#gender equality at work

[heterorealism]

Truck comes first and if there is any money left over the kids may eat. - Modern Consumer Patriarchy

[hrconsultancy]

Addressing Gender Inequality in the Workplace: A Path to Equality

Gender inequality in the workplace remains a pressing issue that not only impacts individuals but also hinders progress for organisations and society as a whole. This blog will explore the importance of addressing gender inequality, its far-reaching consequences, and practical strategies for achieving gender equality in your workplace.

Understanding Gender Inequality

Recognising Gender Inequality

Gender inequality in the workplace refers to disparities in treatment, opportunities, and pay based on an individual's gender. It can manifest in various ways, such as unequal pay for equal work, underrepresentation of women in leadership roles, and biased hiring and promotion practices. Recognising these disparities is the first step towards addressing them.

The Cost of Gender Inequality

Gender inequality comes at a significant cost to both individuals and organisations. It can lead to reduced career prospects, lower income, and a lack of job satisfaction for individuals. Women often find themselves disproportionately burdened with domestic responsibilities, leading to the infamous "double shift", where they perform paid work and unpaid household labour. For organisations, gender inequality results in missed opportunities for innovation and growth, reduced diversity of thought, and reputational damage. Companies that fail to address these issues may find themselves at a disadvantage in the competitive job market and facing legal and public relations challenges.

Strategies for Addressing Gender Inequality

Promoting Equal Pay

One of the key aspects of addressing gender inequality is ensuring equal pay for equal work. Conduct pay equity audits to identify and rectify wage gaps. Implement transparent salary structures and performance evaluation systems. Equal pay isn't just about fairness; it's a legal requirement in many countries, and addressing pay disparities is essential to creating a more equitable workplace.

Creating Inclusive Policies

Develop and enforce inclusive policies that promote work-life balance and accommodate all employees' needs, irrespective of gender. This can include flexible work arrangements, parental leave policies, and childcare support. By offering such policies, organisations can help employees balance their professional and personal lives, reducing the gendered burden of caregiving and allowing everyone to thrive in their careers.

Encouraging Diverse Leadership

Promote gender diversity in leadership positions. Establish clear pathways for women to advance into leadership through mentorship, sponsorship programmes, and leadership development initiatives. Women make up a significant portion of the workforce but are often underrepresented in top positions. Fostering diverse leadership empowers women and brings different perspectives to the decision-making table, leading to better business outcomes.

Education and Training

Offer training programmes that raise awareness about unconscious bias and the importance of gender equality. These programmes can help employees recognise and challenge their biases and foster a more inclusive workplace culture. Many people hold unconscious biases that affect their perceptions and decisions. Training can help individuals become more aware of these biases and learn how to mitigate their impact.

Fostering a Gender-Inclusive Culture

Equal Opportunity Hiring and Promotion

Implement fair and transparent hiring and promotion practices focusing on qualifications and skills rather than gender. Encourage diverse candidate pools and diverse interview panels to reduce bias. To achieve gender equality, organisations must ensure that every step of the hiring and promotion process is free from gender-based discrimination. This includes evaluating candidates solely on their merits, not their gender.

Addressing Workplace Harassment

Create a zero-tolerance policy for workplace harassment, including sexual harassment. Ensure that employees know the reporting mechanisms and that all complaints are taken seriously and investigated promptly. Workplace harassment disproportionately affects women, and addressing it is critical for creating a safe and equitable environment for all employees.

Mentorship and Support Networks

Establish mentorship programmes to provide support and guidance to women in the workplace. Encourage forming employee resource groups that focus on gender equality and provide a platform for discussions and initiatives. Mentorship can help women navigate the challenges of their careers, and support networks provide a sense of community and empowerment.

Measuring Progress

Data Collection and Analysis

Collect and analyse data on gender diversity, pay equity, and career progression within your organisation. Regularly assess the impact of your gender equality initiatives and make adjustments as needed. Data is essential for tracking progress and identifying areas that require improvement. Without data, it's challenging to measure the effectiveness of gender equality efforts.

Employee Feedback

Seek employee feedback, especially from women, about their experiences in the workplace. Conduct surveys, focus groups, or one-on-one interviews to understand their perspectives and gather suggestions for improvement. Employee feedback is invaluable for understanding women's lived experiences in your organisation and identifying specific areas where change is needed.

Reporting and Transparency

Be transparent about your progress towards gender equality. Publish annual reports on gender diversity, pay equity, and the results of employee feedback. Celebrate achievements and communicate areas where improvement is needed. Transparency builds trust and demonstrates a commitment to meaningful change.

Addressing gender inequality in the workplace is a moral imperative and a strategic advantage. By promoting gender equality, organisations can tap into a diverse talent pool, drive innovation, and enhance their reputation. It's time to take concrete actions that create a workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, can thrive and contribute to a more equitable and prosperous future. Gender equality is not just the right thing to do; it's smart. For more information about addressing gender inequality in the workplace, visit Tell Jane's website. © Tell Jane

[tahopo]

we truly regressed when people started buying into the genderbending is inherently transphobic thing. yeah that twelve year old being inquisitive and having fun on deviantart was your enemy all along.

[whenweallvote]

Today is Equal Pay Day. On average, a woman in the U.S. has to work until today — March 12th — to earn what a man was paid in the year prior. 🪙🙅🏽‍♀️💵

This #EqualPayDay, join us in bringing awareness to the gender wage gap, which is even wider for women of color. 

The politicians WE elect can implement reforms that address pay inequality across industries. Make sure you’re registered to vote NOW at weall.vote/register.

[theposhperyton]

All evidence suggests yes

[jonquilspool]

[stands on my soapbox]

i think margaery tyrell's hyperfeminine performance (which is clearly crafted carefully to use the prejudices of the hypersexist feudal system they're in) is equally as interesting a gender performance as hypermasculine performances like brienne and daecy but is overlooked because for "some reason" hyperfemininity isn't seen as a gender performance, just as "gender."

[no one is looking. i step off my soapbox]

[tumblweeds-omegaverse]

omegaverse thought:

even in settings where alphas are dominant, it could be well known that there are certain scenarios where omegas are not to be crossed. not if you value your peace of mind. or various pieces of your body.

force your way into an omega's nest? you fool. you absolute nugget. that omega will turn from happy purring to a whirlwind of deadly claws and rending teeth faster than you can say "oh f-"

put a hand on a nursing omega's pup without knowing it's fine? "there are no alphas around, its fine." lol. lmao even. as if the alpha can save you from an omega that's protecting their pup. you should know better, idiot.

"how dare that omega not cater to my request specifically! i'm the most important person in the room!" do you want rumors spread about you? are you doing a "never get a date again" speedrun? cause that's where you're headed.

just...omegaverse settings where you ignore the power of omegas at your own peril. including settings where "you fight like an omega" says something about focus or determination.

(used omegas for the example here, but I'm very in support of this applying to betas as well! regardless to if you give your betas unique traits or not, they're still people. still members of a species whose greatest abilities include creativity, endurance, and social bonds.

a single asshole alpha can and should have their life ruined by a group of driven betas with the desire to do so. the less likely it looks, the more interesting it gets!)

[goldenstarprincesses]

Out: Puritan and Quaker America

In: America lived with the Shakers because they saw him as just another sad little abandoned orphan and with their interpretation of God leaning more mystical they weren't freaked out by him not aging normally

[spirit-lanterns]

You're making me wanna thirst after the other bunnies at this rate

This feels like an achievement given that I haven’t written anything about any of the other Bunnies, but the Bunny employees are super cute so I get it ☺️

Has Bunny Reader slept with her fellow Bunny staff before? ✨ Yes she has ✨

[malkwin]

Jessica Campbell on her rise to accomplish the goal of making the NHL

I had to really trust myself and show up everyday and obviously when you're surrounded by good people and you make your circle small you can rely on them for advice and feedback and yknow Ron talked about Tom Rowe and coaches that have been a part of my...my path and I obviously rely on those people but i think- I'm a big believer on being prepared to do the job everyday and to own my own voice and to bring my ability and my skill set and to not hold back um in ways I know I can help and be a difference and I think I've probably had to rely upon myself and just believe in what I'm doing and not really focus on outside noise and I think the barriers that exist are usually the ones we create for ourselves and so really just focused on the path and where I want to get to and not the goal just the process of getting better and trying to be a better person and coach everyday to get here

[shr0mwzrd]

I'm convinced by the way y'all are acting about it that these alleged AFAB transfems don't exist outside your brains - like all y'all are just vaguing and pearl clutching without mentioning or linking to a single instance of this alleged atrocity. Even if they did exist, just block them and be normal for fucks sake. I'm so fucking tired of seeing these same bullshit takes over and over, especially from nominally leftist queers...do better

[es-draws]

Feedist sex ideas: Feeding Edition

Make her a big dinner for a romantic date night. Afterwards, take off one article of clothing for every dessert she eats.

Touch her while she eats as much food as she can take. Don't let her come until all the food is gone.

Handcuff/tie her hands and funnel feed her. Once she finishes, explore her body while she's still tied up. The more teasing, the better.

Have her dress in her favorite underwear/lingerie. Give her a full body massage while feeding her treats. Once she's full, you can finally take her clothes off.

Get a remote vibrator. Fill up her plate and ramp up the intensity the faster she eats. Can be done publicly if you're feeling bold.

Get naked and feed her something messy like melted ice cream or chocolate syrup. When you've inevitably covered each other in sweets, get steamy washing each other off in the shower.

Get her some extra-small blouses or crop tops with the snap-style buttons. Have her eat until she pops open as many buttons as possible. (Bonus points for revisiting this again later once the underwear is getting tight on her 😈)

[trekkitkat]

Not stereotyping people includes men too

In a world where stereotyping people because of their colour/race/religion/gender is rightly frowned upon, the "all men" bullshit needs to end.

It is plain stereotyping, passing judgment on a whole section of society because of the category they were born in. If you would not judge someone by their sexuality, by their nationality, if you would not judge a woman just because she's a woman, you should not be against men just for being male.

And notice how when women comment that's it's not all men, and talk about their positive experiences with men, the radfems shoot them down with vengeance. Why? Because their challenging the spew that all "men are monsters" and pointing out that the world is not so black and white. Like every social category in the world, some people will be good and just and kind and some people will be cruel and hateful. But it has nothing to do with their social categories and everything to do with the individual and the choices in life they make.

Now, from my personal experience, I have experienced some bad ones. I've had the creepy guy sneaking into the girls shower at high school, the perves in the bar, the guy who broke all professional protocol to get my phone number and made me feel unsafe. There's a list. But I also know my step-father, who I trust with my life, the men in my extended family, my male friends, classmates, coworkers. I remember being 18 and traveling alone with my male supervisor to work on isolated sites in the hills and later going into the scrubland with four male colleagues, and they behaved with complete respect and professionalism, they treated me with complete equality, as a fellow colleague.

So no, I will never let the "all men" argument slide, because lumping the good people in the world in the same pot with the bad ones is always harmful. It fosters hate and division. We are supposed to be becoming an enlightened, rational, equal society.

[snekdood]

i hope all the terfs looking at my blog rn are able to grab me a beer and maybe make me a sandwich perhaps while they’re at it

[fuck-em-up-your-grace]

The thing the American left needs to understand is that the best thing you can do to advance leftism* is to vote for Joe Biden.

[aceinthefreakinspace]

Pride Month Aspec (Head)canons Day 14

Stereotypical Barbie - Barbie (2023) - Aroace

Firstly, Barbie is canonically ace, so jot that down. (Thank you, Margot Robbie!) And I know lots of people saw her as a lesbian. I respect a good lesbian ace Barbie hc

Personally, I like to see her as aroace. That end conversation with Ken just screamed it to me. I knew going in that some people saw aroace Barbie and throughout the entire movie, I was looking for it. Lo and behold, that scene delivered and gave me exactly what I was looking for. It made me very happy to watch

Her arc as a whole was very aroace to me. Being in society and knowing you're different than you expect yourself to be (aka comphet and internalized amatonormativity etc etc) and trying to figure yourself out. And in the end, accepting those difference and moving forward and being stronger and all the better for it.

Added bonus of the yellow dress she wears in the scene with Ken fitting in with the flag color scheme <3