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Three new protected attributes added to the Fair Work Act

Three new protected attributes added to the Fair Work Act

As of December last year, employees who feel they’ve been discriminated against for their gender identity or intersex status, or for breastfeeding in the workplace, have more power for legal recourse. In the flurry of activity coming off the back of the Secure Jobs,...

Cognitive Bias   |   Unconscious Bias Training That Works

Cognitive Bias | Unconscious Bias Training That Works

To become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, many companies have turned to unconscious bias (UB) training. By raising awareness of the mental shortcuts that lead to snap judgments—often based on race and gender—about people’s talents or character, it strives to make hiring and promotion fairer and improve interactions with customers and among colleagues. But most UB training is ineffective, research shows. The problem is, increasing awareness is not enough—and can even backfire—because sending the message that bias is involuntary and widespread may make it seem unavoidable.

UB training that gets results, in contrast, teaches attendees to manage their biases, practice new behaviors, and track their progress. It gives them information that contradicts stereotypes and allows them to connect with colleagues whose experiences are different from theirs. And it’s not a onetime session; it entails a longer journey and structural organizational changes.

In this article the authors describe how rigorous UB programs at Microsoft, Starbucks, and other organizations help employees overcome denial and act on their awareness, develop the empathy that combats bias, diversify their networks, and commit to improvement.

ASU releases damning findings on Moira Shire Council culture

ASU releases damning findings on Moira Shire Council culture

The results of an Australian Services Union survey have highlighted a culture of bullying, sexual harassment and intimidation within Moira Shire Council. However, Moira Shire Council acting chief executive officer Matt Jarvis said it was committed to providing a safe...

Research: To Excel, Diverse Teams Need Psychological Safety

Research: To Excel, Diverse Teams Need Psychological Safety

The promise of staffing a team with diverse members is that the different perspectives, ideas, and opinions will result in greater performance. The reality is that diverse teams often underperform because people from dissimilar backgrounds often clash. A study of 62...

Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers

Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers

Many CEOs who make gender diversity a priority—by setting aspirational goals for the proportion of women in leadership roles, insisting on diverse slates of candidates for senior positions, and developing mentoring and training programs—are frustrated. They and their...

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

Diversity Australia proudly celebrating International Women's Day theme, Changing Climates: Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow and encourages all organisations to undertake and adopt the new global best practices standards recently released and adopted by...

The Great Resignation is really the “The Great Awakening”

The Great Resignation is really the “The Great Awakening”

The Great Resignation is really the "The Great Awakening". With the average life span now pushing 6000 weekends most people would be re-evaluating their life and how to live it. People are rejecting cultures of burnout in favour of what makes them thrive. It's being...

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