Women and Leadership: Putting Unconscious Bias Top of Mind

Many managers are ill-prepared to tackle gender bias in organisations. However, change is afoot with reforms to the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act demanding organisations address inequitable pay and deliver tangible equality outcomes, with the first reports to be signed off by CEOs in 2013. But will the new legislation tackle the underlying cause of women's glacial rise into senior roles in Australian corporations? Progressive organisations and educational programs are now digging deep to uncover and remove the real impediments – unconscious biases. Everyone has them. They're just not top of mind. Greater awareness all-round is required for women to take the lead.