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A self-assessment tool for SMEs who want to benefit from gender equality in the workforce.
About
Think Business, Think Equality is a free online self-assessment tool for small and medium businesses (SMEs) and third sector organisations that want to advance gender equality, build a fairer and more effective workplace, and see the business benefits that come with it.
Gender equality isn’t just about doing the right thing. It helps you recruit and retain staff, reduce absence and turnover, and create workplaces where people can do their best work. The tool can also help your business stand out in grant and contract applications by strengthening your Fair Work and equality practice.
The Think Business, Think Equality tool will:
- assess your current employment practice,
- provide tailored feedback based on your responses, and
- give you a practical, tailored action plan for your organisation.
Small, practical changes to how you recruit, develop and support staff can make a real difference to your people and your business.
Start now to see where you’re doing well, and where small changes could have the biggest impact.
To learn more about the business benefits of gender equality, and a fairer workplace, watch our short films.
Think Business, Think Equality is developed by Close the Gap, Scotland’s expert organisation on women and the labour market. It is funded by the Scottish Government.
Start your self-assessment
The Think Business, Think Equality tool is made up of eight short topic-based self-assessments. You can complete them in any order, focusing on the areas most relevant to your organisation.
The topics covered are:
- Pay and reward
- Recruitment and retention
- Development and progression
- Flexible working
- Workplace culture
- Pregnancy and maternity
- Domestic abuse
- Sexual harassment
Each topic takes around 5 minutes to complete. Your answers are not stored – use of the tool is anonymous.
For each topic, you’ll receive tailored feedback and practical actions based on your responses. You can have your personal report emailed to you to support internal discussions or action planning.
You can also download supporting guidance for each topic to help you put changes into practice.
If you’d like to save your progress and return later, you can create a user account.
Start with one topic, or work through more to build a fuller picture of your employment practice.
Start your self-assessmentDownloads
You can download practical guidance for each topic covered in the tool. These resources are designed to support the actions in your tailored action plan, helping you to understand your feedback in more detail and prioritise next steps.
The guidance includes:
- clear explanations of good practice and case studies
- practical steps you can take in your organisation
- short, specialist briefings on specific topics
Use these resources to delve deeper into your personalised feedback and start putting changes into practice in a way that works for your organisation.
