A Place for Women

Telstra is a diverse and inclusive place to work. For women, we have created a place that is supportive, challenging and flexible, working with great people. Telstra is a place for women.

We are proactive and passionate about making sure that our workplaces are inclusive and that talented people can perform at their best. We know that parts of our business are traditionally male-dominated areas, and so we work very hard to make sure that the culture is right and that talented women have the opportunity to shine.

We do this with specific policies about fairness and flexibility, and deliberate practices like mentoring and sponsorship, and all our managers have goals around the representation and retention of women. To serve our customers and to be a great place to work, Telstra is, and must continue to be, a place for women too.

Diversity & Inclusion Policies

So that we continue to be a leader in inclusive employment practices, Telstra has been an early adopter of employee and Board policies that set our agenda for Diversity & Inclusion. These are issues that have the specific attention of our Board. Doing this also means that we are ahead of the rest in terms of new governance requirements around policy and reporting on gender equality in our company and on our Board. Learn more

Work Life Flexibility

At Telstra, we respect that our people have lives outside work. Our approach to flexibility enables our people to maintain a healthy balance between work and other responsibilities and activities. Our flexible work practices enhance our legislative requirements, and are underpinned by progressive leave policies including parental leave, personal (including carer's) leave, cultural leave and the ability to purchase additional leave. Learn more

 

Actions for People Managers

Inclusive practice is not just about what a policy document says – it is also about what actions managers take in the workplace. Managers at Telstra take a range of practical approaches to embed inclusion into everyday practice. These include an on-the job diversity guide complete with tools and templates, that enables managers to support gender diversity through their own management practices. Learn more