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Everyday Bias and the Gender Pay Gap: How Subtle Stereotypes Reinforce Inequity

The gender pay gap remains a significant challenge in workplaces across Australia, with women earning, on average, 13.4% less than men for full-time work, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). While structural and systemic factors play a role,...

Flexible Working: The Danger of “Face Time” as a Performance Metric

Flexible working has become a cornerstone of modern workplaces, providing opportunities to foster diversity and inclusion (D&I) while addressing the evolving needs of a diverse workforce. However, while its advantages are clear, flexible work also presents...

Beyond Performative Allyship: Practising Everyday Inclusion

Genuine inclusion manifests in tangible actions, conscious decisions, and thoughtful interactions. Here's what inclusion looks like in the day-to-day: A Culture of Listening and Respect One of the hallmarks of inclusion is active listening. Whether in meetings or...
Closing the Gender Pay Gap: A Roadmap for Australian Corporates

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

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

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

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....

Assess Your Inclusive Leadership Capability

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

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

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...

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