Priority 1: Build a strong awareness of the importance and benefits of gender equality and drive the message of responsibility for all
Action 2.1
Develop and deliver an engagement and communication plan to raise awareness of everyone’s role in driving gender equality and building respectful workplaces.
- Timeframe: December 2022
- Accountability: People and Executive Services
- Measure:
- Communications plan developed and implemented
- Improvement in ‘I feel culturally safe at work’.
Action 2.2
Develop and promote resources, tools and training to enable all staff to discuss gender equality, address gendered segregation of work roles and recognise areas for action across all levels for VPS and GTS settings.
- Timeframe: July 2022
- Accountability: People and Executive Services; School Education Programs and Support; Financial Policy and Information Services; Higher Education and Skills; Schools and Regional Services
- Measure: Communications plan developed and implemented in consultation with staff led networks.
Action 2.2 - continued
Develop, provide and promote gender equity and respectful workplaces professional development and resources across the department.
Embed gender equality principles, diversity and inclusion in professional learning plan for beginning teachers pilot program, graduate teachers’ conferences, effective mentoring program.
- Timeframe: May 2022
- Accountability: People and Executive Services; School Education Programs and Support; Financial Policy and Information Services; Higher Education and Skills; Schools and Regional Services
- Measure:
- Gender equity, diversity and family violence training/elearning available.
- Improvement in ‘Having caring responsibilities is not a barrier to success in my organisation or school’.
- Improvement in ‘Gender is not a barrier to success in my organisation or school’ and intersectional questions.
- Improvement in ‘I feel safe to challenge inappropriate behaviour at work’.
Action 2.2 - continued
Provide information to users of staffing services agencies to seek more diversity.
- Timeframe: December 2022
- Accountability: People and Executive Services; School Education Programs and Support; Financial Policy and Information Services; Higher Education and Skills; Schools and Regional Services
Action 2.3
Embed co-design and employee voice in the development of resources and actions to strengthen gender equality by establishing and promoting engagement mechanisms for VPS and GTS staff, including working groups and staff-led networks.
- Timeframe: May 2022
- Accountability: People and Executive Services
- Measure: Representation on working groups.
Action 2.3 - continued
Embed co-design and employee voice in the development of resources and actions to strengthen gender equality by reviewing the school staff survey resources to embed gender equality principles and diversity and inclusion.
- Timeframe: December 2022
- Accountability: Policy, Strategy and Performance
- Measure: Review undertaken and links to actions included.
Action 2.4
Embed flexible and hybrid working arrangements for VPS staff.
- Timeframe: July 2022
- Accountability: People and Executive Services
- Measure:
- Improvement in ‘I am confident that if I requested a flexible work arrangement, it would be given due consideration’.
- Improvement in ‘Using flexible work arrangements is not a barrier to success in my organisation or school’.
- Improvement in ‘There is a positive culture within my organisation or school in relation to employees who have family responsibilities’.
- Improvement in ‘I have the flexibility I need to manage my work and non-work activities and responsibilities’.
Action 2.5
Review and update the flexible work policy for schools.
- Timeframe: December 2022
- Accountability: People and Executive Services
- Measure:
- Improvement in ‘I am confident that if I requested a flexible work arrangement, it would be given due consideration’.
- Improvement in ‘Using flexible work arrangements is not a barrier to success in my organisation or school’.
- Improvement in ‘There is a positive culture within my organisation or school in relation to employees who have family responsibilities’.
- Improvement in ‘I have the flexibility I need to manage my work and non-work activities and responsibilities’.
Priority 4: Develop and implement an effective gender impact assessment and reporting processes
Action 2.6
Develop and implement Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) trial.
- Timeframe: April 2022
- Accountability: People and Executive Services; School Education Programs and Support; Financial Policy and Information Services
- Measure: GIA trial established and delivered.
Action 2.6 - continued
Develop and implement an effective gender impact assessment and reporting processes (GIAs and gender responsive budget bids).
- Timeframe: June 2022
- Accountability: People and Executive Services; School Education Programs and Support; Financial Policy and Information Services
- Measure: Resources and approach including reporting process trialled for department rollout.
Action 2.6 - continued
Assist the department to embed gender responsive budgeting into existing processes.
- Timeframe: Ongoing
- Accountability: People and Executive Services; School Education Programs and Support; Financial Policy and Information Services
- Measure: Relevant budget bids include gender responsive budgeting.
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