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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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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For many organisations, the real challenge when it comes to gender equity isn't hiring more women — it's keeping and progressing them. Retention and progression are the real pressure points, so the focus should be on removing barriers that stop women advancing once...
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Publishing a gender pay gap figure is only the first step. The real test is whether employers can explain what the number means, what is driving it, and what they are doing next. More than half of Australian employers reduced their gender pay gap last year. However,...
The idea that doesn’t get shared in the meeting. That team member not going for the promotion. The high performer who starts looking elsewhere. These are just some of the ways imposter syndrome (the popular term used for a persistent feeling of self-doubt and/or fear...
How Andrea Edney progressed from site engineer to associate director at SYSTRA while working part-time and building a career on her terms