https://library.icmglt.org/files/original/a5980196101ed22bcde1ab497dc7e405.pdf 5ce88c8add60f8223768be3cc4bdb77b Electronic Resource View Source <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/cars.12480">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/cars.12480</a> Document Type Journal article Author(s) Brenda L. Beagan, Kaitlin R. Sibbald, Toni D. Goree, Tara M. Pride Volume Vol. 61 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Journal Name Canadian Review of Sociology Publication Date 2024 Region Canada Language English Access Open Access Abstract In the 40 years since federal employment equity initiatives were launched in Canada, they have faced persistent backlash. This backlash is grounded in and fueled by conceptualizations of justice and equality that are rooted in ideologies of individualism and meritocracy. Here we draw on 140 qualitative interviews with members of six professions from across Canada, who self-identify as Indigenous, Black or racialized, ethnic minority, disabled, 2SLGBTQ+, and/or from workingclass origins, to explore tensions between concepts of justice grounded in group-based oppressions and those grounded in individual egalitarianism. Though affirmative action and employment equity opened up opportunities, people were still left to fight for individual rights. This push to individualism was intensified by persistent hostile misperceptions that people are less qualified and in receipt of ‘unfair advantages.’ Through discursive misdirection, potential for transformative institutional change is undermined by liberal discourses of individualism and meritocracy Cataloger Kristen Walker Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Affirmative Action and Employment Equity in the Professions: Backlash fueled by individualism and meritocracy Subject The topic of the resource Social justice Affirmative Action Canada Indigenous Communities LGBTQIA+ Minorities People of Color