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 Home : Developing a Workplace Program : Six Steps To a Workplace Program : Step 2 : Consultation Tools

This kit is designed to provide you with tools to gain information from your staff about what is working and what is not working in your organisation in relation to removing discrimination and advancing women.

Why Consult?

  • It is a requirement of the Act;
  • It helps identify equal opportunity issues for women;
  • It involves employees and employee representatives;
  • It enables employees to participate in decisions;
  • It enables employees to share responsibility for action; and
  • It makes good business sense.

The following table lists all the tools.  The list is not intended to be prescriptive.

Consultation Tools

Starting Out 
Level 1		 Moving Forward
Level 2		 Leading the Way
Level 3
Issues Raised in Staff meetings Task Groups One-on-one Interviews
Issues Raised by Consultative Committees Staff Survey Staff Survey
Exit Interviews Focus Groups Women's Network Meetings
Staff Survey Equal Opportunity or Diversity Committees 360 Feedback Findings
  Performance Management Programs Diversity Summits

Once you have gathered information using the above tools, click here for Next Steps.

Starting Out - Level 1
Your organisation is reporting for the first time or:
Your organisation has reported before and you want more information on how to develop a more comprehensive EOWA program and report. The tools listed under Level 1 are not difficult to organise and will provide extensive information on the issues which are of concern to your staff. They are listed in order from those simplest to implement to those which are more complex.

Moving Forward - Level 2
Your organisation has a well-developed program (and you are aiming at Waiving or 'EOWA Employer of Choice for Women' standard).

The consultation tools listed under level 2 will require dedication of resources for successful implementation, but will provide your organisation with more detailed information to supplement the consultation processes that are in place.

Leading the Way - Level 3
 Your organisation is already recognised for its leading edge practices for women and you want to develop your program to achieve even greater business benefits?

The tools listed under level 3 will require dedication of resources for successful implementation, but will provide your organisation with more detailed information to supplement the consultation processes you already have in place.

If your organisation has particular issues because it is predominantly male or predominantly female watch out for links indicating further information related to your issues.

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