10 everyday actions to make the workplace more inclusive for women

International Women's Day

10 everyday actions of inclusion that everyone can take to make the workplace more inclusive for women

1. Seek women’s input: Ensure women are at the table when decisions are made
2. Give credit to the women whose voices seem to be unheard in 1:1 and group meetings
3. Get to know women from all cultures
4. Support women-owned businesses
5. Demonstrate that you are interested and engaged when a woman is speaking
6. Avoid assumptions
7. See something not right? Say something!
8. About others’ day-to-day experiences and what you can do to support them
9. Provide straightforward and timely feedback to all women regardless of their background
10. Ask others for feedback regularly on how your behavior is perceived

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