This year’s International Women’s Day theme ‘Each for Equal’ encourages us to challenge stereotypes and gender bias, as well as to celebrate women’s achievements. Great sentiment: yet it’s hard to put it into practice, as 109 years’ of International Women’s Days hints at, writes Dr Karen Morley, author of Beat Gender Bias: How to play a… Read more »
Jessica Osborn says that her highly successful corporate career was stopped in its tracks not by a glass ceiling, but by the lesser-acknowledged ‘maternal wall’. Now, as a business and marketing coach, she’s supporting women to turn the corporate ‘shove’ into a small business leap. It’s taken me over two years to be comfortable talking… Read more »
In an effort to remove bias from the hiring process Aussie employment marketplace, SEEK, is launching ‘Hide Names’ today. This feature will remove a candidate’s name from their profile to allow hirers to focus on potential employees’ experience and skills. The tool aims to reduce unconscious bias. A name can indicate both gender and ethnicity,… Read more »
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