2.6 Conduct a diversity hiring audit to determine what is not contributing to gender equality and diversity goals
Content
Description of Best Practices
Review and improve each step in the hiring process through a diversity hiring audit with the aim of increasing women with diverse social identities in the candidate pool, selection, and hiring processes
Evaluate gender and diversity hiring metrics in successive hiring rounds and improve one or two metrics that support equitable and inclusive hiring
Appoint a multi-departmental and -disciplinary team with training to perform objectively (if done internally)
Challenges of Implementation
Resources to hire external auditor or conduct training for internal audit may be scarce
What Success Looks Like
Areas for improvement in relation to gender and D&I are identified, and corresponding measures to address challenges are implemented
A review of recruitment and hiring policies and practices is conducted and informed by audit findings
Improved design for hiring process successfully helps attain gender equality and diversity hiring goals
Resources and Tools
Tool: Self-Assessment Equalities Checklist (Equality Online)
Tool: Diversity and Inclusion Checklist Generator (Michael Page)
Article: Diversity Hiring: 6 Steps to Hiring More Diverse Candidates (Ideal)
Article: Measuring diversity, equity, and inclusion in your workplace (SurveyMonkey)