HOW IT WORKS: SMALL BUSINESSES

Companies with 5-50 employees

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ANNUAL CERTIFICATION

A score of 80% must be achieved on the assessment. Various points are awarded based on each evaluated area.

Criteria for evaluation:

At least 40% of employees are female (4pts)
At least 15% of employees are from underrepresented groups (2pts)
Leadership team has at least one woman (1pt)
Leadership team has 2 or more women (1pt)
Leadership team has representation from under represented groups (1pt)
Flexible work is available (1pt)
Sexual harassment training for all employees (2pts)
Unconscious bias or Inclusion training available for employees (1pt)
Source 10% or more of materials from women-owned businesses or diverse owned suppliers (2pts)
Donate 1% of profit to a nonprofit that supports diversity and inclusion (1pt)
Parental leave available for all genders (2 pts)
Paid parental leave or subsidized childcare (1pt)
Signed commitment supporting diversity posted on your website (2pts)

STEPS TO CERTIFICATION

1. SUBMIT COMPANY DATA

Description and supporting documentation proof for the above requirements.

2. INTERVIEWS

Once a year, we will conduct 60 min interviews with key stakeholders to understand their strategy for diversity, equity and inclusivity. Much of a culture comes from the top, so understanding strategy is a vital step. This includes an interview with:

CEO
Head of HR (if available)
Head of Compliance (if available)

3. ANONYMOUS FEEDBACK

The lived experience and verification from employees is important. We will send an anonymous survey to your current employees to ask them about a variety of topics including:

Parental leave and flexible work
Their experience with their manager and other employees
Their experience with sexual harassment and reporting uncomfortable situations
Experiences with promotions, raises, and career path
Points that you have

RECEIVE YOUR DATA DASHBOARD

This includes a Funnel Analyses, Wage Reports, and Anonymous feedback collected from your employees.

VIEW ANONYMOUS FEEDBACK

This can be very illuminating for understanding the lived experience of your employees.

PEER GROUP COMPARISON

Benchmark your organization against peer organizations in your industry and of similar sizes.

SHARABLE INFOGRAPHIC

Download infographic reports to demonstrate your efforts for closing the pay gap. Use on your webpage, in employer branding, and recruiting. If you received the WIW certificate or not, this is a valuable 3rd party analysis that you can use to show your commitment to transparency, a respectful work environment and efforts to improve the gender wage gap.

Download a sample below.

DOWNLOAD SAMPLE

DETAILED ACTION PLANS TO REMEDY GAPS

We work with qualified DEI consultants and HR experts to hand-assemble an action plan roadmap for your organization.

Our goal is to help all companies achieve equal pay and fair representation of women in leadership. We can offer expert tips and advice and help you to create an inclusive workplaces, attract talent, and create a diverse management team and achieve equal pay.

Action plans may include:

Writing job descriptions that will increase your female applicant rate
Reviewing your promotion pathways to result in more women getting promoted
How to address wage inequity if it is discovered
How to tackle this topic transparently in your organization to build trust and retain your talent
How to display your information publicly to increase transparency, trust, and show your dedication to the issue.