Freedom from Bias and Discrimination Principle. Employment and pay practices are free from the effects of conscious and unconscious bias and assumptions based on gender. Bias and discrimination occurs at every point throughout the employment cycle. Conscious and unconscious bias impacts negatively on women’s employment, pay and progression opportunities. These negative impacts are compounded when gender is combined with other factors. This means: › Decision makers recognise and act to remove the impacts of conscious and unconscious bias › Employees, unions and agencies actively raise awareness amongst all staff of gender stereotyping and conscious and unconscious bias › Employees, unions and agencies jointly evaluate policies and practices to identify where and when gender bias and discrimination can occur › Agencies take action to prevent gender bias and discrimination before it occurs › Employees, unions and agencies pay particular attention to the compounding impacts of gender combined with other factors › Agencies value gender diversity and prioritise active protection from discrimination › Leaders and decision makers develop strong relationships with Maori women to reduce opportunities for bias and discrimination to occur.
