Gender Equality at Westpac Group
Through our policies and leadership programs we empower women to be their best and achieve their career and financial aspirations.
We were the first bank to publicly commit to the aspirational target of having 50% of our leadership roles held by women, which we first achieved in 2017 and have maintained since.
How we embrace gender equality:
Policies
- Paid Parental Leave: our parental leave policy is both gender-neutral and can be taken flexibly, allowing both parents the opportunity to take time out of work to take on the important role of caring for their child.
- Support for parents and carers: we partner with Parents at Work and Carers NSW to provide our people with resources and support to help them succeed in both their work and home life – whether they are caring for young children, their elderly parents or loved ones with a disability or serious illness, or they are about to start their journey – planning to start a family or preparing for or returning from parental leave.
- Flexible working: our ‘All in Flex’ approach means all our people can get access to a range of flexibility options to suit their personal lifestyle needs
- Gender Affirmation Leave: we want everyone to feel comfortable being themselves at work, no matter their gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. Which is why we provide support and paid leave to people affirming their gender at work.
Career Development & Recognition
- Women in Tech - We are investing heavily, not only in tech, but in the people who will build our future.
- Awards and Citations – Bloomberg Gender Equality for the 4th Consecutive year, Employee of the Year at the 2016 Women in Banking and Finance Awards.