Methods
Methods include policies, assessment, and training that companies can use to mainstream equality, diversity, and inclusion into their workplace. Choose from one of the three topics below to view the suite of tools and solutions.
Policy
Whether you are creating policies to mainstream gender into your organization or updating existing policies to better align with your mainstreaming goals, our toolkit provides a set of solutions to help you on your journey.
Bolster the Recruitment of Women
In order to achieve diversity in hiring, we have to modify traditional HR practices by reviewing procedures for bias and encourage recruitment using alternative channels that widen the candidate pool.
Building a Technical Future of Work that Works for Women
Provide protection against cyberbullying and online harassment while supporting girls and women in choosing the technology sector as a career.
Powering Men as Parents
Workplaces should promote and enable men to take on childcare responsibilities.
Promote Work-Life Balance
Both men and women can benefit from policies that provide support for families as well as clearly mapping out employees’ opportunities and pathways for advancement.
Equal Pay for Equal Work
Pay transparency and creating a bias-free employment pipeline can address the pay gap that still exists between women and men performing the same jobs.
Support Women in Management
In order to increase diversity, women in leadership roles need assistance and guidance and encouragement from those currently leading organizations.
Prevent and End Gender-based Violence and Harassment in the Workplace
Tools such as clear policies on harassment, an independent ombudsperson, and demonstrated leadership commitment to a culture of zero-tolerance can help your organization establish a harassment-free environment.
Assessment
Whether you are looking to measure the success of your gender mainstreaming work to align with reporting needs, internal goals, or integration into a project or program, our toolkit provides a set of solutions to help you on your journey.
Program Assessments
Assessing programs and projects helps to connect and align the development mission to diversity goals.
Internal Assessments
Starting with an internal review can lay the foundation for employee engagement and buy-in prior to formal assessments.
Institutional Assessments
Assess your organization to determine your current situation and identify where to invest to increase your progress on diversity and inclusion.
Training
Selecting the appropriate training solution can be difficult based on your audience, intended outcomes, and available resources. Our suite of training solutions provide a range of options to help you best meet your needs.
Changing Staff Attitudes and Behaviors
Inclusion begins at home. Help your staff change ingrained culture through open, informal, and formal communications and training that encourages them to be a participant in the process of achieving your EDI goals.
Knowledge Enhancement for Gender Specialists
Conferences and professional development courses are now available for those who wish to specialize in helping their companies achieve equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Training for Awareness Raising
Raising awareness about inclusion and gender issues helps all employees understand both the problems and the reason why EDI improves the workplace for everyone.