PEOPLE The equality quiz
You wouldn't Adam and Eve it! In an age of sexual discrimination lawsuits and supposed equality, we ask “Does your business show gender bias?” Answer the questions below, tally up your score, and then find out your result at the end of the quiz. 1 What percentage of females makes up your company’s board/management? a Under 25% (3 pts) b 25-50% (2 pts) c 50%-75% (1 pt) d 75% or more (0 pts) 2 What is your company’s paternity leave policy? a More than two weeks paid (0 pts) b Up to two weeks paid (2 pts) c Two weeks paid with additional unpaid (1 pt) d Up to two weeks unpaid (3 pts) 3 Does your company provide equal pay for the same role, regardless of gender? a Mostly, but there are exceptions (2 pts) b No (3 pts) c Yes, always (0 pts) d I’m not sure (1 pt) 4 One of your male employees confides in you that a female colleague groped him in front of a group as a joke, and it made him uncomfortable. Do you: a Call a meeting of the entire staff and go over the company’s sexual harassment policy. (1 pt)
b Open disciplinary proceedings to find out who it was, and punish them as anything of this nature is totally unacceptable (0 pts) c What’s the fuss? It was just a joke, right? (3 pts) d Explain that it was just a joke to the male employee, and they should take it with a pinch of salt, but call in the offender to a meeting and make them apologise (2 pts) 5 You overhear a female employee saying that she is going to wear a revealing outfit on a sales visit to seal a deal with a male client. Do you: a Let it slide - we need the sales after all, so who cares how we get them? (3 pts) b Call the employee into your office, give her a stern telling off and re-assign the client to someone else (1 pt) c Let it go this time, but have a quiet word afterwards that this kind of behaviour is inappropriate (2 pts) d Gather the entire sales staff, discuss what constitutes proper behaviour for all employees and introduce a new, appropriate dress code (0 pts)
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