Creative Equity Toolkit

Doing it Differently: Fit-for-purpose governance models

This webinar, hosted by Diversity Arts Australia and Creative Australia, focuses on the core purpose of governance to understand how arts and creative industries organisations can confidently manage risk, resources, equity, and power-sharing through fit–for–purpose governance models.

Essential governance practices for arts organisations

These rigorous principles and best practice guidelines will assist boards and board members of all arts organisations to meet their legal obligations. The report includes a section on board diversity.

Exploding traditional ideas of leadership

Styled as a ‘leadership program for non-leaders’, Front & Centre works with creative women and nonbinary people with disability or who are d/Deaf. Central to the program is a total reimagining of the concept of leadership. The program encourages looking beyond the usual suspects to affirm and support potential leaders.

"When people are feeling safe, they are empowered to speak up about what matters to them, what is meaningful to them, what is passionate to them."

Eugenie Lee

Gari Yala: Centreing the experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians at work

Gari Yala, which means ‘speak the truth’ in the Wiradjuri language, is based on a survey 1,033 First Nations workers across Australia. The report reveals Indigenous employees continue to experience significant workplace racism and exclusion and that racism is impacting wellbeing and job satisfaction.

The report also provides 'ten truths' for organisations to improve workplace inclusion for Indigenous staff.