GENDER IN THE WORKPLACE: COMMUNICATION BIAS

Wednesday 1st May12-1pm AEST

Join us for the Gender in the Workplace conversation on Communication Bias. If you are a gender equity advocate or curious you can’t miss this conversation. Rarely discussed but powerful, communication biases perpetuate gender inequality in many workplaces. Some of the topics covered with be:-

• Interruption patterns,
• language used in performance reviews,
• assuming authority,
• speaking time in meetings,
• media representation,
• differences in encouragement
• email & written communication
• assumptions based on parental status
• networking and informal interactions

For example, why is one person described as aggressive by some and assertive by others and how do these biases impact their ability to deliver? We will be discussing this topic amongst others with an aim to give you tools and ideas on how you can improve your workplace.

We will be exploring a few of these topics with our gender equity advocates :- Jo Plummer, Phil Diver, and Leonora Risse.