International Women's Day | How HR can embrace equity year-round

In this thought piece, Kate Palmer, HR Advice & Consultancy Director at Peninsula marks International Women’s Day by outlining several ways HR leaders can support equity in the workplace. Palmer discusses multiple issues including but not limited to: weeding out unconscious bias; refining recruitment practises to be more inclusive; and how flexibility can help women thrive in the workplace...

Equal opportunities: it’s been quite the buzz phrase for some time - particularly as workplaces see the value in championing inclusive and diverse workforces.

Workplaces seem to thrive for equality, which sounds like a positive step forward. But actually, is this enough?

In a perfect world, equality sure sounds great. The same treatment for everybody? What’s not to like?! But the thing is, equality only really works if we’re all the same to begin with. Which of course we’re not.