Russell Kennedy Lawyers is proud to be publicly recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency for the sixth straight year.
The Australian Government statutory agency, Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) today announced that Russell Kennedy is among 129 other organisations that were recipients of the citation.
In her statement WGEA Director, Mary Wooldridge said “…WGEA’s Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation verifies to employees – and potential employees – that an organisation is taking meaningful action to improve the working lives of women and men throughout the business."
“Leading employers, like Russell Kennedy, have stepped up to the plate by taking action to accelerate change for gender equality in the workplace.”
Russell Kennedy's Managing Director, Paul Gleeson, said “Achieving the WGEA EOCGE citation for a sixth year is an acknowledgement of our continuing commitment to achieving true gender equality at Russell Kennedy.
By taking deliberate, strategic actions to drive positive change towards gender equality, we are making a difference for our clients, providing opportunities for our people and creating positive and lasting changes within our community.”
Russell Kennedy’s Director of People & Culture, Leanda Nissen, played an integral part in executing the strategic actions required to make it happen: "This ongoing commitment to gender equality will ensure that we lead the way when attracting and retaining talented people. Gender equality is key to creating a better workplace that delivers meaningful opportunities for all of our people.”
Click here to read the WGEA media release, "Employers committed to taking action on gender equality have lower gender pay gaps".
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