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- 11th Jun 2021
Increasing applications from women through targeted referrals
We partnered with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to run a two-armed randomised controlled trial (RCT) testing whether using targeted referrals would increase the referrals, applications and hires of women.
- Blog
- 11th Jun 2021
Targeted referrals can improve gender equality in recruitment
We partnered with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to find ways to reduce their gender pay gap. We designed an intervention to diversify the range of people employees organically share new vacancies with by explicitly encouraging staff to share vacancies with underrepresented groups: targeted referrals. We also encouraged managers to…
- Report
- 13th Jun 2021
Increasing men's involvement in parental care
We partnered with NCT, a charity for parents in the UK, to test ways to increase men’s intended uptake of parental leave and participation in childcare and housework. We ran a two-armed randomised controlled trial (n = 1,500) reaching first-time parents through NCT’s pregnancy newsletter. Subscribers in the intervention group…
- Report
- 15th Jul 2021
Encouraging sexual orientation disclosure in recruitment
We worked with the recruitment platform Applied, which aims to remove bias from the hiring process, to understand what works to increase voluntary disclosure, particularly for sexual orientation.
- Blog
- 15th Jul 2021
Improving equality, diversity and inclusion starts with good data
Data is critical for progressing equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) goals. Transparency and accountability are both foundational for improving EDI and these cannot be achieved without data regarding both employee characteristics and workplace outcomes. While gender pay gap reporting has been shown to reduce gender inequality, many organisations in the…
- Report
- 2nd Sep 2021
How to run structured interviews
Seven steps for using structured interviews in recruitment and promotions to improve gender equality and representation
- Blog
- 2nd Sep 2021
New for employers: updated evidence on what works to reduce the Gender Pay Gap
We’ve recently wrapped-up a large-scale ‘Gender and Behavioural Insights’ (GABI) research programme, a collaboration with the Government Equalities Office to investigate what works to improve gender equality in the workplace. Our work has yielded some interesting insights. For instance, we found that unconscious bias training does not change attitudes in…
- Report
- 2nd Sep 2021
How to use skill-based assessment tasks
Six steps for using skill-based assessment tasks in recruitment and promotion to improve gender equality and representation
- Report
- 2nd Sep 2021
How to establish diversity leads and diversity task forces
Eight points to consider when setting up diversity leads and diversity task forces for success
- Report
- 2nd Sep 2021
How to set effective targets
Five steps for setting effective targets for gender representation and equality