¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø’s commitment to inclusivity and support for the LGBTIQ+ community has been recognised with a prestigious Pride in Diversity national award.
¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø has been recognised with a Silver Employer ranking in the 2019 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), which is the definitive national benchmark for LGBTIAQ+ inclusion in the workplace.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) and ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø Ally Executive Champion Professor Doune Macdonald said the award positioned ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø as one of Australia’s highest performing employers for LGBTIAQ+ inclusion.
“Silver recognition is awarded to organisations that have scored in the top 10 to 20 per cent of employers nationally,” Professor Macdonald said.
“We have been working hard to create a safe, welcoming and inclusive space for gender, sex and sexually diverse people at ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø.
“Our ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø Workplace Diversity and Inclusion training program has created knowledge, awareness and strong linkages across the University and out into the community.”
Professor Macdonald said ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø had participated in the since its inception in 2010.
“We’ve run workshops available to all staff, including targeted training to key areas of the University; we’ve provided the ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø Senior Management Group with LGBTIAQ+ inclusion training, and our ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø Ally Executive Champions help to provide strategic direction.
“Along with my colleague Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Tim Dunne, I’m extremely proud to be an Executive Champion.”
¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø has hosted several high profile events to raise awareness of LGBTIAQ+ days of significance, and the visibility and hard work of the ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø Ally Network with leadership from the ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø Ally Action Committee has continued to affirm gender parity in the workplace.
The AWEI requires organisations to complete an audit of all LGBTIAQ+ inclusion work undertaken in the previous year, which is assessed by Pride in Diversity to develop the national index.
¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø’s policies and guidelines including ; and and community engagement are important documents.
¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø was named in the top 10 employers in Australia in 2011, and received Bronze recognition in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Media: ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø Communications, communications@uq.edu.au, 07 3365 1120.