Gender Equality Action Plan

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The Court Services Victoria Gender Equality Action Plan 2021-25 represents our commitment and vision to build a more psychologically safe workplace culture that enhances inclusion and respect for everyone. It demonstrates our responsibility to embrace the principles of gender equality and translate them into action.

The Action Plan provides a road map for achieving gender equality and demonstrates Court Services Victoria's commitment to creating an inclusive, responsive, and accessible workplace, where diversity and differences are recognised and valued.

Strategic themes

The six strategic themes of the Action Plan are:

  • Enable our employees to achieve their full potential by improving development opportunities and support practices
  • Foster a culture that supports a harassment-free workplace by responding to and preventing sexual harassment and other inappropriate behaviours
  • Enhance objectivity and transparency in recruitment and promotion practices
  • Enable full participation of our employees by regularising flexible working arrangements for all
  • Achieve equal pay for equal work by understanding and addressing factors contributing to our gender pay gap
  • Effectively measure and monitor gender equality outcomes through improved data and insights.

Based on these six key strategies, the Plan outlines a program of measures that will be implemented across the Courts Group to progress towards workplace gender equality.

Progress report

CSV has successfully submitted its first progress report and audit, fulfilling its obligations under the Gender Equality Act 2020 and taking another step towards achieving gender equality across our operations.

Highlights include:

  • Finalised the CSV People Strategy 2023-2026
  • Implemented the Peer Support Network and Contact Officer Program
  • Launched employee networks, including the CSV Pride & Allies Network and the Gender Equality Advisory Group
  • Implemented 10 of the 11 recommendations from the Szoke Review
  • Provided training on unconscious bias, gender equality, diversity, and inclusion
  • Integrated behavioural expectations into induction processes
  • Developed guidelines for Gender Affirmation in the Workplace.

 

Since June 2023, we have also completed other actions including:

  • Launched the CSV Inclusive Language and Communication Guide
  • Finalised the CSV Flexible Work Policy and Guide
  • Conducted a detailed analysis to understand the causes of our gender pay gap
  • Improved intersectional data collection with the introduction of a new Personal Details Form.

This page was last updated: Tuesday 10 December 2024 - 11:49am