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Books

Antonios, Z 1996, 'Capitalising on Diversity', in Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration, No. 82, December.

Baytos, Lawrence M 1995, Designing and Implementing Successful Diversity Programs, Prentice Hall.

Carr-Ruffino, N 1996, Managing diversity: people skills for a multicultural workplace, Thomson Executive Press, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Carr-Ruffino, N 1996, Managing Diversity: Skill Builder, Thomson Executive Press, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cope, Bill & Kalantzis, Mary 1997, Productive Diversity, a New Australian Model for Work and Management, Pluto Press.

Hayles, R & Mendez Russell, A 1996, The Diversity Directive: Why Some Initiatives Fail and What to do about it, Irwin Professional Publishing.

Jackson, SE & Ruderman, MN (eds) 1995, Diversity in Work Teams: Research Paradigms for a Changing Workplace, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Jackson, SE (ed) 1992, Diversity in the Workplace: Human Resource Initiatives, The Guilford Press, New York.

Kossek, Ellen E & Lobel, Sharon A (eds) 1996, Managing Diversity: Human Resource Strategies for Transforming the Workplace, Blackwell Publishers, Oxford.

Loden, Marilyn 1995, Implementing Diversity: Best Practices for Making Diversity Work in Your Organisation, Irwin Professional Publishing.

Sinclair, A 1998, Doing Leadership Differently: Gender Power and Sexuality in a Changing Business Culture.

Napoli, J 1998, Understanding Equal Employment Opportunity: A Guide for the Workplace, Prentice Hall, Australia

Thomas, R Roosevelt Jr 1991, Beyond Race and Gender: Unleashing the Power of Your Total Work Force by Managing Diversity, AMACOM, New York.

Thomas, R Roosevelt Jr 1996, Redefining Diversity, American Management Association, New York.

Wheeler, Michael L 1996, Corporate Practices in Diversity Management: a Research Report, Report No. 1164-96-RR, Conference Board, Ottawa.

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Government publications

ACT Public Service Equity & Diversity Framework

ACT Public Service Employment Framework for People with a Disability

ACT Public Service Learning & Development Framework

Australian National Audit Office 1997, Equity in Employment in the Australian Public Service: PSMPC and Other Agencies, Canberra.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner Victoria 1997, Good Ideas for Managing Diversity, Office of the Public Service, Melbourne.

Public Service and Merit Protection Commission 1999, Implementing change 3: APS Workplace Diversity Awards 1998, Canberra.

Public Service and Merit Protection Commission 2000, APS Workplace Diversity Awards 1999, Canberra.

Public Service and Merit Protection Commission 2000,Workplace Diversity Report 1999-00, Canberra.

Public Service and Merit Protection Commission 1999,Workplace Diversity Report 1998-99, Canberra.

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Internet resources

Please note that websites are current at the time of publication.

ACT Public Service

ACT PS Equity & Diversity Network

Chief Minister's Department (www.cmd.act.gov.au)
Central agency responsible for administration of employment standards for the ACT Public Service.

ACT Commissioner for Public Administration (www.psm.act.gov.au/commissioner.htm)
Information about equitable employment in the ACT Public Service.

Public Sector Management & Industrial Relations Group (www.psm.act.gov.au)
Central area of Chief Minister's Department responsible for administering the employment framework and developing policy around employment, equity, and other workforce issues for the ACT Public Service.

ACT Office for Women (www.women.act.gov.au)
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ACT Human Rights Office (www.hro.act.gov.au)

ACT Office of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs (www.cmd.act.gov.au/community/oatsi.htm)

ACT Office for Ageing (www.ageing.act.gov.au)

ACT Office of Multicultural Affairs (www.cmd.act.gov.au/community/mau.htm)

Disability ACT (www.dhcs.act.gov.au/DisabilityACT/)

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Australian Public Service (Commonwealth)

Australian Public Service Commission (www.apsc.gov.au)
Information about workplace diversity policies for Commonwealth Government agencies staffed under the Public Service Act 1999. Can be useful for, even if not applicable to, staff of the ACT Public Service.

Department of Employment & Workplace Relations (www.workplace.gov.au/workplace/Individual/Employee/WorkFamily/)
Information about family-friendly work practices.

Department of Employment & Workplace Relations
Information about Indigenous employment in the Australian Public Service (www.workplace.gov.au/workplace/Individual/IndigenousAustralians/)

Human Resources and Equal Opportunity Commission (www.hreoc.gov.au)
Information on Commonwealth anti-discrimination provisions, and links to state EEO Commission sites.

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (www.eeo.gov.au)
Information on equal opportunity as it relates to women and practical examples of strategies that have made a difference to women in the workplace.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (www.abs.gov.au)
Information on statistics about the diversity of the Australian community.

Public Service Education and Training Australia (www.pseta.com.au)
The main objective of PSETA is to be the national voice of the public service industry on vocational education, training and development. There is a government member from each jurisdiction as well as from the Australian Council of Trade Unions, the Community and Public Sector Union and the State Public Services Federation.

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Australia - non-government

The Australian Human Resources Institute (www.ahri.com.au)
This site has a range of articles about HR issues including diversity.

Diversity Council Australia (www.ceoe.com.au)
This is an Australian diversity organisation that focuses on creating workplaces where differences are respected and valued and there is no discrimination or harassment.


International

US Equal Employment Commission (www.eeoc.gov)
The mission of the EEOC is to promote equal opportunity in employment through administrative and judicial enforcement of federal civil rights laws and through education and technical assistance.

The Canadian Employment Equity and Diversity Framework (www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/ee/index_e.htm)

Paths to Equal Opportunity (Government of Ontario) (www.equalopportunity.on.ca/eng_g/index.asp)
This is a website featuring discussion and resources on workplace equal opportunity. It is a component of the Government of Ontario's equal opportunity plan.

What Works (The UK Civil Service) (www.diversity-whatworks.gov.uk)
This site is a tool for sharing best practice for the civil and wider public service. It includes details of current work in many Government departments and agencies.

Equal Employment Opportunities Trust (www.eeotrust.org.nz)
The EEO Trust aims to help New Zealand employers adapt to and embrace the diversity of the workforce through the use of EEO principles and best practice. The trust provides information and a number of services to employers.

Diversity Inc (www.diversityinc.com)
This is a US commercial site that specialises in diversity news and also has a diversity resource guide.

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