(1) Western Sydney University promotes an organisational culture which highly values equity and inclusiveness and believes strongly in social responsibility and transformation. The University strives to provide a vibrant and inclusive intellectual community, including a safe and supportive working and learning environment for people of all genders. To realise these objectives, the University implements a range of measures to prevent gender-based discrimination and adopts flexible and inclusive provisions for students and staff. (2) The University is committed to improving and promoting gender equality and diversity in the workplace through strengthening recruitment and retention practices to foster a high-quality workforce reflective of the gender diversity of the Greater Western Sydney region, and promoting gender inclusive and participatory decision-making. (3) It is envisaged achieving gender equality will enable the University to attract, motivate and retain a diverse and high performance workforce, reduce the incidence and costs of staff turnover, improve productivity, innovation and creativity, and build social inclusion. (4) The University seeks to provide equal opportunity to permanent, fixed-term and casual staff members and officers by addressing issues, attitudes, practices, and structures which negatively impact on gender-based workforce participation and progression. (5) In particular, the University acknowledges that some women from Indigenous backgrounds may face disadvantage in gaining equal employment opportunities. In seeking to redress this historical and persistent inequity, the University will actively work with and specifically include Indigenous women in its gender equity initiatives and strategic planning. (6) This policy applies to all employees, officers, and members of University committees. (7) This policy should be read in conjunction with relevant University policies and related documents, including: (8) For the purposes of this policy, the following definitions apply: (9) The University values the diverse skills and perspectives people bring to the workplace because of their gender, age, language, ethnicity, cultural background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, working style, educational level, professional skills, work and life experiences, job function, socio-economic background, geographical location, marital status and family responsibilities. (10) The University acknowledges: (11) The University aims to: (12) All members of the University community are responsible for supporting gender equality in the workplace, and providing services and conducting their operations with a view to eliminating gender inequality and unconscious bias. (13) The Gender Equality Procedures and Guidelines apply. (14) The Gender Equality Procedures and Guidelines apply. This policy replaces the University's Gender Balance on Committees Policy.Gender Equality Policy
Section 1 - Purpose and Context
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Section 3 - Policy Statement
Section 4 - Procedures
Section 5 - Guidelines
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* Definitions adapted from the World Bank Group, Gender Strategy 2016-2023: Gender Equality, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth; the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Gender Strategy Toolkit.
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