For the second consecutive year, the University of Wollongong has been recognised as a Bronze employer for its efforts to support its gender, sex and sexually diverse community.
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Achieving a Bronze Award for the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) on June 11 ensures UOW is one of the nation's most inclusive employers.
The AWEI is the definitive national benchmarking instrument that measures how LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex) inclusive a workplace is. UOW achieving bronze reflects its policies and practices surrounding diversity and inclusion.
The university was also placed in the top 3 for Regional Head Office Employers.
The award highlights positive changes being implemented across the university and the progress being made to date. UOW has implemented policies, strategies and initiatives to best support and include staff and students who identify as gender, sex and sexually diverse.
The Ally Network at UOW is led by Dr Quah Ee Ling Sharon (Chair) and its advisory committee members that bring together staff and students to improve awareness and advocate for the gender, sex and sexually diverse community.
The network also organises a series of events at different campuses. These events include Chalk Rainbow, International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia, and Wear it Purple.
UOW's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Wellings said the university is committed to gender, sex and sexuality inclusion, for both academic and professional staff, and was thrilled to be involved in the Australian Workplace Equality Index initiative.
"UOW is delighted to have received this recognition and aims to consistently improve its position as a diverse and inclusive organisation through its workforce policies and practices.
"Inclusion is critical to an organisation's success and crucial for society as a whole, and we are working to ensure that message is conveyed to all staff and students," Professor Wellings said.
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Agron Latifi
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
