A comprehensive strategy is key to achieving workplace gender equality, but knowing where to get started is a common obstacle to developing one, according to two experts.
Discrete initiatives to ensure men and women are equally represented, valued and rewarded at work too often result in slow progress. In this webcast, learn how to take a more strategic approach to workplace gender equality.
Leaders who aren't committed to inclusion pose the biggest obstacle to workplace diversity, and HR professionals must address it, says HR leader Rhonda Brighton-Hall, on the launch of resources to prevent discrimination at work.
Employers that wait for "perfect conditions" before introducing workplace changes will never get started, says Telstra's head of inclusion Troy Roderick.
Organisations with more than 100 employees will no longer have to report on the gender split of their job applicants, nor extensions sought to parental leave, under changes announced this week.
New research on barriers to career progression has found perceptions about work hours and work/life balance are a significant issue for many employees, but according to engagement specialist Kate Boorer the reality could be far less prohibitive - and it's up to employers to say so.
The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched an assessment tool that distinguishes those employers just "starting out" on fostering workplace diversity from their more advanced counterparts, and offers practical guidance on how they can improve.
A diversity program run by men, for men, has helped one Australian employer shift the mindset that flexible work arrangements are only for female employees.
HR professionals will have to develop new skills to help workplaces bridge the gap between what they need and the qualifications the education sector is producing, according to AHRI president Peter Wilson.
Employers' gender-equality efforts are failing because organisations aren't taking a strategic approach to the problem, according to Workplace Gender Equality Agency director Helen Conway. Meanwhile, a guide released today aims to show employers exactly what to focus on.
