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Robert Walters recently
released the Women in
the Workplace e-guide
documenting insights from
over 2,000 white-collar
professionals across Australia
and New Zealand. The e-guide
aims to provide an up-to-date
picture of the challenges and
opportunities surrounding
gender equity in the workplace.
While many organisations across Australia and
New Zealand have taken steps toward more
inclusive and equitable workplaces, others still
have progress to make. The e-guide is designed
to help employers take meaningful steps toward
supporting, empowering and advancing women at
all levels of their organisation.
From promise to practise: Making
gender equity policies work
Robert Walters’ research reveals a complex
picture when it comes to the e昀昀ectiveness of
employers’ equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I)
policies, highlighting both progress and room for
improvement.
A similar proportion of men (38%) and women
(36%) acknowledge that their employers have
well-enforced ED&I policies. However, the data also
shows a concerning disparity in how these policies
are experienced in practise. Women are more than
twice as likely as men to report that, while such
policies do exist, they are poorly enforced - 21% of
women compared to just 8% of men. Additionally,
42% of men say their organisation has no clear
ED&I policies at all, compared to 31% of women.
These 昀椀ndings highlight a gap between policy and
practise. For ED&I strategies to be e昀昀ective, they
must move beyond box-ticking.
Policies need to be:
• Clearly communicated
• Embedded in company culture
• Backed by accountability at all levels
of leadership
Why it ma琀琀ers
An inclusive culture isn’t just good practise;
it delivers measurable results. Deloi琀琀e
research shows that inclusive companies are:
8
times more likely to achieve
be琀琀er business outcomes
6
times more likely to be
innovative and agile
3
times more likely to be
high-performing
2
times more likely to meet
or exceed 昀椀nancial targets
