by Chris Toussaint | Jul 1, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion, The world @work
While you may have seen more colours than usual in your social feed over the last month during Pride*, it’s not always all rainbows and unicorns for LGBTQI+ people at work. Our level of acceptance and comfort varies from occupation to industry, geographic location and...
by Diversity Council Australia | Mar 4, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion, The world @work
Domestic violence is a critical issue for the workplace, especially as COVID-19 continues to blur the line between home and office, whilst also driving a documented spike in violence against women. But what are workplaces doing to address the issue? And is it really...
by Anita Ziemer | Nov 12, 2020 | Technical & Operations
The story goes that a couple of well-meaning inner urbanites had a front door plaque that read “We are proud to acknowledge Aboriginal people as traditional owners of these lands and waters”. And when a couple of said Aboriginal people came knocking on the door to be...
by Diversity Council Australia | Mar 4, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, The world @work
This International Women’s Day, Diversity Council Australia (DCA) is challenging the idea that workplaces no longer need to address gender equality. Drawing from academic and industry research, DCA has released an infographic highlighting some examples of where gender...
by Diversity Council Australia | Nov 8, 2019 | Diversity & Inclusion, The world @work
The Australian population is ageing. This has led to a lot of public policy and debate around the need to reduce welfare costs and respond to projected shortfalls in labour as older workers retire in large numbers. Prolonging the working life in an inclusive way, and...