The Role of Male Engineers in Supporting Gender Diversity · The Role of Male Engineers in Supporting Gender Diversity Peter Price Head of Corporate Strategy Executive General Manager

The Role of Male Engineers in Supporting Gender Diversity

Peter PriceHead of Corporate Strategy

Executive General Manager Asset Safety & Performance

26 November 2018

Agenda

1. Diversity & Inclusion: What is it...and what’s the

difference?

2. Case Study: Building a Diverse Team

3. Challenges for Emerging Female Leaders

4. Closing Remarks

5. Discussion

Diversity & Inclusion

What is it...and what’s the difference?

Umbrellas Image: Norton Rose Fulbright, c. 2018

Diversity includes…

Lightbulb Image: OECD & World Bank Group, 2013

Anca & Aragon, 2018

Diversity is critical for success: the rate of change continues to accelerate

Diversity has always enabled teams to explore solutions

beyond the status quo more effectively – this has never been more

important

Inclusion is…

Lightbulb Image: OECD & World Bank Group, 2013

Burke & Dillon, 2016

Diversity & InclusionWhat’s the Difference?

“Diversity is being invited to the party.Inclusion is being asked to dance.”

Verna MyersInclusion Strategist, Cultural Innovator

(cited in Sherbin & Rashid 2017 )

Stones Image: Canva, c. 2018

Case Study

Building a Diverse Team

Books Image: Canva, c. 2018

Strategy and Asset Safety and Performance at EQL

Count of Age Grouping

Age grouping via Gender

Row Labels F M Total25 - <35 3 5 8

35 - <45 12 14 26

45 - <55 11 24 3555 - <65 3 9 12

Total 29 52 81

TMS Worldwide, 2015

Diversity of team

strengths –a natural

outcome of diversity?

Building a Diverse Team – A foundation for success

Gumboots Image: Canva, c. 2018

(cited in Brainy Quotes, c. 2018)

Challenges for Emerging Female Leaders

Birds Image: Canva, c. 2018

Gadiesh & Coffman, 2015

Speech Box Image: Canva, c. 2018Heads Image: Engineers Australia, 2018

“ .. like many female

colleagues , I don’t give

myself enough credit…”

Reading, coaching, reflection to create

a better (and confident) version

of you!

Leadership skills for success are not gender specific

Key takeouts

Bridge Image: Canva, c. 2018

Colour Image: Canva, c. 2018

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”

- Dr Seuss (cited in Brain Pickings, c. 2018)

Dr Seuss Image: Brain Pickings, c. 2018

Discussion

Teamwork Image: Canva, c. 2018

Speech bubble Image: Canva, c. 2018

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Gadiesh, O & Coffman, J 2015, Companies Drain Women’s Ambition After Only 2 Years, Harvard Business Review, Viewed 23

August 2018, <https://hbr.org/2015/05/companies-drain-womens-ambition-after-only-2-years>

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Sherbin, L & Rashid, R 2017, Diversity Doesn’t Stick Without Inclusion, Harvard Business Review, Viewed 23 August 2018, <https://hbr.org/2017/02/diversity-doesnt-stick-without-inclusion>

TMS Worldwide, 2015, ‘The Concepts: Work Preferences’, viewed 24 August 2018, <http://www.tmsworldwide.com/tms07.html>

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