The Guide to Gender Diversity in Employment – Employer's Guide

This resource provides a framework for identifying and taking action on a gender diversity strategy for the workplace. TheGuide is designed for employers, managers, and human resource personnel but is also an informative tool for all employees.

The steps outlined to create and maintain a gender-diverse workforce are:

1. Document existing commitments and leadership policies
2. Complete an organizational analysis of leadership roles
3. Conduct a gender analysis of employment data
4. Complete a pay analysis
5. Outline employment policies and practices
6. Analyzemarketing materials
7. Write a summary report
8. Develop a gender diversity action plan
9. Implement and communicate the action plan
10. Monitor, evaluate, and adjust the action plan

This guide also includes a human resources systemsreview through a series of checklists to determine if the organization’s policies and practices exclude or limit any gender in these systems. It comprises:

• Recruitment, hiring, and selection
• Training and development
• Promotion
• Retention and termination