On 26 November 2020, Ms Libby Lyons, CEO of Workplace Gender Equality Agency released *Australia’s Gender Equality Scorecard showing employers action on gender equality had stalled. Libby recently spoke to Omesh Jethwani, Government Projects & Programs Manager.
With an increasing population comes more housing, commercial buildings, social spaces, and infrastructure. The Building and Construction Industry employs approximately 1,160,715 persons (Australian Bureau of Statistics seasonally adjusted data), accounting for 8.8 per cent of the total workforce. Over the past five years, despite employment in the industry increasing by 7.1 per cent, women currently represent 8.9 per cent of all current learners in trades and just 2.1 per cent of all learners studying a trade in the Building and Construction Industry.
The Building and Construction Industry is the second most male-dominated industry after the mining industry. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), only 18.1% of its employees are female. Women comprise just 2.7% of chief executive officers, 15.1% of key management personnel and 13.0% of all managers. These figures are all far lower than the national average. The industry also has a low representation of women in management compared with representation across the industry: 13.0% compared to 18.1%.
Omesh Jethwani, Government Projects & Programs Manager in conversation with Charleene Mundine, Founder, Owner and Director — DLCM; Owner — Gali Solutions and Founder of the Black Women of Western Sydney (BWOWS) Network, on Aboriginal and Social Procurement Policies.
Charleene is a traditional owner from Bundjalung, Yuin, Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi) and Anaiwan nations with family connections to the Gumbaynggirr and Eora nations.
Future of Work
The future of work is increasingly uncertain. What is clear is that we are in the midst of a major transformation driven by multiple drivers of change. How individuals, companies, cities and governments respond to the upcoming shifts will be pivotal for future economic and social wellbeing, but this is far from straightforward. Some major decisions lie ahead.
Ahead of a speech to MPs in London next month and several subsequent expert discussions, this is a point of view on how, where and why the future of work is in flux.
It explores three key drivers of change as leaders around the world view it – shifting demographics, technology innovation and the organisational response. In addition, we have highlighted several areas where new policy decisions need to be made.
Future of Work
The future of work is increasingly uncertain. What is clear is that we are in the midst of a major transformation driven by multiple drivers of change. How individuals, companies, cities and governments respond to the upcoming shifts will be pivotal for future economic and social wellbeing, but this is far from straightforward. Some major decisions lie ahead.
Ahead of speeches in London, Kuala Lumpur and several subsequent expert discussions, this is a point of view on how, where and why the future of work is in flux.
It explores three key drivers of change as leaders around the world view it – shifting demographics, technology innovation and the organisational response. In addition, we have highlighted several areas where new policy decisions need to be made.
The full text of the talk and more details are available on https://www.futureagenda.org/news/future-of-work
An accompanying infographic is also on
https://www.futureagenda.org/news/future-of-work1
The Top Stories of the Hays Journal 17 provide an overall digest of the latest global trends surrounding the world of work, including:
- Organisations offering employees the chance to nap at work in Japan
- The rise of the minimum wage in Spain
- New plans for a universal basic income in the UK and USA
- A training fund aiming to grow skilled workforces in Canada
- Reviewing the disclosure of youth convictions in the UK
- Working hours in India
You can read the full Hays Journal 17 here: www.hays-journal.com
Future of Work and Skills by Dr Martin Rhisiart, University of South Wales - ...University Alliance
Future of Work and Skills
Presentation by Dr Martin Rhisiart, University of South Wales
at University Alliance Summit 2015, Anticipation. Disruption. Excellence.
4 June 2015
University of South Wales
With an increasing population comes more housing, commercial buildings, social spaces, and infrastructure. The Building and Construction Industry employs approximately 1,160,715 persons (Australian Bureau of Statistics seasonally adjusted data), accounting for 8.8 per cent of the total workforce. Over the past five years, despite employment in the industry increasing by 7.1 per cent, women currently represent 8.9 per cent of all current learners in trades and just 2.1 per cent of all learners studying a trade in the Building and Construction Industry.
The Building and Construction Industry is the second most male-dominated industry after the mining industry. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), only 18.1% of its employees are female. Women comprise just 2.7% of chief executive officers, 15.1% of key management personnel and 13.0% of all managers. These figures are all far lower than the national average. The industry also has a low representation of women in management compared with representation across the industry: 13.0% compared to 18.1%.
Omesh Jethwani, Government Projects & Programs Manager in conversation with Charleene Mundine, Founder, Owner and Director — DLCM; Owner — Gali Solutions and Founder of the Black Women of Western Sydney (BWOWS) Network, on Aboriginal and Social Procurement Policies.
Charleene is a traditional owner from Bundjalung, Yuin, Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi) and Anaiwan nations with family connections to the Gumbaynggirr and Eora nations.
Future of Work
The future of work is increasingly uncertain. What is clear is that we are in the midst of a major transformation driven by multiple drivers of change. How individuals, companies, cities and governments respond to the upcoming shifts will be pivotal for future economic and social wellbeing, but this is far from straightforward. Some major decisions lie ahead.
Ahead of a speech to MPs in London next month and several subsequent expert discussions, this is a point of view on how, where and why the future of work is in flux.
It explores three key drivers of change as leaders around the world view it – shifting demographics, technology innovation and the organisational response. In addition, we have highlighted several areas where new policy decisions need to be made.
Future of Work
The future of work is increasingly uncertain. What is clear is that we are in the midst of a major transformation driven by multiple drivers of change. How individuals, companies, cities and governments respond to the upcoming shifts will be pivotal for future economic and social wellbeing, but this is far from straightforward. Some major decisions lie ahead.
Ahead of speeches in London, Kuala Lumpur and several subsequent expert discussions, this is a point of view on how, where and why the future of work is in flux.
It explores three key drivers of change as leaders around the world view it – shifting demographics, technology innovation and the organisational response. In addition, we have highlighted several areas where new policy decisions need to be made.
The full text of the talk and more details are available on https://www.futureagenda.org/news/future-of-work
An accompanying infographic is also on
https://www.futureagenda.org/news/future-of-work1
The Top Stories of the Hays Journal 17 provide an overall digest of the latest global trends surrounding the world of work, including:
- Organisations offering employees the chance to nap at work in Japan
- The rise of the minimum wage in Spain
- New plans for a universal basic income in the UK and USA
- A training fund aiming to grow skilled workforces in Canada
- Reviewing the disclosure of youth convictions in the UK
- Working hours in India
You can read the full Hays Journal 17 here: www.hays-journal.com
Future of Work and Skills by Dr Martin Rhisiart, University of South Wales - ...University Alliance
Future of Work and Skills
Presentation by Dr Martin Rhisiart, University of South Wales
at University Alliance Summit 2015, Anticipation. Disruption. Excellence.
4 June 2015
University of South Wales
The factors that influence the way we work are diverse: they include technology, politics, society the environment and more besides. Any serious attempt to predict the future of work must therefore draw on many disciplines and incorporate many points of view.
That is the guiding principle behind this research project, conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and sponsored by Ricoh Europe. The project began with a series of interviews with experts in fields ranging from economics to ergnomics, to identify the key trends in the next 10 to 15 years.
This point of view builds on prior global dialogue on the social value of the organisation, the future of the company and work plus recent debate on the value of data and British Academy research on the future of the corporation.
It looks at the future of the company through three lenses:
Corporate Purpose
The Digital Company
Organisation 3.0
This is being shared in a speech / workshop in Kuala Lumpur and used to kick off further discussions that will take place during 2019 on the future of work, the future of the organisation and the future of the company.
For more information:
Future Agenda
www.futureagenda.org
Future of the Company (2015)
https://www.futureagenda.org/view/initial_perspective/the-future-of-company
Future of Work (2018)
https://www.futureagenda.org/news/future-of-work
Integrated Reporting
http://integratedreporting.org
Future of the Corporation (British Academy)
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/future-corporation
Purpose of the Corporation (Frank Bold) http://en.frankbold.org/our-work/campaign/purpose-corporation
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Gig economy is at nascent stage in India and Asia.
Web and ,mobile development, web-designing, internet research and data entry are the key focus areas for Indian freelancers while some of them are also engaged in accounting, graphic design and consulting. The study, conducted with 500 Indian freelancers in their local languages, highlights that most Indian freelancers are under the age of 40 and are predominantly men.
New solid-state batteries offer safer, higher performance than existing options and become viable options for use across multiple sectors. Competitive pricing and proactive policymaking accelerate global uptake.
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Why is this? If we can get significantly more energy from a lighter, more compact, but affordable battery then the implications are enormous. Not only will this accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by extending their range and providing a cheap way to store renewable, particularly low cost solar, energy, but it will also release a host of new developments in other areas from wearable electronics to electric planes, drones and scooters.
Given the demand for high performing batteries is building, it is hardly surprising that there is as much focus today on creating the batteries of tomorrow as there was when the first rechargeable battery was invented 160 years ago: according to a USPTO search in the past decade or so over 200,000 battery related patents have been issued. The rush to deliver the next generation technology is bringing together a host of new partnerships and foremost in many discussions is the potential impact of solid-state batteries. Within the next decade these could become the catalysts for substantial and lasting change across many sectors.
The economic and business case for global LGB&T inclusion.
Open For Business is a coalition of global companies making the case that inclusive, diverse societies are better for business and better for economic growth. The purpose of the coalition is to promote a positive business and economic case for equality of opportunity for everyone, all across the world.
They have published a comprehensive report, written by Brunswick partners, Jon Miller and Lucy Parker, which shows that successful businesses thrive in open, diverse and inclusive societies.
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Matt Edwards, Head of Horizon Scanning and International, and John Fellows, Horizon Scanning Consultant, spoke at the second conference of the Joint Action as the UK representative, on the future skills and competences
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The factors that influence the way we work are diverse: they include technology, politics, society the environment and more besides. Any serious attempt to predict the future of work must therefore draw on many disciplines and incorporate many points of view.
That is the guiding principle behind this research project, conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and sponsored by Ricoh Europe. The project began with a series of interviews with experts in fields ranging from economics to ergnomics, to identify the key trends in the next 10 to 15 years.
This point of view builds on prior global dialogue on the social value of the organisation, the future of the company and work plus recent debate on the value of data and British Academy research on the future of the corporation.
It looks at the future of the company through three lenses:
Corporate Purpose
The Digital Company
Organisation 3.0
This is being shared in a speech / workshop in Kuala Lumpur and used to kick off further discussions that will take place during 2019 on the future of work, the future of the organisation and the future of the company.
For more information:
Future Agenda
www.futureagenda.org
Future of the Company (2015)
https://www.futureagenda.org/view/initial_perspective/the-future-of-company
Future of Work (2018)
https://www.futureagenda.org/news/future-of-work
Integrated Reporting
http://integratedreporting.org
Future of the Corporation (British Academy)
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/future-corporation
Purpose of the Corporation (Frank Bold) http://en.frankbold.org/our-work/campaign/purpose-corporation
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Gig economy is at nascent stage in India and Asia.
Web and ,mobile development, web-designing, internet research and data entry are the key focus areas for Indian freelancers while some of them are also engaged in accounting, graphic design and consulting. The study, conducted with 500 Indian freelancers in their local languages, highlights that most Indian freelancers are under the age of 40 and are predominantly men.
New solid-state batteries offer safer, higher performance than existing options and become viable options for use across multiple sectors. Competitive pricing and proactive policymaking accelerate global uptake.
This foresight is part of the World in 2030 project exploring the key global shifts for the next decade - https://www.futureagenda.org/the-world-in-2030/
Battery development has become a priority area for a broadening range of companies in recent years. Significant investment is underway as a number of new technologies compete for fast-growing markets. Five years ago, we identified that energy storage was the missing piece of the renewables jigsaw: “If solved, it can enable truly distributed solar energy as well as accelerate the electrification of the transport industry.” Today, as economies focus on faster decarbonisation and increasing electrification, particularly in transportation, the speed of new battery development has become a central issue for many researchers, policy makers, investors and companies.
Why is this? If we can get significantly more energy from a lighter, more compact, but affordable battery then the implications are enormous. Not only will this accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by extending their range and providing a cheap way to store renewable, particularly low cost solar, energy, but it will also release a host of new developments in other areas from wearable electronics to electric planes, drones and scooters.
Given the demand for high performing batteries is building, it is hardly surprising that there is as much focus today on creating the batteries of tomorrow as there was when the first rechargeable battery was invented 160 years ago: according to a USPTO search in the past decade or so over 200,000 battery related patents have been issued. The rush to deliver the next generation technology is bringing together a host of new partnerships and foremost in many discussions is the potential impact of solid-state batteries. Within the next decade these could become the catalysts for substantial and lasting change across many sectors.
The economic and business case for global LGB&T inclusion.
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They have published a comprehensive report, written by Brunswick partners, Jon Miller and Lucy Parker, which shows that successful businesses thrive in open, diverse and inclusive societies.
For more information visit: www.open-for-business.org
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2016 Thumbtack Small Business Friendliness SurveyThumbtack, Inc.
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Data from 70 large export-oriented garment manufacturers in Bangladesh show that gender wage gaps are similar to those found in higher-income countries. Women’s wages are 20 percent lower than men’s and are 8 percent lower among narrowly-defined production workers; a gap remains even after controlling for very precisely measured skills. Longer careers of men in the sector explain around half of the wage gap, with the other half due in roughly equal parts to differences in internal and across-factory promotions. Our results are most consistent with broader gender norms, beyond gendered household responsibilities, driving the gap.
The Hays Global Skills Index is the only comprehensive overview of the professional global labour market and examines the challenges faced by organisations as they search for the most sought-after skills. Our latest edition provides an analysis of the employment markets and economic status of 33 countries, featuring insights from Hays experts across the globe.
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The study employed the quantitative methodology to establish the impact of workforce diversity on firm performance measured by profitability of thirty-five (35) firms listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange using panel data collected over the period 2009 – 2015. Board gender and executive diversity were found to have a positive and significant impact on profitability as measured by returns per share and gross profit whilst board education diversity was found to have a positive and significant impact on profitability as measured by gross profit. Geographic location diversity was found to have a negative and significant impact on profitability as measured by returns per share and gross profit. Whether a firm is located in the rural areas had a positive and significant impact on profitability as measured by gross profit. The study recommends that companies should come up with diversity-enabling policies in order to enhance firm
performance.
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Construction is one of the largest sectors in Australia. Our industry packs its biggest punch when it comes to the provision of full-time employment and support for small businesses.
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Knowledge about mental health in the Australian Building and Construction Industry has been steadily improving – interestingly, more significantly in small business awareness and regionally. There have been relatively few systematic and evaluated programs that address mental health and suicide the Building and Construction Industry.
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Workplace Gender Equality In The Construction Industry
1. WORKPLACE, HEALTH & SAFETY WORKPLACE, HEALTH & SAFETY
Workplace
Gender Equality
In The
Construction
Industry
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER EQUALITY
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2. WORKPLACE, HEALTH & SAFETY WORKPLACE, HEALTH & SAFETY
What is WGEA, and what does the
agency do?
T
he Workplace Gender Equality Agency
(the Agency, WGEA) was established in
2012 to improve and promote equality
for both women and men in the workplace.
Under the Workplace Gender Equality Act, the
Agency collects data from all non-public sector
organisations with over 100 employees on six
gender equality indicators:
• workforce composition (jobs women and
men do);
• gender composition of boards;
• equal pay;
• support for flexible work and caring;
• the consultation employers have with
employees on gender equality; and
• sex-based harassment and discrimination.
The Agency has been collecting and reporting
data for seven years and our dataset comprises
just over 4.3 million Australian employees, or
more than 40% of the workforce.
However, WGEA is not just a regulator. We are
also an educator and influencer and we work
in partnership with employers. The insights
from our data are used to advise and educate
business on gender equality strategies and
actions that deliver positive results.
By working together with the business
community, we have gained their support. It is
now accepted practice for Australian employers
to annually submit their information and data.
In previous years, we have had a compliance
rate of about 99%. Last year, even with the
devastating impact of COVID-19 on our
economy, we maintained a 98% compliance
rate.
Why is gender equality in the
workplace important?
Workplace gender equality is both the right
thing to do and the smart thing to do. We
know from a growing body of research over
the last decade or so that gender equality and
diversity is good for organisations and good
for employees. When leadership groups are
balanced and diverse, they are stronger, more
productive and can improve the bottom line of
the organisations they govern.
The release of last year’s BCEC/WGEA 2020
Gender Equity Insights Report proved beyond
all doubt that the business case for gender
equality is clear and compelling.
This report analysed our world-leading dataset
to provide tangible proof of something we have
always suspected: a more gender-balanced
leadership in an organisation delivers better
company performance, greater productivity
and greater profitability. It revealed a strong
and convincing causal relationship between
increasing the number of women in senior
leadership and subsequent improvements in
company performance.
Appointing a female CEO, increasing the
share of female key management personnel
and increasing female representation on its
board all led to increases in the market value of
Australian ASX-listed companies. A company
is also more likely to outperform its sector on
three or more key profitability and performance
metrics by taking the same actions. The
findings of this BCEC report prove that gender
equality is a commercial imperative and
provides organisations with a competitive edge
over their business rivals.
However, workplace gender equality is not just
about the business case. While the business
case is essential, gender equality is also an
issue of basic human rights as it affects 50%
of the world’s population. When women are
structurally disadvantaged in the workforce,
or excluded from employment opportunities
through occupational and industrial segregation,
we are ignoring half the talent, ideas and
potential of the workforce.
Workplace gender inequality also has a flow-
on effect throughout all of society. As long
as women earn less than men, care work
is undervalued and women are dramatically
underrepresented on boards and at CEO level,
women’s position in our society is not equal to
men’s.
On 26 November 2020, WGEA
released *Australia’s Gender
Equality Scorecard. Care to share
the results with our readers.
First of all, it is important to mention that last
year’s dataset paints a comprehensive picture
of Australia’s private sector workforce just prior
to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This will provide us with a strong baseline for
comparison with this year’s dataset, which will
capture the impact of COVID-19 on workplace
gender equality.
Overall, the 2019-20 data showed a concerning
decline in employer action on gender equality
prior to the impact of COVID-19.
The worst result was the reversal in action
on pay equity. There was a decrease of 6.1
percentage points (pp) in the percentage of
employers that took action to close their gender
pay gaps. Just 54.4% of employers who did a
gender pay gap analysis took action to close
the identified gaps.
I am also troubled by the ongoing lack of
women at CEO and Board level. Although there
were slight increases in the number of female
CEOs and board directors, we are still decades
away from achieving gender balance at the
top levels of leadership. Progress on this issue
remains glacial.
There were some positive developments. The
gender pay gap continued to close, with the
total remuneration gap dropping by 0.7pp
to 20.1%. Access to flexible work and paid
parental leave for employees has increased.
For the first time since we started collecting
data, over 50% of employers now offer paid
primary carer’s leave to their employees.
Women’s promotions and appointments to
managerial roles continues to rise with women
now comprising almost four in 10 managers in
our dataset. I was also pleased to see another
strong increase in employer action on family
and domestic violence.
The 2019-2020 report showed
employers action on gender
equality had stalled. What are the
factors that may have contributed
to this outcome?
I have been concerned for some time that
Australian employers might have become
complacent. The modest rate of change that
we saw in the 2018-19 results suggested they
were in the grip of what I call “gender equality
fatigue”.
I was very disappointed that almost nothing
changed in the results of last year’s dataset. It
seems to me that Australian employers are on
autopilot when it comes to improving gender
equality. The issue is clearly not receiving the
necessary attention to drive further change.
Many organisations appear to believe that
having gender equality strategies and policies is
all they need do. Policies and strategies are not
very useful unless they are implemented across
a workplace.
Thoroughout 2020, Australian businesses faced
challenges and upheaval of a kind that has not
been seen for many generations. I also know
and appreciate that employers are likely to
encounter more disruptions in 2021. However,
I am concerned that if we do not see increased
employer action on gender equality, we will go
backwards. Employers have to keep their foot
firmly planted on the pedal to continue to drive
better gender equality outcomes.
Results from the WGEA’s 2019-
20 report show the construction
industry now rated to have the
second-highest pay gap. In your
opinion, why do you think the male-
dominated industry struggles to
close the gap?
The main reason is that the industry remains
so male-dominated and employers have made
little effort to change this. Men dominate the
upper echelons, thereby having more access
to additional discretionary payments such as
bonuses which contributes significantly to the
On 26 November 2020, Ms Libby Lyons, CEO Workplace Gender Equality Agency released
*Australia’s Gender Equality Scorecard showing employers action on gender equality had
stalled. Libby recently spoke to Omesh Jethwani, Government Projects & Programs Manager.
construction industry’s remuneration gender
pay gap of 26.1%.
The construction industry also has to step up
the action on pay equity. Just 41.3% have
conducted a pay gap analysis in the last 12
months. Of those, 14.4% created a pay equity
strategy or action plan, 19.5% reported pay
equity metrics to the executive and 16.9%
reported pay equity metrics to the board. All
of these results have barely kept pace with the
national average.
By contrast, the Mining industry, which is the
most male-dominated industry in our dataset,
has made a more concerned effort to improve
workplace gender equality and close its gender
pay gap.
The total remuneration gender pay gap in the
Mining industry is 13.6%. Although it is still too
high, it is lower than the national gender pay
gap of 20.1% and less than half of Construction
industry’s pay gap. Mining is also doing well on
other indicators. Over 58% have conducted
a pay gap analysis in the last 12 months.
Of these, 28.7% have created a pay equity
strategy or action plan, 46.5% reported pay
equity metrics to the executive and 33.7%
reported pay equity metrics to the board. These
results are all much higher than the national
average.
The best way to close the pay gap in the
contruction industry is for employers to follow
the mining industry’s lead and take targeted
action on pay equity.
What has been the impact
of COVID-19 on women’s
employment?
Previous recessions (1982-83, 1989-93) and
downturns (2007-09) have predominantly hit
men’s jobs and male-dominated industries
harder. By contrast, the COVID-19 recession
has had an equally detrimental impact on
women.
In the early stages of the pandemic, more
women than men lost their jobs. Female-
dominated industries such as the hospitality,
retail and service sectors were heavily affected.
Although women’s employment figures have
improved in recent months, I still have concerns
about the long-term impact of the COVID-19
crisis on women’s workforce participation and
their economic and financial security.
As we move into the post-COVID recovery
phase, we must make sure that women’s
workforce participation is not sidelined. Our
economic recovery depends on women having
Libby Lyons
CEO — Workplace Gender Equality Agency
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equal access to secure full-time jobs. Women
and men must have an equal opportunity to
re-engage and participate in the workforce.
Employers have an important role to play in
making this happen by ensuring the momentum
towards gender equality is sustained. It is good
for business and integral to our economic
recovery.
The latest annual snapshot from the
WGEA showed access to flexible
work arrangements was improving
before the pandemic hit. Did that
trend continue during the COVID-19
pandemic? Do you think the trend
will continue after the COVID-19
pandemic?
Access to flexible work has improved every
year since we started collecting data. More
than three-quarters (75.9%) of employers
now have policies or strategies to promote
flexible working which is great to see. However,
our data has also identified a key problem
– the flexible work action gap. Not enough
employers are implementing their strategies and
policies through action plans for engagement.
Only 5.7% have set targets for employee
engagement in flexible working and only 2.2%
have set targets for men’s engagement in
flexible working. To change a workplace, you
have to change its culture. Flexible working
strategies and policies have to become the lived
reality of employees.
I do believe the trend toward increased access
to flexible work arrangements will continue.
The COVID-19 crisis has proved to Australian
employers that they can trust their employees
to work flexibly and still be productive.
Employees now have an expectation that they
can and should be able to work flexibly. The
onus is now on employers to make flexible
work an essential, mainstream practice in their
workplaces.
The basis of any successful flexible work
arrangement is the trust between employer and
employee. As we gradually move into a post-
COVID-19 environment, most employers now
know they can trust their employees. Equally,
employees feel more empowered to negotiate
flexible working arrangements that fulfil both the
employer’s requirements and the employee’s
responsibilities outside work.
Have Australian workplaces gone
forward or backwards on actions
to close gender gaps in the
workplace?
In some ways, both. On the positive side, there
has been a strong increase over the last seven
years in the number of employers that have
analysing their remuneration data for pay gaps.
It rose by 22.4pp from 24.0% in 2013-14 to to
46.4% in last year’s dataset.
Unfortunately, we have also identified an action
gap in this area. Although more employers
have been analysing their pay data, over
45% of those who did took no action. Even
worse, there was a decrease of 6.1pp in the
percentage of employers that took action to
close their gender pay gaps. Last year’s data
shows that employer action on pay equity went
backwards and the action gap widened.
We cannot allow this trend to continue.
Experience tells us that when employers
measure their data, identify their problem areas
and make a plan to address it, the pay gap
closes. Our research shows that actions to
close pay gaps are three times more effective
when the results are reported to the executive
or Board.
Do you think more or fewer men
are taking paid parental leave as a
primary carer? Why?
There has been some slow progress in this
area. In last year’s dataset, there was an
increase in the number of men taking primary
carer’s leave (up 1.4pp) to 6.5%. There was
also an increase in the number of employers
offering paid parental leave to both women and
men (up 3.0pp to 52.4%).
Normalising access to paid parental leave
for women and men is a key action area for
employers. Aboloshing the labels of ‘primary’
and ‘secondary’ carers is important. Employers
have a crucial role to play in making it a
mainstream working practice and allowing
men to access the same leave entitlements as
women is imperative.
Having a paid parental leave scheme is an
important first step. As I mentioned earlier, just
over half of the employers in our dataset offer
paid parental leave. Of those that do offer it,
they need to support and encourage men as
well as women to use it. In particular, they have
to ensure their male employees can use their
parental leave entitlements without it having
a negative impact on their career or being
adversely judged by their managers and peers.
Organisations have to move towards gender-
neutral parental leave policies, offering equitable
parental leave for all parents.
How diverse is the construction
industry when it comes to gender?
The Construction industry is the second
most male-dominated industry in our dataset
after the Mining industry. Only 18.1% of its
employees are female. Women comprise just
2.7% of chief executive officers, 15.1% of
key management personnel and 13.0% of all
managers. These figures are all far lower than
the national average. The industry also has a
low representation of women in management
compared with representation across the
industry: 13.0% compared to 18.1%.
The traditionally masculine roles in the industry
have continued to remain this way. Women
comprise 4.0% of machinery operators and
drivers, 15.3% of labourers and 3.1% of
technicians and trades. By contrast, they
dominate the clerical positions, with women
comprising 77.7% of clerical and administrative
workers.
In short, our data paints a stark picture which
shows that the construction industry lacks
gender diversity across all of its manager
categories and non-manager occupations.
What can construction companies
do to improve gender equality?
The four key action areas for employers in the
construction industry are the same as they are
across all other industries:
• Normalising flexible work for women and men
• Normalising equal access to paid parental
leave for women and men
• Closing the action gaps by taking action on
issues such as pay equity
• Implementing accountability at all levels of
an organisation. Accountability is crucial as it
generates action to improve gender diversity
We also have to ensure that change is both real
and lasting. Progress towards gender equality
in our workplaces does not happen on its
own. Change happens when organisations set
targets, measure their progress, make people
accountable for the outcomes and report the
results to their boards and senior executive
teams.
The construction industry also has some
specific cultural and structural issues standing
in the way of progress. The UNSW Australian
Human Rights Institute Demolishing Gender
Structures report identified some barriers for
the progression of women. These included
rigid work practices, toxic cultures and hostile
attitudes towards flexibility, parental leave
and employees’ work-life balance. The report
also revealed how construction sites work to
exclude women. It found evidence of tolerance
and acceptance of sexism, sexist language,
sexual harassment and sex discrimination.
The industry needs to re-consider its approach
to gender equality. Organisations must examine
their own data alongside the overall industry
data and use this as the basis for a genuine
discussion about the barriers women face
and the issues men face in the industry. The
construction industry has to challenge some of
its long-standing assumptions about how and
when work gets done – If you keep doing things
the same way, change cannot happen.
What are some of the actions
organisation can adopt to increase
the number of women in leadership
roles?
Our data shows that we do not have enough
female leaders in Australia and women are not
moving into senior management roles at a fast
enough rate. Dedicated employer action is one
of the keys to changing this situation.
Traditionally, the leadership culture in Australian
workplaces has been developed around
the needs and circumstances of men. The
Women in Leadership Report we produced
in collaboration with McKinsey + Co and
the Business Council of Australia in 2017
clearly shows that organisations must take a
systematic approach to increase the number of
women in leadership.
The research showed a clear correlation
between the representation of women in
senior roles and the availability of more flexible
working options, including part-time roles for
managers. Agency data reveals that currently
only 6.4% of manager roles are worked part-
time. Considering that women are three times
as likely as men to work part-time, this is a
real barrier to women’s career progression into
senior leadership roles.
The Women in Leadership Report demonstrates
that organisations which succeeded in boosting
women’s representation in senior leadership
roles used a suite of 10 practices. As well as
normalising flexibility, these include a meaningful
internal business case for gender equality,
leadership accountability, opportunities for
women to gain experience in key operational
roles and access to the active sponsorship that
men have long benefited from.
The findings of 2019 BCEC WGEA Gender
Equity Insights Report back up the Women
in Leadership Report which identified the
normalisation of flexibility as a key driver of
improving the representation of women in
management. It shows that implementing
formal flexible work arrangements and reporting
this to the board significantly increased the
number of part-time female managers.
Another key finding of the report shows that
access to paid parental leave also improved
the representation of women in management.
Female managers are twice as likely to return
to work if their employer provides 13 or more
weeks of paid parental leave. We had always
suspected that the normalisation of flexible
work and access to paid parental leave was
crucial in getting women into management roles
and keeping them there. Now we have some
solid evidence to support this.
Finally, the report identified that companies with
a female CEO reported an increased number of
women managers, as did those organisations
who moved from all-male to gender-equal
company boards.
What these findings reveal is that if you
change the working conditions available to all
employees, the choices women make change
too. Access to paid parental leave and flexible
work arrangements actually enables more
women to choose to return to work, stay in the
workforce and move into senior leadership and
management roles.
*Note: The WEGA data is based on 4,943
reports submitted in accordance with the
Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 for the
reporting period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
The data covers over four million Australian
employees.
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