Diversity at Arup Australia

Just based on the workforce at Arup there is significant diversity with a much more even male to female ratios than other companies in the industry. There is significant LGBT support with a whole team looking after this and promoting equality in the workplace. From what I can see there is no obvious sexism in the leadership roles with a fairly even split of males and females in leadership roles (at least within my group and team).

Equal recruitment of male/female (/other) graduates.

Ambitious gender pay targets

Initiatives for respect to women, and LGBTIQA+ are prevalent in the office. There are efforts to raise awareness for ethnic minorities too. Good parental leave programs.

Diversity is celebrated. Please are encouraged to be their authentic self in a respectful way. I believe the company has achieved a good balance of embracing individuality and collective mission.

We have a RAP, DEI committees and great diversity for a private, professional services company. I have heard diverse employees' personal experiences and perspectives and they tend to be very satisfied with the company's efforts and culture.

Throughout the year events are run by the Office services team and global team to raise national holidays, pride days against hate etc. There does not appear to be any bias in recruitment based on gender identity, ethnicity or sexuality. The workplace has many people from many different groups

There are clear targets around hiring and retention of women in a male dominated industry, and it makes a huge difference, with ~50-50% gender balance in the office. There is still an overrepresentation of men in management, but there are many women in key positions, my direct manager is a woman, and the co-chairs of the Australasia region are women. There is a generous amount of both maternity and paternity leave, and support for anyone to work part time/4 days a week any time they need. There is clear representation of ethnic minorities and LGBTIQA+ communities within the office, although i am not aware of specific targets around this.

It's average/bare minimum. but they do have parental leave meaning males can go on as much maternity leave as females.

There is a great commitment to diversity and inclusion at Arup, especially with regard to women in engineering and leadership, with female geography and region leads.

Arup is very forward-thinking and progressive when it comes to diversity. They are passionate about a (at minimum) 50/50 split between females and males. There is a strong diversity and inclusion team within the company who create awareness of the different groups, and are continuously striving to improve. As far as I know, Arup is very supportive when it comes to child care and maternity leave.

Not only does Arup possess multiple recognition awards, they actively educate and listen on all matters as above. From guest speakers, to toolkits and Arup benefits such as additional leave. The company prioritises growth in all these areas from team level through to office level.

There has been a recent increase in commitment to diversity in gender, race and disability. I believe the company is taking action to improve the environment but much more needs to be done.

They sometimes host high school groups to come into the office including a program from the smith family.

Arup regularly host high school students apart of the Smith Family to demonstrate a variety of career options.

The Arup team (I personally have) volunteer to events such as the Spark camp where students of less privileged backgrounds can connect with Arup and we can support them in preparation to complete uni and apply for Arup. This is just one highlight.