What is it?
The Gender Equality @ Work (GE@W) Index offers a comprehensive, national and longitudinal snapshot of gender equality at work.
What does it do?
It provides insights for the community, policymakers and employers on progress, and highlights areas requiring urgent action to address the root causes of inequality.
Characteristics of the Index
Tracks real behaviour
The index is built on real behaviour and implementation, not just laws and policy settings.
Holistic & comparable
It complements other data sets by focusing on the ‘last mile’ of gender equity: what’s actually happening in workplaces.
Is diagnostic
It serves as a diagnostic tool to identify areas where gender equality is stalled, and highlights where additional action and investment could drive improvements.
Built for action
The index doesn’t just measure gaps, it identifies where interventions for change are most urgently needed.
What comes next?
The research team is now focused on developing the next innovative and action-oriented applications of the GE@W Index. These will enable point-in-time snapshots, track progress over time, and provide deeper insights into change across the seven dimensions that make up the Index.
In Australia, the GE@W Index will generate insights across states and territories, industries, workforce groups and, in time, organisations. Internationally, we are developing collaborations with multilaterals, governments and research institutions to create a tool for comparative analysis that builds global understanding of how gender equality at work is experienced and realised in different contexts.
Partner with us
As we expand the GE@W Index, apply it in new settings and explore future directions, we invite collaboration, investment and partnership to help inform and drive progress toward gender equality at work.
More information
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The Gender Equality @ Work Index Going Global