Our Philosophy
Our consultancy in Melbourne, and Australia wide, offers services to help you achieve your diversity, equity and inclusion vision. We work with people and organisations who are serious about their DEI practice and embedding DEI in their DNA as it is critical to their success and sustainability.
Being active on evidence-based DEI methodologies, we help you build trust, competency to positively impact your people and business and drive innovation. We are not afraid to do things differently, to ensure that diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is a lived and breathed experience. We can help you bridge the gap between ‘rhetoric and reality’ and ‘policy and practice’ and do your work with authenticity. We provide a personalised and accessible level of service, teaching you what we know, so you can do the work independently and with confidence.
At the core of the work is the belief that people should be treated with dignity and respect, and have the ability to participate in all aspects of work and public life so that they can reach their full potential.
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We specialize in the following areas:
Comprehensive Gender Pay Gap Analysis
We offer a holistic approach including:
i) a comprehensive, intersectional analysis of your data to give a complete picture of the drivers of your gender pay gap (more than your compliance obligations)
ii) knowledge sharing that teaches you how to analyse and interrogate your data to identify the barriers to making progress and develop the actions that support success
iii) tailored strategies that go beyond compliance and reporting requirements to target the main drivers of your gender pay gap
iv) working collaboratively with leaders to develop an effective communication strategy for all stakeholders
the development of practical, effective targets and action plans that create long-term, sustainable progress.
v) We develop in-house capability in the above areas through the transfer of our knowledge
Pay Equity analysis, insights and strategies – we can provide a comprehensive pay equity analysis (including intersectional analysis) on your workplace to meet the requirements for the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and the Commission for Gender Equality in the Public Sector (VIC).
Diversity Data Analysis – including critical interpretation of complex diversity data sets, workplace diversity profiles, employee life cycle data, pay equity analysis, and quantitative and qualitative culture survey analysis (including intersectional analysis) and reports..
Diversity and Inclusion Frameworks and Strategies – DEI Journey Maps – Schematic that shows the key DEI indicators to reach DEI Practice Excellence. Development and reinvigoration of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Frameworks, Strategies, Actions, Success Metrics and Implementation Plans. Tailored Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Maturity Models
Gender Equity Action Plans – we can develop a gender or diversity inclusion action plan tailored for your organization that looks at increasing the representation of women in leadership and reducing the pay gap between men and women. This includes Plans that align with WGEA and CGEPs compliance obligations.
Advice on WGEA Compliance and Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and the design and implementation gender equity strategies to achieve Employer of Choice, and an increased in the representation of women in senior positions and a reduction in the organisation’s pay gap.
Design, developing and reinvigorating action plans that focus on employment practices, workplace culture and leadership and management, and, Guiding principles (equity principles) – understanding the why? Organisational enablers (enabling environment) – what can the org do? Individual self-directed actions (authorising environment) – what can I do?
Co-designed action plans on people with lived experience of diversity, including, gender equity, disability, cultural diversity, racial equity, LGBTIQ+ and supporting Aboriginal led work on Self-Determination and Employment.
Co-facilitation of DEI Workshops – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Principles to Practice Training Workshops, Gender Equity Principles to Practice Training Workshops & Gender Impact Assessment Practical Workshops, DEI data and the Human Experiwnce
Building internal and external networks, including practitioners and researchers, Employee Reference Group networks, inclusion networks, steering committees and focus groups.
Working with leaders – Mentoring of Executives, DEI Executive Champions, HR Directors, managers to build their competency and confidence to lead diversity, equity and inclusion practice.
DEI Conference and Summit preparation including content programming, coordination and delivery.
Policy Development & Upgrade – we can design, develop or review the following policies and procedures to reflect current legislative requirements.
- Equal Opportunity & Diversity Policy
- Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedure
- Discrimination and sexual harassment complaints procedures
- Flexible working arrangement procedure and guidelines
- Workplace Adjustments
- Alternative Recruitment Processes
Organisations we have worked with
