Conversations to mark Women’s Health Week and the opportunity to talk about difficult topics are welcome. Most of us would look back and agree, we have made significant strides toward diversity and inclusion. There are some great examples of organisations that champion work-from-home, job-sharing at a senior level, and part-time hours for executives. However, biases—whether conscious or unconscious—continue to impact individual and organisational opportunities. And it has caused me to reflect on allyship. Over the years, there have been situations that could have been handled better. Examples being young women asked to do the extra after-hours work because they are perceived to have no caring commitments or parents who have to park the emotion and make themselves presentable after day care drop-off tears. Women without children, whether by choice or circumstance, being viewed as anomalies. Women, who may be dealing with periods, pain, infertility or fertility issues, pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause, having to explain or excuse themselves. But does it need to be this way? Read more via my blog Words of Advice, which offers some suggestions on how we could better support each other in the workplace. Remember to also find out more about this year’s #WomensHealthWeek (2–6 Sept 2024), please visit jeanhailes.org.au or womenshealthweek.com.au. Amazing work by the team at Jean Hailes.
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