Diversity at Department of Transport and Planning

Haven't experienced any issues here.

DTP has a commitment to diversity and intersectionality. They don't do so well regarding people with disability as it seems a bit too hard for them to do or they just can't be bothered. This isn't to say the senior advisors in I&D don't care, they do and are run off their feet they are so busy. It's some people who run other business units who have issues.

We have a diversity and inclusivity department, that's pretty inclusive. On a personal note I am an openly gay man and have always felt welcome and included.

leave, including parental leave, is generous and flexible. We have specific initiatives to address gender balance in transport, and those initiatives also apply internally. The workplace accommodates disabilities and the hiring process was also able to be altered to be accommodating to various needs.

best I have ever seen among my work experience.

Very dependent on the business area. HR pushes a strong culture of inclusivity and rights to all of the above issues, but whether they're in practice is very dependent.

Los of work being done at a high level on gender equity, lgbtq+, diversity, accessibility etc. Very promising to see and an overall positive experience but the experience team to team at a small scale work group level can vary in their own unique cultures

There is an extremely diverse team.

I can't speak to the overall trends of the organisation but from what l have seen there is a focus on diversity in leadership levels especially in respect to women.

I believe the VPS is trying to be inclusive, there are support groups for women of colour, disability enablers and the VPS is working on a neurodiversity manual for managers.

There is an effort within the Department to support priority diversity groups however, I do find the commitment to this varies across different areas. (I.e people and culture are far more concerned than the finance team.)

While there is always room for improvement, I would say there is strong representation of diversity at all levels in my home Department. There are very visible staff networks and support from people for diverse groups, and flexibility for parenting / care responsibilities etc. Most initiatives to support diversity feel genuine and I believe there is an underpinning culture that values diversity of perspectives, backgrounds and identities. They are also very proactive in identifying potential issues impacting diverse communities and providing support options when needed.

From what I can see, the diversity aspect is on point.

I feel that the VPS is in general, strongly committed to diversity. While it does not execute this perfectly, there are frequently events and communications promoting workplace diversity. I attended an interesting session on ADHD in the VPS a few weeks back, and it was refreshing to see the strengths of neurodivergent be discussed by both neurodivergent and neurotypical people together - this is something that would not have happened a few years back. All the department's I've work in have promoted diversity in many different forms, and put an emphasis on being able to 'bring your whole self to work.' Personally, I don't feel comfortable enough to always be 'my whole self' at work, but things definitely feel like they're moving in the right direction.