So how do you assess your organisation’s performance in terms of gender equity? How do you begin to make changes, and how do you measure their effectivity?
A number of existing toolkits and assessment matrices can help. We provide links to some below. It is also worth exploring the diverse material on the excellent resource hubs.
Flexible workplaces
How to negotiate a flexible work environment
A guide from the Australian Government, providing information on what a flexible work environment is, with some important steps and practical examples.Why flexible work arrangements are good for small business
Outline from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
Pay equity toolkits
Fair Work Ombudsman
This comprehensive site is intended as a gateway to information and advice about Australia's workplace rights and rules for both employers and employees. Fact sheets and best practice guides are found in the resources section, which includes guides on pay equity, work and family and small business.Mind the Gap: Gender Pay Equity Online Course
Free and interactive course designed for human resource practitioners, but of use to anyone interested in pay equity. The Mind the Gap course complements EOWA's payroll analysis tool, and covers legislation, statistics and gender bias.Pay equity audit toolkit
The WGEA pay equity audit toolkit includes a sample audit and an useful check sheet for businesses, along with a 28-page handbook on developing pay equity strategies.Pay equity toolkit
A good pay equity audit tool kit from the Department of Commerce Western Australia, which includes fact sheets, advice and other pay equity resources.Ten Top Tips for Equal Pay
Practical tips from the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission. The website also includes audit tools and other information on pay equity.
Workplace toolkits
AIA Diversity and Inclusion Value: The Difference – A Toolkit for Firms
A toolkit from the American Institute of Architects includes discussions of best practice, business case, strategies for small firms and so on.Better Workplace Guide for Small Business
This guide from the WA Department of Commerce lists strategies for employers hoping to attract and retain staff through creating a flexible workplace and other work-life balance initiatives. Includes checklists and notes.CEO Kit
Produced by Chief Executive Women in association with Ernst and Young, the CEO Kit is designed to help businesses to attract, retain and promote talented women to leadership positions.Diverse Approaches
Consult Australia's Diverse Approaches report outlines best practice for improving workforce diversity. A companion project, still in development, will provide advice specific to consultants in the built and natural environment.Fair Work Ombudsman
This comprehensive site is intended as a gateway to information and advice about Australia's workplace rights and rules for both employers and employees. Fact sheets and best practice guides are found in the resources section, which includes guides on pay equity, work and family and small business.Gender Analysis Toolkit
Toolkit from the Queensland Government's Office for Women designed to be "used in any workplace to assist with policy or program development, implementation and evaluation".Generation F: Attract, Engage, Retain
"Generation F – women aged between 16 and 65 – remain significantly overlooked, under utilised and untapped." EOWA report providing advice and examples of how organisations can harness the skills, commitment and ambitions of Generation F to benefit their workplace. Organised into 3 sections: Attract the best talent to your organisation; Engage committed and motivated employees; Retaim the skills and experience of Generation F.Only Skin Deep? Re-examining the business case for diversity
This report by Deloitte provides a good overview of the business case for gender diversity, arguing that "the value of diversity lies in developing an inclusive workplace – and that means adaptation, not just assimilation and tolerance." The report concludes with a series of Action Points that provide practical ideas for organisations wanting to improve.Workplace Analysis Toolkit
The WGEA's Workplace Analysis Toolkit is designed to help businesses identify issues that may be preventing the advancement of women. This is part of the EOWA's Six Steps to a Workplace Program.
