Meaningful consultation and engagement

Following completion of our audit, we explored key emerging themes in consultation with key stakeholders.

We invited staff across all levels and areas of the organisation to participate in a series of one-two hour consultation sessions.

These sessions provided an opportunity to explore workplace gender audit results, share experiences of gender in/equality in the workplace and provide input in potential strategies and measures for inclusion in the Gender Equality Action Plan. An independent third party-provider facilitated all consultation sessions, in order to ensure anonymous contributions and encourage more open and transparent feedback.3 Sessions are included overleaf.

3 Transgender Victoria designed and facilitated the session for trans and gender diverse employees. GenderWorks

Australia, a member of the Panel of Providers supporting the Commission to roll-out of the Victorian Gender Equality

Act 2020, facilitated all other sessions.

Stakeholder Consultation technique Detail

Executive Leadership Team Facilitated discussion Three facilitated discussions

Senior Leadership Team Facilitated discussion Three facilitated discussions

All staff Presentation

All staff

Corporate and Community Services directorates

LGBTIQA+ staff

Trade Unions - Australian Services Union, Professionals Australia and Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

Governing Body – City of Maribyrnong Councillors All staff webinar presenting summary findings from analysis of employee experience data

Facilitated discussion Seven facilitated sessions with staff, team leaders, managers across the organisation, including town hall staff, operations centre staff, aquatic and community centres and libraries staff, maternal child health teams

Discussion and feedback A series of facilitated discussions with staff responsible for Gender Equality Action Plan implementation across Corporate and Community Services directorates

Facilitated discussion 1:1 discussions with LGBTIQA+ staff

Discussion and feedback Consultation with employee representatives through discussion and feedback at six Workplace Consultative Committee meetings throughout 2021

Discussion and feedback Consultation with the Governing Body through an initial briefing in July 2021 and the Council Briefing process in March and April 2022