Gender diversity
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The original model for diversity was situated around affirmative action drawing strength from the law and a need to comply with equal opportunity employment objectives. This primarily included race, ethnicity and gender. Read more.....
Gender is the
range of physical, biological, mental
and behavioural characteristics
pertaining to, and differentiating between masculinity and femininity. Read more....
Released by Wikipedia
"Still no progress after years of no progress," reads Catalyst's recently released 2013 census of women directors and executive officers in the Fortune 500. Indeed, the news is not good: the percentage of women directors in the Fortune 500 at 16.9% has remained flat (it was 16.6% in 2012 and 16.1% in 2011). Why, when there's so much conversation about the topic, are the numbers not moving? Read more....
Released by Harvard Business Review February 2014
Over the past three decades, an increasing number of women have joined the legal profession. Since 1992, women's representation in law school classes has approached 50%. Despite record numbers of female judicial nominees, the percentage of female federal judges, however, is far lower. It is of critical importance to increase the representation of women on the federal bench. Read more....
Released by National Women's Law Centre December 2013
There's hard evidence to show that more female leaders will improve performance of private and public sector organisations. Read more.....
Released by the Guardian News December 2013
The Auckland Chamber of Commerce has a number of resources about promoting diversity in the workplace. View resources....
Released by the Chamber of Commerce