Each year the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) recognises employer commitment and best practice in promoting gender equality in Australian workplaces.
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has announced the list of 2016 WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation holders, with an impressive 106 Australian employers making the grade.
WGEA Director Libby Lyons said the growing list indicated that the business benefits and competitive advantage gained by addressing gender equality in the workplace were becoming more widely recognised.
“Employers increasingly recognise that equal participation by women and men at all levels of an organisation is good for workplace culture and performance,” said Ms Lyons.
“WGEA data shows there is progress towards gender equality in Australian workplaces, but it is too slow. It is only through more employers taking the initiative to promote gender equality in the workplace that we will see the pace of change pick up. That is why it is so encouraging to see more than 100 organisations meet the very high standard required to receive the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation this year.”
Equality trends
According to the WGEA, there were a number of trends among the 2016 recipients, including:
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flexibility for all employees across an organisation |
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programs to support women into leadership and technical positions |
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tailored parental leave and return-to-work policies |
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supporting men’s caring responsibilities
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robust analysis and correction of gender pay gaps. |
WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality List
The full list of organisations achieving the Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation in 2016 is as follows:
AECOM Australia Pty Ltd
Alcoa of Australia Limited
Allens
Allianz Australia Services Pty Limited
American Express Australia Limited
AMP Limited ARC@UNSW Limited
Arup Pty Limited
Ashurst
ASX Limited
Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd
Aurizon Holdings Limited
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
Australian Catholic University
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd
B & McK Services Trust
Baker & McKenzie
Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd
Becton Dickinson Pty Ltd
Benetas
Brightside
Bankwest
Caltex Australia Limited
Carsales.com Limited
Citigroup Pty Limited
Clayton Utz
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Credit Union Australia Ltd
Curtin University
Deakin University
Deloitte Australia
DLA Piper Australia
Edith Cowan University
EY
First State Super
GE Australia Pty Ltd
Genworth GHD Services Pty Ltd
Gilbert + Tobin
Griffith University
HESTA
Henry Davis York
Herbert Smith Freehills
Holding Redlich
HSBC Bank Australia Limited
Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Ltd
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons (Australia)
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia Pty Ltd
KPMG Australia
La Trobe University
Lauriston Girls’ School
Lend Lease Corporation Limited
Little Company of Mary Health Care Limited
Maddocks
McCullough Robertson Lawyers
McKinsey and Company
Medibank Private Limited
Mercedes-Benz Australia
Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd
Mercy Health
Minter Ellison
Mirvac Group
Monash University
National Australia Bank Limited
Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Origin Energy Limited
PepsiCo
Philip Morris Limited
PPG Industries Australia Pty Ltd
Publicis Loyalty
PwC
Queensland Country Credit Union Limited
QUT
SAP Australia Pty Ltd
Shell Australia Pty
St Barbara Limited
Stockland
Suncorp
Swinburne University of Technology
Tabcorp Holdings Limited
TAL Services Limited
Teachers Health Fund
Teachers Mutual Bank Limited
Telstra Corporation Limited
The Law Society of New South Wales
The University of Newcastle
ThoughtWorks Australia Pty Ltd
Transurban Limited
UBS AG
University of Canberra
University of Southern Queensland
University of Technology Sydney
University of Wollongong
UOW Enterprises
VMware Australia Pty Ltd
Warrigal
Western Sydney University
Westpac Group
YWCA Canberra
“I congratulate all the 2016 citation holders for their commitment and recognition of the strong business case for gender equality,” said Ms Lyons.
“I hope to see continued growth in this community of leading practice employers.”
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