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Four ways to encourage more women to apply to your jobs
Gender diversity in the workplace has numerous benefits. But to build a well-balanced workforce, women need to actually apply to your jobs. You may have noticed – that getting women to apply to your...
How to achieve more diversity in the workplace: five tips
How diverse is your workplace? It’s a question that’s not always easy to answer. There might be a lot of talk about diversity in your workplace. Although that’s a good start, it’s not the same as...
What is gender bias in the workplace?
Bias comes in many forms and can cause us to form prejudices against others. One of the biases we often see in the workplace is gender bias. It’s the tendency to prefer one gender over another....
The impact of gender bias in the workplace
When we discuss workplace discrimination, gender bias is one of those topics we can’t ignore. We’re sure that all companies want to treat men and women equally. Unfortunately, though, in practice,...
Gender bias in job descriptions—where we stand now
In recent years, it has become clear that companies need to focus more on diversity and inclusion. People of all backgrounds, genders, and ages need to be equally represented in an organization. And...
Three examples of gender bias in the workplace
Think about your workplace and ask yourself the following questions: Do you employ as many women as you do men? Do you have as many women in leadership roles as you do men? Do men and women earn...
What is gender bias?
Bias comes in many forms and causes us to form prejudices against others. It helps us categorize things to make sense of the world around us. But although it’s common, biases aren’t harmless. In the...
5 ways to prevent gender bias in your recruitment process
In 2022, we still have to deal with exclusion within the recruitment process. Most of the time people are not aware of for example gender bias in their process. Therefore, it’s getting more and more...
Gender bias in job ads: women are still excluded
Do you have trouble recruiting women? Then you might want to read through your job ads once more before you post them. Chances are that they exclude women. Not because you want to exclude them, but...
2 ways to eliminate gender bias in the workplace
Gender bias in the workplace probably still happens. But not in your company, right? Are you sure about that? Do you hire as many women as you do men? Is the salary equal between both? The pay gap...
Gender bias in the recruitment process
Gender bias in recruitment is a real problem. Across all industries, gender bias plays a role in hiring decisions. Often, recruiters don’t even know they are biased. This makes the issue even more...
Gender bias: 3 reasons why gender-neutral language matters
Have you noticed the increase of attention on gender-neutral language? Recently, it seems more people are aware of the importance of non-sexist language or inclusive language. All terms that...
How to eliminate gender bias in your company
Does your company put great value on diversity and inclusion? Then ask yourself the following question: Are women in the company treated the same way as men? Do you hire as many women as you do men?...
4 tips to avoid gender bias in job descriptions
Do you generally receive more applications from men than women? Then your job descriptions probably appeal to men more. Chances are, they contain words and sentences that are gender-charged. The use...
Gender bias and the importance of gender equality in recruitment – Part 2
5 reasons why gender equality is important for the recruitment process. Gender bias in recruitment is a big problem. Especially if your company has set itself ambitious diversity and inclusion...
Gender bias and the importance of gender equality in recruitment – Part 1
5 reasons why gender equality is important for the recruitment process. Gender bias is one of the most common biases in recruitment. Women often feel unmotivated to apply for a role after reading...
Diversity and inclusion and biased language
In recent years, diversity and inclusion has become the top priority for a growing number of companies. If we take a look at the benefits of a diverse workforce, the reason for this becomes clear....
Gender decoder to prevent gender bias
Yes, we know…When we speak about more diversity and inclusion in the workforce, gender diversity is something that almost always comes up. But we’ll keep doing that, until we see a communication...
Reduce gender bias for a more diverse workforce
Diversity and inclusion in the workforce come in a number of ways. Gender diversity is one of them, and one that still needs some work. Politically, it’s high on the agenda. Companies want more...