Racism rife among NSW public sector workers as secretaries issue ‘unlawful and unacceptable’ reminder Culture Top government officials in NSW have said they are “deeply concerned” about workplace racism, rates of which have trended upwards.
Pretending workplace barriers for women do not exist will not magic pay gap away August 25, 2023 By Melissa Coade Culture WGEA has marked Equal Pay Day by calling for employers to deal with issues of bias, discrimination and entrenched gender stereotypes.
Premium Columnists Here’s what I learned on gender equity from some men in their 20s March 7, 2023 By Helena Cain Editors' Picks Helena Cain talked to young men in Australia to find out what they think about International Women’s Day and the equity debate.
Premium Interviews Using creativity and confidence to fashion a career in the public service May 26, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social For Rina Bruinsma, it’s the unexpected ways in which a public sector career allowed her to flex the creativity that continues to engage her every day.
Premium Interviews Leading a government team where tax law reigns supreme March 11, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Advice Meet Kirsten Fish, the woman working to make the Australian Tax Office a respected and trusted source on all things tax law.
Premium Interviews Why routines for the start and end of your work day matter for public service success March 10, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Advice A senior public servant from the Attorney-General’s Department shares how her morning and evening routine puts her in the right frame of mind to tackle the hurdles at work.
To transform leadership, we simply must increase the number of women leading. But how? March 8, 2022 By Fabian Dattner Career Advice More great leadership, shared equally between men and women, is critical for shaping the future we want. Here’s how we can do it.
Indigenous scholars struggle to be heard in the mainstream April 12, 2021 By Apisalome Movono, Anna Carr, Emma Hughes, Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Jeremy William Hapeta, Regina Scheyvens and Rochelle Stewart-Withers Australian Capital Territory Supporting Indigenous scholars and Indigenous scholarship is essential. The suggested approaches here would go some way to supporting this.
Why empathy training is unlikely to work March 29, 2021 By Sue Williamson Editors' Picks People are right to be dubious about empathy training — it has all the hallmarks of a human resources fad.
Premium Expert briefings Controlling your personal career brand is essential in the public sector January 25, 2021 By Sue Parker Australian Capital Territory Perception is reality unless disproved. Taking control of your personal career brand and impression management is, therefore, essential. Prejudices and narratives originate from personal experiences and/or populist hearsay trussed from conscious and unconscious biases. The latter, known as cognitive, comprises 10 erroneous biases that distort judgement. The hiring ecosystem is subverted by biases despite legislation […]
Opinion: how all women succeed in the public sector November 27, 2020 By Apolitical Career Advice For women in the public sector, success should be inclusive and transformative, about community over competition. Our pathways to success should not come at the expense of others’ opportunities.
Opinion: Overcoming the class divide — reflections on ‘The New Class War’ November 18, 2020 By Deborah May Culture Like so many, I’ve been duped into thinking that my educated mind, privileged position and understanding of unconscious bias means I am more likely to see the world ‘as it is,’ make decisions that are balanced and act in ways that are fair and just.
Premium Case studies Reinventing the leader selection process: The US Army’s new approach to managing talent November 10, 2020 By Everett Spain Editors' Picks In response to harsh feedback, the US Army designed an entirely new process for selecting battalion commanders — its first executive-level position, and over the coming year the first class of officers appointed under the new system will assume their commands. Everett Spain details the case study.
Three cognitive biases perpetuating racism at work (and how to overcome them) August 30, 2020 By Adwoa Bagalini Career Advice Positive change can only be achieved through a focus on changing systems not individuals. These three unconscious biases could be perpetuating racism in the workplace.
A brief history of racism in healthcare August 6, 2020 By Harry Kretchmer Community & Social In the 19th century, Black people were seen as ‘racially different’, justifying discrimination; in the 20th century, medical racism became more ‘systemic’, for example with Black people not informed of the true nature of some experiments; today, medical algorithms are accused of racism and systemic housing inequalities continue to create bad health outcomes.
