Kordia, a New Zealand-owned provider of critical technology, cyber security and infrastructure services and solutions, has achieved GenderTick, a formal accreditation programme designed to acknowledge organisations who have successfully demonstrated their compliance and leadership in the gender equality space.
“We are exceptionally proud to achieved GenderTick, as part of our ongoing diversity and inclusion strategy,” says Paulette Cotter, Chief People & Sustainability Officer at Kordia.
“Gender equity is of incredible importance to our organisational culture, and we’ve been taking steps to continually improve in this area. Achieving GenderTick is a visible declaration that Kordia is committed to ensuring gender equity throughout every level of our organisation.”
The GenderTick enables businesses to demonstrate their commitment to gender equality in their workplace and their compliance and leadership across five key indicators: Equal Pay, Leadership Representation, Flexible Work and Leave, Gender Safe Workplace and Gender Inclusive Culture.
Kordia’s accreditation is underpinned by several key initiatives it has implemented to improve diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
These include;
- Analysing and measuring Kordia’s gender pay gap and implementing a plan to reduce the gap. As of July 2024, Kordia’s pay gap was 15.33%, down from 19.66% the previous year.
- Setting a target of 40:40:20 gender representation in leadership roles, including the board and executive team.
- Introducing enhanced parental leave benefits, such as topping up salary to 100% for primary carers for 26 weeks, continuing Kiwi Saver employer contributions while on leave and allowing annual leave to accrue.
- Promoting a more diverse and inclusive culture through a Diversity and Inclusion Champions employee group, Unconscious Bias training for people managers and celebrating and supporting events such as International Womens Day and Pride Month.
- Inclusive hiring practices
- Implementing stringent policies around bullying and harassment that take into account gender-related harassment.
Cotter says that achieving the GenderTick accreditation as a technology company is important, as the industry faces a lack of gender diversity.
“The technology sector is incredibly important for NZ Inc and our economy, so we need to build a diverse and capable workforce, including attracting and retaining more women into the field.”
“Ensuring women in the technology sector are paid and treated the same as their male counterparts is one way to create a fairer environment. We also recognise that not everyone conscribes to a binary gender identity, so part of our efforts includes measures to ensure our workplace is inclusive for all genders.”
Read more about Kordia's Diversity and Inclusion approach here - https://www.kordia.co.nz/diversity-and-inclusion
