Equity in Action

Explore guides toolkits and research to build more inclusive and equitable workplaces.

Gender Audit Tool

It’s a self-assessment tool that helps an organisation understand how well it is doing on gender equity. It looks at different parts (or sub-components) of the organisation’s policies, culture, practices and gives a scale to measure progress.

Bridging the Gender Pay Gap: Guideline & Checklist for Action

As part of EquiLead’s Gender Equity Initiative, we are addressing the ongoing challenge of the gender pay gap. This interactive resource helps organisations understand the causes of wage disparities, identify gaps in policies and structures, and explore practical approaches to close them. With reflection prompts and a checklist, it guides teams in designing actionable strategies to promote fairness, improve retention, and support long-term organisational growth.

The EquiLead Dialogues - Sangita Marda Agarwal

In this episode of The EquiLead Dialogues we are joined by Sangita Marda Agarwal — leadership advocate master community builder and India Lead at the Lean In Foundation. As the Network Leader of Lean In Mumbai since 2017 Sangita has played a pivotal role in shaping the Lean In movement in India building vibrant values-led communities where women connect learn and grow together.

Stereotypes at Workplace – A Practical Handbook

This handbook unpacks what stereotypes are how they reinforce cycles of bias and exclusion and the ways they surface in professional settings. It offers practical tools checklists and self-reflection exercises to help individuals and organisations identify and challenge bias while embedding gender equity into daily practices culture and structures.

Balancing the Scale: Relational Models to Advance Women in Leadership

Co-created by EquiLead in partnership with Dasra this report explores how relational models—mentorship sponsorship coaching and shadowing—can unlock women’s leadership potential in the impact sector. Despite women making up over half of entry-level roles their representation drops sharply at senior levels. Balancing the Scale highlights four key levers to address this gap: fostering developmental relationships skill and capability development fair hiring and promotion systems and flexibility for caregivers.

Unpacking Gender-Equitable Leadership in Organisations

EquiLead’s “Unpacking Gender-Equitable Leadership” study captures insights from 198 organisations across two phases, spotlighting pathways to gender-equitable leadership.

EquiLead’s Leadership Opportunity Toolkit

Our Leadership Opportunities Toolkit supports your leadership journey by providing practical resources to help you identify and pursue new professional pathways. The toolkit offers straightforward guidance to enhance your leadership presence and connect you with valuable opportunities for growth. The resources includes: - A Personal Branding Document template to help you articulate your professional strengths and build an authentic personal brand - A Networking Map presentation that helps you visualize and expand your professional connections - A curated collection of resources, including recommended books, articles, and inspirational leaders to learn from These tools are practical and adaptable to your specific career context. Whether you're looking to enhance your visibility, strengthen your network, or deepen your leadership knowledge, these resources are here to support your growth.

The Accessibility Toolkit

How do we make the presentation of art inclusive and accessible? The Accessibility Toolkit is a collaboration between students and faculty members of Humber College, and artists from Tangled Art + Disability (TAD). It is intended to inform and educate students, artists, arts organizations, curators, program directors, volunteers, and gallery staff. Developed by, and in consultation with, disability identified, Deaf and Mad artists, people with lived experience, curators and performers, this toolkit is one that art spaces can use to further develop and implement inclusive programming.

Resources for Women Navigating Leadership & Growth

A handpicked collection of books, articles, and inspiring voices to support women professionals on their leadership journey.