The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has announced the list of 2016 Employers of Choice for Gender Equality, 106 organisations that recognise equal participation by women and men at all levels is good for workplace culture and performance.
Despite more rigorous criteria this year 106 organisations received the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation, up from 90 last year and 76 in 2014. WGEA Director Libby Lyons said the growing list indicated that the business benefits and competitive advantage gained by addressing gender equality in the workplace were becoming more widely recognised.
Trends among this year’s citation holders include:
- flexibility for all employees across an organisation
- programs to support women into leadership and technical positions
- tailored parental leave and return-to-work policies
- supporting men’s caring responsibilities
- robust analysis and correction of gender pay gaps.
2016 Employers of Choice for Gender Equality
Mining
Alcoa of Australia Limited
Shell Australia Pty Ltd
St Barbara Limited
Manufacturing
Caltex Australia Limited
Dow Chemical (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd
PPG Industries Australia Pty Ltd
PepsiCo
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services
Origin Energy Limited
Construction
Mirvac Group
Wholesale Trade
Becton Dickinson Pty Ltd
Konica Minolta
Business Solutions Australia Pty Ltd
Mercedes Benz Australia/Pacific Pty Ltd
Philip Morris Limited
Transport, Postal and Warehousing
Aurizon Holdings Limited
Transurban Limited
Information, Media and Telecommunications
Telstra Corporation Limited
VMware Australia Pty Ltd
Financial and Insurance Services
American Express Australia Limited
AMP Limited
ASX Limited
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
AustralianSuper Pty Ltd
Bankwest
Brightside
Citigroup Pty Limited
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Credit Union Australia Ltd
First State Super
HESTA
HSBC Bank Australia Limited
Medibank Private Limited
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd
National Australia Bank Limited
Queensland Country Credit Union Limited
Suncorp
TAL Services Limited
Teachers Health Fund
Teachers Mutual Bank Limited
UBS AG
Westpac Group
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services
Lend Lease Corporation Limited
Stockland
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
AECOM Australia Pty Ltd
Allens
Arup Pty Limited
Ashurst
Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd
Baker & McKenzie
DLA Piper Australia
Carsales.com Limited
Clayton Utz
Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Deloitte Australia
EY
GE Australia Pty Ltd
GHD Services Pty Ltd
Henry Davis York
Herbert Smith Freehills
Holding Redlich
Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Ltd
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons Australia
KPMG Australia
Maddocks
McCullough Robertson Lawyers
McKinsey and Company
Minter Ellison
Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
PwC
SAP Australia Pty Ltd
ThoughtWorks Australia Pty Ltd
Administrative and Support Services
B & McK Services Trust
Peoplebank Australia Limited
Publicis Loyalty Pty Limited
Education and Training
Australian Catholic University
Curtin University
Deakin University
Edith Cowan University
Griffith University
La Trobe University
Lauriston Girls’ School
Monash University
Swinburne University of Technology
The University of Newcastle
University Of Canberra
University of Southern Queensland
University of Technology Sydney
University of Wollongong
UOW Enterprises
Western Sydney University
Health Care and Social Assistance
Benetas
Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd
Little Company Of Mary Health Care Limited
Mercy Health
Warrigal
Arts and Recreations Services
Tabcorp Holdings limited
Other Services
The Law Society of New South Wales
YWCA Canberra