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 Home : Business Achievement Awards : 2011 Awards : 2011 Award Nominations

The awards listed below, including the criteria by which the winners will be judged for 2011, are given in recognition of excellence in Equal Employment Opportunity. Nominations closed on 31st July 2011.

Award 1 : Leading CEO for the Advancement of Women
Sponsored by Australian Industry Group

Awarded to the person who:

  • Leads by example through personal commitment;
  • Drives management accountability for action;
  • Creates an inclusive workplace culture;
  • Goes the extra mile for the advancement of women; and
  • Delivers improved outcomes for women and the business.

Nomination form (Word)

Award 2 : Diversity Leader for the Advancement of Women
Sponsored by Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Awarded to the HR/Diversity champion who shows he/she:

  • Understands EEO for women issues and how to address them;
  • Integrates EEO for women into the business strategy;
  • Educates the organisation on the issues affecting women’s employment;
  • Takes action on issues relating to the employment matters; and
  • Delivers improved outcomes for women and the business.

Nomination form (Word)

Award 3 : Leading Organisation for the Advancement of Women (<800 employees)
Sponsored by IBM Australia
Award 4: Leading Organisation for the Advancement of Women (>800 employees)

Awarded to the organisation that demonstrates that it:

  • Has policies in place (across the seven employment matters) that support women across the organisation;
  • Has effective processes (across the seven employment matters) that are transparent and gender inclusive;
  • Has strategies in place that support a commitment to fully utilising and developing all staff, removing barriers to women;
  • Provides education to all employees (including managers, casuals and contract staff) on their rights and obligations regarding sex-based harassment;
  • Has a gender inclusive organisational culture that is championed by the CEO, driven by senior executives and holds line managers accountable; and
  • Delivers improved outcomes for women and the business.

Nomination form (Word)

Award 5: Outstanding EEO practice for the Advancement of Women in a Non-traditional Area/Role
Sponsored by ExxonMobil Australia

This award recognises an innovative or effective achievement by an organisation that has made a difference to women in a non-traditional area/role in the workplace, including:

  • Implementing a strategic innovative and/or effective practice that advances EEO for women in a non-traditional area/role;
  • Effectively addressing EEO issues for women in a non-traditional area/role; and
  • Demonstrating positive outcomes for women in a non-traditional area/role.

Nomination form (Word)

Award 6: The Minister's Award for Outstanding EEO Initiative / Result for the Advancement of Women

Presented by the Minister for the Status of Women, this award recognises a strategic initiative implemented by an organisation OR an outstanding result achieved through one or more strategic initiatives including:

  • Initiative(s) aligned with business strategy and championed by CEO and Executives;
  • Initiative(s) effectively addressing issues related to EEO for Women; and
  • Results or initiatives that are outstanding.

Nomination form (Word)

 
 
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Australian Industry Group 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Exxon Mobil
IBM