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Unconscious Bias in Hiring: Insights and Solutions for Inclusive Recruitment
Understanding Bias in Hiring Unconscious bias in recruitment refers to the automatic judgements people make about candidates based on stereotypes, cultural norms, or personal experiences. These biases—whether explicit or implicit—affect decision-making and often lead...
Closing the Gender Pay Gap: A Roadmap for Australian Corporates
The gender pay gap remains a persistent issue globally, including in Australia. Despite progress in gender equality, the disparity between male and female earnings is a tangible measure of inequity in workplaces. For Australian corporates, closing this gap is not just...
Questions to Ask a Gender Equity Focus Group
In response to legislative changes regarding pay equity and respect at work, Culture Plus Consulting has been partnering with Australian employers to better understand worker perceptions and experience of gender diversity and inclusion. Below we share a sample...
2024 Global DEI Report
I am thrilled to present our 2024 Global DEI Report. This report is an in-depth environmental scan of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) themes and challenges in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The results provide valuable insights...
Facilitating Trauma-Informed Employee Focus Groups
Traumatic experiences are events that threaten or violate one’s safety, health, and integrity and result in adverse effects on functioning and mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual wellbeing. Traumatic experiences may be directly experienced or witnessed....
Challenges (and opportunities) facing VP Kamala Harris in her candidacy for President as a woman of colour
Vice President Kamala Harris, as a woman of colour, is likely to face several barriers in her candidacy for President, reflecting broader societal challenges. Some of these barriers include: Racial and Gender Bias: Systemic biases can manifest in various forms,...
Assess Your Inclusive Leadership Capability
Inclusive leadership involves creating a workplace environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their best work. Below are some practical strategies for inclusive leadership. How do you rate? 1. Understand and Embrace Diversity...
DEI State of Play: Current & Emerging DEI Focus Areas in Australia
In Australia, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts have evolved significantly, reflecting unique local dynamics. Current and emerging themes in diversity and inclusion in Australia include:1. First Nations Inclusion and ReconciliationReconciliation Action...
Practical Strategies for Leading Inclusively
While most participants in our Inclusive Leadership Workshops correctly define inclusive leadership as creating a workplace environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their best work, fewer possess the know-how to achieve these...