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.
We specialize in the following areas:
- Consultancy and advice on the co-design, re-invigoration and implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion frameworks, strategies and action plans
- Data analysis of gender equity and intersectional data, pay equity and WGEA and Victorian Public Sector requirements
- Facilitation, focus groups and education programs in Equal Employment Opportunity, Contact Officer, Complex Issues, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Cultural and Psychological Safety, LGBTIQ
- Establishing networks
- Organising forums, summits and events on contemporary issues and DEI practices
- We are available for speaking engagements
- We can connect you with other national leaders, networks and experts in diversity and inclusion
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Data Analysis and Reporting
Diversity data analysis and reporting (including intersectional data analysis)
Gender pay gap analysis, insights and strategies
WGEA compliance and Employer of Choice for Gender Equality Reporting, including gap analysis
Victorian Public Sector Gender Equity Reporting (Action Plans and Audits)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training Workshops
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Principles to Practice Training Workshops
Gender Equity Principles to Practice Training Workshops
Gender Impact Assessment Practical Workshops
Understanding Diversity Data and its Application
Experienced facilitation and program delivery and co-facilitated
Building internal and external networks
DEI Conference, Summit and Events program and preparation
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging Strategies
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Frameworks, Strategies, Actions, Success Metrics and Implementation Plans
Tailored Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Maturity Models
Design, developing and reinvigorating DEI action plans
Gender Equity Action Plans
Accessibility Action Plans
Organisations we have worked with
More details on the programs below
Diversity and Inclusion Frameworks and Strategies – 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.
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?
Understanding Diversity Data – including critical interpretation of complex diversity data sets, workplace diversity profiles, employee life cycle data, pay equity analysis, and quantitative and qualitative survey analysis (including intersectional analysis) and reports.
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).
WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and VPS GEAPS Successfully completed ten Employer of Choice citations. Completed three gender equity plans for the Victorian Public Sector. Implemented actions that resulted in an unprecedented representation of women in senior positions and a reduction in the organisation’s pay gap for a university.
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 addressing WGEA’s seven key gender employment indicators (recruitment, promotion, training & development, work conditions, work organisation, sex based harassment and parental leave).
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.
Staff Diversity Surveys – critical interpretation of data and reporting on intersectionality.
Building internal and external networks, including practitioners and researchers, Employee Reference Group networks, inclusion networks, steering committees and focus groups.
Stakeholder Engagement – worked closely with CEOs, executives, managers and employees to raise consciousness and build competency and confidence in diversity, equity and inclusion practice and leverage the benefits of DEI. Prepared Board papers and speaking notes for leaders.
DEI Conference and Summit preparation including content programming, coordination and delivery with team.
Policy Development & Upgrade – we can design, develop or review the following policies and procedures
- Equal Opportunity & Diversity Policy
- Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedure
- Anti-Discrimination Policy
- Discrimination and sexual harassment complaints procedures
- Family and Domestic Violence Policy & Procedure
- Flexible working arrangement procedure and guidelines
- Workplace Adjustments
- Alternative Recruitment Processes