Source: WA.gov.au

The final data has been received from the pilot phase of our Gender Equality in Procurement Pilot project which leverages public sector procurement processes to tackle gender inequality in WA workplaces.

During the pilot, 19 State Government agencies awarded 577 contracts with a total value of more than $2 billion through procurement processes that trialled a gender equality disclosure clause.

Launched by Department of Communities on 1 July 2022, the two-year pilot contributed to increased awareness among suppliers tendering for government contracts about their options to maintain safe, inclusive workplaces.

As a result of the success of the pilot, a gender equality disclosure clause has been permanently implemented in certain procurement documents with all State agencies from 1 July 2024.

The clause asks agencies if they employ 100 or more people and, if so, to disclose whether they comply with the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) gender equality reporting requirements, as required under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Cth).