Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Data -Principles to Practice Workshop

Date: Thursday 3 December 2026

Time: 10.30am-2.30pm AEDT

Venue: Settlement Services International

Address: Ashfield Head Office, Sydney

Strictly Limited Places: 25 participants

Booking: https://events.humanitix.com/dei-data-principles-to-practice

At a time in organisations where expectations are high to deliver on outcomes, diversity data literacy is a key skill required by many Human Resources, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion professionals. It is a skill that is often neglected, but one that helps you understand your organisation’s greatest strength, its people (where everyone is counted), and how to design effective evidence-based solutions.

The facilitators have always loved working with diversity data, multifactorial analysis (intersectional analysis), critical interpretation of data, seeing patterns, interrogating data and methodologies, the human experience, and seeing how everything is connected. We would like to teach you everything we have learned over the last 20 years of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion data, to help build your confidence, and create a compelling case for action.

Workshop Aims

Strengthen your understanding of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion data and build your diversity data literacy and practice. Explore how to make Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives truly impactful by leveraging data to inform decisions, measure progress, and drive meaningful change.

Key Discussion Points and Learning Areas

Gap analysis of current organisational diversity data
Data challenges and complexities
Data interrogation and critical interpretation of data
Understanding intersectional data capture and analysis
Opportunities and challenges of using AI in DEI reporting

Examples of diversity data and interpretation
Slicing data, filtering, clustering, comparing and benchmarking data.
Understanding connection between data, insight, action and impact
Developing realistic and achievable success metrics
Communicating with influence

The workshop will include live demonstrations of data including the world class diversity mapping platform Cultural Infusion Atlas.

It will be targeting people with intermediate to advanced skills and experience, and those who are curious and which to build their diversity data literacy and application.

We’d like to thank our venue partner Settlement Services International.

Proudly brought to you by Roman Ruzbacky & Associates and Cultural Infusion

Please join us for a highly informative, stimulating and interactive learning experience.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Data – Principles to Practice

Objective

Build and expand foundational knowledge of diversity data to inform gender equity, DEI strategy, performance and compliance.

What you get

This session will delve into the critical intersection of diversity data literacy and the human experience. Attendees will explore how understanding and effectively utilizing diversity data can illuminate the nuanced realities of different demographic groups within organisations.

The session will emphasise the importance of data resistance and integrity, addressing how to navigate and counteract biases to maintain the authenticity and reliability of data. Participants will learn strategies for making their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives truly impactful by leveraging data to inform decisions, measure progress, and drive meaningful change.

Through this comprehensive discussion, we empower attendees to transform their DEI efforts into actionable and measurable successes, ensuring that their work fosters a more inclusive and equitable environment for all.

Themes

Getting to the truth of the matter
The human story behind the data
Diversity data and emotive responses
Let’s make sense of diversity data
Data integrity and the human impact
Moments that matter

Key Learning Areas

Gap analysis of current organisational diversity data (what’s missing)
Data interrogation and critical interpretation of data
Understanding of intersectional data capture and analysis (including gender pay gaps)
Examples of diversity and data and interpretation
Trouble shooting DEI data, including drilled down and masked data
Understanding connection between data and gender equality indicators
Developing realistic and achievable success metrics
Communicating with influence

Gender Pay Gap

A practical, hands-on approach to interpreting, analysing and responding to your gender equality data. What is driving workplace gender inequality and gender pay gap?

Workshop learning areas
Learning about the GPG
• Understanding the gender pay gap (GPG) and its drivers.
• Cumulative effects and causal relationships – what to look for in your organisation?
• Understanding how occupational and industrial segregation impacts gender pay gaps differently.

Learning how to undertake the analysis
• Inclusive data sets – including employee life cycle data integration.
• Applying an intersectional lens to your analysis.
• Identifying patterns and anomalies in a sea of data.
• Insights – what is the data saying? How data is connected.

Learning how to reduce or manage your GPG
• Data to insights to evidence-based actions to reduce your GPG.
• Meeting the new WGEA minimum standard.
• Developing and using your Employer GPG Context Statement strategically for maximum impact.
• Communicating with influence.

This program is for
• Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) leaders
• Human resources professionals
• Organisations preparing for WGEA compliance reporting
• Organisations wanting to go beyond compliance reporting to learn about leading practice initiatives and build meaningful action plans
• DEI executive sponsors and champions
• HR payroll professionals.

Our experienced facilitators will share their unique perspectives, insights and skills with you and provide you with simple, practical tips and templates that you can use immediately in your workplace.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Principles to Practice

Objective: This program will strengthen your understanding of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – principles to practice

Foundational Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Our DEI Leadership Practice
Ground Rules for Engagement
Definitions, Principles and Language
The 3 Us
Some Topical Issues
The Legal Framework
Personal and Organisational Drivers
Competitive Advantage: Benefits for Leadership & Business
DEI Maturity Model – Locating your subject matter position
DEI Indicators – Exploring Risk and Gap analysis

Evidence Based Practice, Indicators & Measurement
Key Data Insights and Intersectionality
Why do organisations collect data
Data Challenges
Data Trends and Analysis
Effective business analytics, data interrogation and the nuances of interpretation
Some examples of DEI data, analysis and action

DEI Strategy- Evidence to Action & ROI

Building the evidence base for your organisation
Identifying strengths and gaps
Consulting and co-design
Bringing organisational vision, culture, maturity, values propositions, and evidence together to inform strategic priorities and actions
Resourcing and commitment to sustainability
Time horizons, stage gates, risks and accountabilities

Diversity Nudges: Immediate actions you can take
Developing your DEI leadership practice 20 min
The influence of leaders
Locating your DEI leadership practice excellence
Five Stage Career Journey Map
Traits, Skills and Practices to lead self, teams and organisations.
Case Study on CEO DEI leadership
Visible and accountable leadership \
Reflecting on a key challenge in your workplace
Local, Personal, Immediate Actions
Making Time for DEI Leadership Development
Leadership commitment to three actions to increase workplace inclusion – local, personal, immediate

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All workshops are co-facilitated