EY

Over the past two years, EY has engaged in hugely successful campaigns celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. We were approached by EY Oceania on the lead up to International Women's Day a support them in creating a call to action for further accelerating gender equality within the organisation.

They wanted us to help them to:

• Celebrate the contributions of women (social, economic, cultural and political).
• Shape the conversation on gender equality and amplify diverse voices.
• Highlight the steps EY is taking to close the gender pay gap through the voices of key leaders.
• Engage more men in such a way that inspires a safe environment for learning and a powerful motivation for change
• Turn inclusive intent into inclusive action. Activate our people to commit to accelerating gender equality through big and small action.

They wanted their people to:

• Recognise the role they play and inspired to bring about change;
• Engage in in challenging conversations on gender and identity and learn how to draw in different perspectives to explore solutions together;
• Move past a “transactional” or "politically correct” understanding of gender and inequality, and move towards a more transformative, empathetic and practical appreciation of human difference and diversity.

We have helped EY continue their great work as they examine beliefs about gender, privilege, inequality, and how these issues impact organisation and cultures. Participants are able to acknowledge how highly complex gender is, but understand the business case WHY in order to make it a priority. We have supported them to develop a method of engaging in challenging conversations and learn how to draw in different perspectives to explore solutions together. We have helped them move towards a more transformative, empathetic and practical appreciation of human difference and diversity and equipped them with the knowledge of where to go for resources and programs supporting gender equality at EY.