Location: 25km northeast of Melbourne CBD Population: 61,273 focus groups and specialised Nillumbik Shire Council is aiming to apply professional development a gender equity lens to its internal training in relation to gender employment practices, policies and she said. equity,” procedures with its Gender Equity project enabled the “The Employment Analysis Tool. working group to be clearer The tool was designed for Nillumbik on the direction of future work Shire Council and Banyule City Council in PVAW and gender equity.” and focuses on three standards for will now be more of “There gender equity in employment and specific us challenging assumptions actions that can be taken to achieve and beliefs around gender these. both within the workplace and The tool can now be used to audit the broader community.” employment practices, which can assist Nillumbik Shire Council will councils to measure their progress in continue regards to gender equity. to use the tool across various Consulting firm ShantiWorks was departments with support from commissioned to research, review and the Gender Equity Internal develop the gender equity tool. Working Group. A number of workshops were held with Since implementing the Nillumbik Shire Gender Equity tool, council has been looking Council’s Internal Working Group to finalise the tool. at initiatives such as including Nillumbik Shire Council Resource bystander training in its next Officer Family Support and Participation annual training calendar and Jodie Leahy said the project allowed identifying and addressing council employees to enhance their recruitment barriers for roles knowledge about gender equity. that are traditionally gender project provided an opportunity stereotyped. “This ■ for the organisational development unit and the Gender Equity Internal Working NILLUMBIK Group at Nillumbik Shire Council and SHIRE Banyule City Council to participate in COUNCIL
Location: 25km northeast of Melbourne CBD Population: 61,273 Nillumbik Shire Council is aiming to apply a gender equity lens to its internal employment practices, policies and procedures with its Gender Equity Employment Analysis Tool. The tool was designed for Nillumbik Shire Council and Banyule City Council and focuses on three standards for gender equity in employment and specific actions that can be taken to achieve these. The tool can now be used to audit employment practices, which can assist councils to measure their progress in regards to gender equity. Consulting firm ShantiWorks was commissioned to research, review and develop the gender equity tool. A number of workshops were held with Nillumbik Shire Council’s Gender Equity Internal Working Group to finalise the tool. Nillumbik Shire Council Resource Officer Family Support and Participation Jodie Leahy said the project allowed council employees to enhance their knowledge about gender equity. “This project provided an opportunity for the organisational development unit and the Gender Equity Internal Working Group at Nillumbik Shire Council and Banyule City Council to participate in focus groups and specialised professional development training in relation to gender equity,” she said. “The project enabled the working group to be clearer on the direction of future work in PVAW and gender equity.” “There will now be more of us challenging assumptions and beliefs around gender both within the workplace and the broader community.” Nillumbik Shire Council will continue to use the tool across various departments with support from the Gender Equity Internal Working Group. Since implementing the tool, council has been looking at initiatives such as including bystander training in its next annual training calendar and identifying and addressing recruitment barriers for roles that are traditionally gender stereotyped. ■ NILLUMBIK SHIRE COUNCIL