Helping create a more just, accessible, and culturally affirming and humble field of I-O psychology and related areas of study and practice.
Respectfully engaging with and advocating for diverse populations, particularly those groups that face systemic, institutional, and organizational discrimination and oppression, in research, teaching, practice, and community commitment.
Listening to and understanding deep and difficult truths, working toward reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples (in Canada, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit), and decolonizing ourselves and the organizations we belong to at multiple levels (e.g., individual, group, system). Given the current composition of CSIOP (i.e., little to no Indigenous representation), we identify as priorities building relationships with Indigenous Peoples in I-O Psychology and related fields and amplifying Indigenous perspectives in our work, as we reflect upon our roles as relatives and ancestors.
Critically examining the foundations that I-O psychology (and related fields) were built on and continue to uphold and together envisioning a more equitable, inclusive, and Indigenized future for our field.
Through these commitments, CSIOP will work for a paradigm shift towards diverse, decolonial, and sustainable futures, fostering organizational environments where everyone is able to thrive.
CSIOP EDI Commitment Statement
plain language version
CSIOP wants to make the work and lives of people from different backgrounds better by setting equity, diversity, and
inclusion (EDI) goals. CSIOP wants to make sure everyone feels welcome and valued. Our work applies to workers,
researchers, students, and Industrial and Organizational Psychology professionals.
CSIOP commits to improving the physical and mental well-being of all people by:
Making sure Industrial and Organizational Psychology is fair and welcoming to everyone, no matter their background,
Learning from and helping people who face unfair treatment because of differences, in research, at work, and across Canada,
Learning from and working with Indigenous Peoples (in Canada; First Nations, Métis, and Inuit). CSIOP has very few Indigenous members, so we want to build relationships with Indigenous Peoples to better achieve our mission, and
Thinking hard about how our field can help make a better, fairer future for everyone.
By making these promises, CSIOP strives to create a future where everyone can be happy, healthy, and safe at work.
Thank you for your interest in our work. We welcome your comments and questions. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the co-chairs of the EDI Committee: Aisha Taylor at ataylor@taylor-madestrategies.com and Rachel Appiah at appiahr@uoguelph.ca
Note: CSIOP has chosen to use the terms Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion as our initial starting point. We use the order “EDI” (instead of, for example, “DEI”) as it gives paramount importance to equity. We are aligned with and promote efforts for accessibility, belonging, truth & reconciliation, decolonization, Indigenization, justice, and other human rights topics. We recognize language evolves and remain open to evaluation. We invite collaboration, hoping our terminology choice fosters engagement in our collective endeavor.