Gender Equality at carsales
We celebrate and respect all the diverse qualities of our team – whether that be their age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, religious beliefs, disability, diversity of thought, or knowledge and skillset. After all, it’s these diverse characteristics that not only give us a wide range of perspectives and innovative ideas but also accurately represent our diverse customer base – which helps to propel us forward to achieve our purpose. Put simply, we wouldn’t be able to achieve great things around the world if we were all the same.
We want everyone to feel like they belong at carsales. You’re valued. You’re respected. And everyone has equal access to opportunities, no matter who you are or what team you work with.
We’ve been recognised as a Workforce Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice every year since 2016.
Through our Women, In Tech program we proactively create opportunities for our female team members to share their knowledge with younger generations and spend time with the community through events and external partnerships. We also focus on upskilling the group through lunch and learn sessions, mentoring and soft skill and leadership development training.
We know that there isn’t an easy fix to get more females interested in a career in tech, so we’re passionate about creating a pipeline of students with coding skills to create sustainable change in this space for future generations. We partner with organisations such as CS in Schools, Monash University’s IT Faculty and Go, Girl, Go for IT – and we make sure our people get involved in these partnerships too!
We also sponsor female students to undertake a degree in Computer Science and Information Technology at Swinburne University through our carsales Foundation Women in IT scholarship.
We’re advocates for ending violence against women and have several support mechanisms in place for anyone who finds themselves in a family or domestic violence situation – including paid domestic violence leave.