Australia—Dentons has been named as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA); an Australian Government statutory agency charged with promoting and improving gender equality in Australian workplaces. It is the third time Dentons has received the gold-standard citation.

The citation means Dentons ranks amongst leading employers in Australia who are committed to making positive, measurable improvements in workplace gender equality.

Criteria for the EOCGE is rigorous, and covers leadership, learning and development, gender remuneration gaps, flexible working, and other initiatives.

Dentons’ Australia Chair and Australasia Region CEO, Doug Stipanicev, said Dentons’ commitment to gender equality, and inclusion more broadly, was a key part of the Firm’s strategy.

“I am absolutely delighted that Dentons has again been named as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, and that our efforts in furthering gender equality have been formally recognised.”

“Since 2018 we have seen the percentage of female partners rise from 12% to 34% in 2022. Over the past year we have also reduced our gender pay gap from 13.8% to 7.9%, which is one of the best in the legal industry.”

“We are also incredibly proud to have replaced Dentons’ parental leave policy with a new Family Leave Policy. This inclusive policy is drops talk of gendered terms or traditional parenting roles (with key language around kinship groups particularly useful for the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities and those who are diverse of sexuality and gender). The policy now provides equal access to 20 weeks of paid leave for any Direct Carer of a new child.”

“Inclusion is something that we focus on and prioritise every day. We want to give our people a workplace where they can thrive as individuals, as this makes us collectively stronger,” concluded Mr. Stipanicev.

Workplace Gender Equality Agency Director, Mary Woolridge said, “WGEA’s Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation verifies to employees – and potential employees – than an organisation is taking meaningful action to improve the working lives of women and men throughout the business.”

“Leading employers like Dentons have stepped up to the plate by taking action to accelerate change for gender equality in the workplace.”

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