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D&I action hits record high, but discrimination remains widespread
Around three in four workers support their organisation taking action to create a diverse and inclusive workplace, but only 59% describe their organisation as inclusive, according to new research.
Diversity Council of Australia's latest Inclusion@Work Index, involving some 3,000 workers, shows that in 2024-2025, 76% supported or strongly supported their organisation taking action, up slightly from 74% in 2023-24.
Only 5% of those surveyed opposed their organisation taking action, down from 7% in the previous year.
Some 62% of workers said their organisation is taking action on D&I (up from 56%, and a record high since the index was launched in 2017).
"[But] nearly one in five workers (18%) still say their organisation isn't taking action," notes DCA CEO Catherine Hunter...
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