How to improve your organisation’s gender equity

Last week new research revealed that the gender pay gap is as high as ever. Here are some tips to help small organisations overcome the specific challenges they face in creating gender equity.
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​Has your arts organisation achieved gender equality? The recent report by the Australian Government Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) on the gender pay gap shows this to be unlikely.

We all know the advantages of gender diversity. Studies have shown that gender equality in the workplace leads to more productivity, can give organisations a competitive advantage, and reduce the cost of staff turnover as both men and women are more likely to remain in an organisation they see as fair. So why aren’t we acting on them?

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Brooke Boland
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Brooke Boland is a freelance writer based on the South Coast of NSW. She has a PhD in literature from the University of NSW. You can find her on Instagram @southcoastwriter.