by Karen Morley | Gender diversity, Inclusion
What is an inclusionist? My summer holiday project is revising my Beat Gender Bias book draft, ready for publication in the early part of 2020. I’m looking forward to making the book as helpful as possible – which means it makes it easier to beat bias and to be...
by Karen Morley | Gender diversity, Inclusion, Unconscious bias
Fantastic news from the Credit Suisse Research Institute. Australia and New Zealand topped the ‘momentum’ category for female participation in senior management. Australia makes big strides in closing gender gap, global survey finds. So, while we may not be there yet,...
by Karen Morley | Culture, Gender diversity, Inclusion, Leadership, Unconscious bias
Sarah is approached by a senior leader in her organisation (not her boss). He tells her that if she doesn’t provide certain sexual favours then life is going to be very uncomfortable for her.She feels threatened, afraid. She feels unsafe. She is concerned about her...
by Karen Morley | Culture, Gender diversity, Inclusion, Leadership, Unconscious bias
The Male Champions Of Change movement is helping to share the responsibility for gender-balance between women and men. This represents a fundamental and welcome progression in promoting inclusive leadership.The promise of the male allies movement can be amplified if...
by Karen Morley | Culture, Gender diversity, Inclusion, Leadership
I’ll never forget the conversation I had a couple of years ago with the head of HR at a large retailer. We were reviewing the agenda for a gender diversity workshop with the organisation’s Leadership Team and he shared a concern that he and some of his male colleagues...
by Karen Morley | Culture, Gender diversity, Inclusion, Leadership, Unconscious bias
Fireworks on International Women’s Day are more usually celebratory. Scott Morrison’s International Women’s Day remarks instead created an incendiary reaction with a quite different result. His remarks show a shameful misunderstanding of the significant economic...