Gender Equality Scheme (GES)
Hackney Council’s first Gender Equality Scheme was signed off by Cabinet on 23 April 2007. The scheme contains a 3 year action plan on how the Council will meet its gender equality duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination and harassment, and to promote equality of opportunity between men and women.
This Scheme was developed through consultation and data analysis in addition to incorporating actions from other Council strategies and initiatives, all which have helped to form the following gender equality objectives:
Objectives
- Improve monitoring systems to capture data on gender for both employment and service delivery
- Improve the safety of women in the Borough
- Improve the career prospects of women and BME men working in the Council
- Better support and information mechanisms for staff (particularly those with caring responsibilities) working in the Council
- Eliminate any pay gaps within the Council
Outcomes
- Analysis of data to shape service improvements for both men and women
- Women feel safer living in the Borough
- Men and women are well represented at all levels of the workforce
- Men, women, transsexual staff and in particular carers, feel more supported in the workplace and have appropriate access to and knowledge of their rights
- Single status implemented and pay gaps eliminated
Page updated: 15 Jun 2010
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