Major Projects

Employee Working Group, Advisory Group, Establish Framework and Principles 

• Workplace Equality and Respect Standards, Our Watch (2022) https://workplace.ourwatch.org.au/what-is-workplace-equality-respect/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6auyBhDzARIsALIo6v8hbQ88EPuNhY9hcdbUkyOkc4LOoj8rX-TUgPWXj1PV_XtxmFkZt2AaArVIEALw_wcB 
• Delivering Gender Equality: Best Practice Framework for Male Dominated Industries, USAID (2023) https://scms.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/Delivering%20Gender%20Equality%20Best%20Practices%20Framework%20Oct%202023.pdf 
• Starts With Us Framework, Women’s Legal Service Victoria (2023) https://www.womenslegal.org.au/starts-with-us-framework/ 
• Toolkit for establishing Employee Resource Groups Minnesota State (2021) https://www.minnstate.edu/system/equity/docs/ERG-Toolkit_February-2021.pdf 

Benchmark Against Gender Equality Indicators  

• Workplace Gender Equality Indicators, Commission for Gender Equality in the Public Sector (2020) https://www.genderequalitycommission.vic.gov.au/workplace-gender-equality-indicators 
• Workplace Equality and Respect Gender Equality indicators, Our Watch (2019) https://workplace.ourwatch.org.au/tools-and-resources/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6auyBhDzARIsALIo6v_Aw0vQrxKF5fBSVwDNidE3jWEb9IovOC8ylUO4QX0fNn3H8dDhC3IaAuqEEALw_wcB 
• 6 Gender Equality Indicators, WGEA https://www.wgea.gov.au/pay-and-gender/6-gender-equality-indicators 
• The Gender Equality Diagnostic Tool, WGEA (2019) * can also be used as a reporting tool (see below) https://www.wgea.gov.au/tools/gender-strategy-toolkit#the-diagnostic-tool 
• Gender Equality Index, Bloomberg (2023) https://assets.bbhub.io/professional/sites/41/Bloomberg-Gender-Equality-Index-GEI-KPI-Notice-August-4-2023.pdf  

Conduct a Staff Survey  

• The Starts with Us Survey Template, WLSV (2023) https://www.womenslegal.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Survery-Template.pdf 
• Workplace Equality and Respect: People Survey Tool, Our Watch (2022) https://workplace.ourwatch.org.au/tools-and-resources/  

Assess and Analyse Data 
Conduct Organisational Self-assessment, Analyse Findings and Make Recommendations  

• Workplace Equality and Respect: Organisational Snapshot Template, Our Watch (2022) https://workplace.ourwatch.org.au/tools-and-resources/ 
• Organisational Assessment Template, WLSV (2023) https://www.womenslegal.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Organisational-Assessment-Template.pdf 

• Action Planning Template, WLSV  (2023) https://www.womenslegal.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Action-PlanTemplate.pdf 
• Workplace Equality and Respect, Our Watch (2022) https://workplace.ourwatch.org.au/resource/workplace-equality-and-respect-action-plan-template/  

Action Planning Areas Leadership  

Human Resources Practices  
Recruitment Flexible Work and Development  

• Recruiter’s Guide to Interrupting Bias, Textio https://explore.textio.com/guidebook-interrupting-bias/guide-recruiters-guide-to-interrupting-bias 
• Inclusive Recruitment: A Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit for People and Culture Practitioners, CGIAR (2021) https://storage.googleapis.com/cgiarorg/2021/04/GDI-Recruitment-Toolkit-22April2021-FINAL.pdf 
• Employer Interviewing Guide: Best Practices, Monster https://hiring.monster.com/resources/recruiting-strategies/interviewing-candidates/interview-hiring-guide/  

Pay Equity  

• Quick Guide to Designing an Equitable Remuneration Policy, WGEA https://www.wgea.gov.au/tools/designing-equitable-remuneration-policy 
• Closing Gender Pay Gaps to Achieve Gender Equality at Work, UN Women (2020) https://www.weps.org/resource/closing-gender-pay-gaps-achieve-gender-equality-work 

Flexible Work and Parental Leave 

Flexibility Diagnostic Tool, WGEA (2019) https://www.wgea.gov.au/tools/flex-diagnostic-assessment 

• Remote and Flexible Work Toolkit for Employers, City of Vancouver  https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/remote-work-toolkit.pdf 
• Parental Leave Toolkit, UCL Human Resources https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/policies-advice/parental-leave-toolkit 
• Attracting and Retaining Talent Through Inclusive Family Friendly Policies, Women’s Empowerment Principles (2020) https://www.weps.org/resource/attracting-and-retaining-talent-through-inclusive-family-friendly-policies 
• Fathers in the Workplace Toolkit, University of Birmingham https://more.bham.ac.uk/fathersintheworkplace/  

Developing Women’s Careers  

• Sponsoring and mentoring Women Leaders, Centre for Creative Leadership https://www.ccl.org/insights-research/mentoring-women/  

Policies and Procedures 

• Integrating Gender into Workplace Policies, USAID https://www.usaid.gov/engendering-industries/gender-equality-guides/policies 
• Preventing Workplace Bullying (policy guidance), WorkSafe https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/preventing-workplace-bullying 
• Model Code of Practice: Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment, Safe Work Australia (2023) https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/model-code-practice-sexual-and-gender-based-harassment 
• Australian Human Rights Commission Templates Templates – Fair Work Ombudsman 

Engagement and Communications 

• 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, Respect Victoria (2023) https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/model-code-practice-sexual-and-gender-based-harassment 
• Equal Pay Day, WGEA (2024) Equal Pay Day 2024 | WGEA 
• International Women’s Day https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ 
• Gender-Sensitive Communication, EIGE https://eige.europa.eu/publications-resources/toolkits-guides/gender-sensitive-communication 

Workforce Development 

• Anti Bias Training, Project Implicit https://www.projectimplicit.net/ 
• Prevention of Violence Against Women Courses, Women’s Health Victoria https://womenshealthvictoria.otrainu.com/pvaw/?_gl=1*gt8xm1*_ga*MjA0NzQ2NjY5My4xNzE0OTU5OTIz*_ga_6L1W9KL0L2*MTcxNjM0Njk0NS4zLjAuMTcxNjM0Njk0OC41Ny4wLjA. 
• Prevention of Violence Against Women Training, Safe + Equal https://safeandequal.org.au/training-events/prevention/ 
• Our Watch training and Events, Our Watch https://action.ourwatch.org.au/training-and-events/ 
• Women in Leadership: Inspiring Positive Change, Case Western Reserve University https://www.coursera.org/learn/women-in-leadership  

WRGV reporting and accountability systems to ensure safety and compliance. 

Evaluation, Monitoring and Reporting  

• The Gender Equality Diagnostic Tool, WGEA (2019) * can also be used collecting initial data to establish a benchmark and then reported against at regular intervals (see above) https://www.wgea.gov.au/tools/gender-strategy-toolkit#the-diagnostic-tool 
• Counting on Change: A Guide to Prevention Monitoring, Our Watch (2017) https://media-cdn.ourwatch.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/27043538/OurWatch_Counting-on-Change_AA.pdf 
• The Starts with Us Reporting on Success Template, WLSV (2023) https://www.womenslegal.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Reporting-on-Success-Template.pdf 

Intersectional Prevention of WRGB 

• Safe and Equal’s Commitment to Intersectionality in Primary Prevention, Safe + Equal (2023) https://safeandequal.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Intersectionality-In-Primary-Prevention_A4_FINAL_01.pdf 
• Intersectionality and Violence Against Women, Our Watch https://action.ourwatch.org.au/what-is-prevention/intersectionality-and-violence-against-women/ 
• Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Benchmarks (D&I Leaders)  https://haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/EGAL_DEIChecklist.pdf  

• Fast Fact on Family and Gender-Based Violence, Safe + Equal (2023) https://safeandequal.org.au/wp-content/uploads/FastFacts_2023_FINAL_01.pdf 
• Framing Gender Equality Messaging, VicHealth (2021) https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/Framing-gender-equality—Message-guide.pdf 
• Change Management Toolkit, The Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment, (South Australian Government), 2022 https://www.publicsector.sa.gov.au/about/Resources-and-Publications/innovation-lab/the-tools/change-management-toolkit#:~:text=The%20Toolkit&text=The%20Change%20Management%20Toolkit%20provides,core%20elements%20of%20the%20project.  

Engaging Men as Allies in Gender Equality 

• 7 Tips for Men Who Want to Support Equality: Lean In https://leanin.org/tips/mvp 
• Men in Focus Practice Guide, Our Watch (2022) https://media-cdn.ourwatch.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/19131630/Men-in-focus-practice-guide-accessible.pdf 
• Actions Organisations Can Take to build Advocates for Gender Equality, Catalyst (2021) https://www.catalyst.org/research/actions-organizations-gender-equity/  

Managing Resistance and Backlash   

• Overcoming Resistance and Backlash, Safe + Equal https://safeandequal.org.au/resources/overcoming-resistance-and-backlash-a-guide-for-primary-prevention-practitioners/ 
• Encountering Resistance, VicHealth (2018) https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/Encountering-Resistance-Gender-Equality.pdf  

• Work-Related Gendered Violence including Sexual Harassment (PDF version), Worksafe (2022): https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/resources/work-related-gendered-violence-including-sexual-harassment-pdf-version 
• WorkWell Toolkit, Violence and Aggression https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/workwell-toolkit-violence-and-aggression 
• Mentally Health Workplaces Toolkit, Queensland Government https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/model-code-practice-sexual-and-gender-based-harassment 

Relevant Legislation 

• See LG PVAW Guide (MAV) https://www.mav.asn.au/what-we-do/policy-advocacy/social-community/family-violence-prevention/preventing-family-violence-guide 

• Change the Story Framework Change the story: A shared framework for the primary prevention of violence against women in Australia (2nd ed.). (ourwatch.org.au)