Note: This is a supplementary resource for WORK180’s free WGEA Legislation Mini-Series — a bite-size course helping employers prepare to submit their newly mandated gender equality targets, due April–May 2026.The three WGEA gender equality targets your organisation...
Building Your WGEA Targets Team: Roles, Responsibilities and Results
For many organisations, WGEA’s new gender equality target legislation, which applies to organisations with 500 or more employees in Australia, marks the first time teams will be required to formally set, measure, and publicly share progress on gender equality goals....
WGEA Gender Equality Targets: Your FAQs answered
From 2026, Australian organisations with 500+ employees will need to do more than report their gender equality data — they’ll also be required to set and work towards three formal targets from WGEA’s legislated menu. It’s a big shift, designed to accelerate progress...
AI could be a win for women in the workplace — if employers act now
So far, research and headlines haven’t painted a promising picture of artificial intelligence’s (AI) impact on gender equity in the workplace. With systemic inequities historically channeling women into specific roles and sectors, women are overrepresented in areas...
Why men are missing from gender equality efforts — and how to fix it
Meaningfully engaging men in workplace gender equality efforts can boost outcomes by up to 300%. And with growing pressure on employers to demonstrate real, measurable progress — what team wouldn’t want that kind of impact? Unfortunately, our research shows that many...
Australian employers: What happens if you don’t hit your WGEA gender equality targets?
The stakes are rising and the clock is ticking for Australian companies with 500 or more employees. From 1st April, 2026, the Australian government has mandated that these large employers will need to select and actively work towards specific gender equality targets —...
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