Male Champions of Change Charter 2011
Our
experiences in elevating the representation of women in leadership
A letter from business leaders
Male Champions of Change Charter 2011
As Male Champions of Change,
we commit to actively advancing gender equality across our business and to
acting as public advocates. This includes:
Business
leadership
- Building
gender equality into the strategy of the company operations, driven by the CEO
and leadership team. - Changing
workplace culture and mindset and empowering both women and men to advance
gender equality in the company. - Adopting
and implementing employment policies and practices that eliminate gender
discrimination in areas such as recruitment, hiring, pay, and
promotion. - Committing
to increasing women on our boards, executive committee and line
management.
Recruitment
of talent
- Recruiting,
developing and retaining diverse candidates as a priority. - Health,
safety and freedom from violence - Prohibiting
all forms of violence in the workplace, including verbal, physical, or sexual
harassment.
Work
and family
- Developing
mechanisms to foster balance between work and family life for women and
men.
Public
advocacy
- Through
the Male Champions of Change network, sharing experiences and strategies for
advancing gender equality within Australia’s corporate sector. - Creating
a catalogue of best practices for achieving gender equality. - Being
spokespersons for the promotion of gender equality, both individually and
collectively.
Build
the CEO Champion network
- Work
together to increase the dialogue among our peers–and create peer
pressure–to build our network of CEO Champions, including a ‘plus
one’ strategy for next year’s Women’s Forum (each CEO to bring
one or more of their
peers).