By Jackie Cook, Founder, Equality in STEM
- Be aware of unconscious bias
- Support and encourage others in the workplace
- Say thank you for a job well done (should be a given in any organisation but we know it frequently gets forgotton in today’s busy world)
- Think about language in your communications – be more inclusive
- Ensure team building activities accommodate different opinions, beliefs and values, and don’t exclude
- Don’t tolerate inequality, divisive behaviour – call it out
- Create more equal policies such as parental leave, equality in maternity and paternity leave, flexible working or work from home policies
- Eliminate gender, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, disability from your job application process. Actively promote that you welcome applications from all backgrounds
- Create mentors, sponsors and allies within the business to support
- Be aware of differences in support needed by individuals, for example many minority groups struggle with imposter syndrome.