Department of Health and Ageing (DOH) – AWEI 2022 Results

Department of Health and Aged Care Australia – AWEI 2022 Submission

S1 Q15 – Gender Neutral Bathroom Facilities (p13-15) – 3/4 points

Significant work has been undertaken to install “all gender” toilets; sanitary bins have been installed in ‘male’ toilets. Staff are welcome to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. Single-sex spaces are not available.

S3 Q9 – LGBTQ Employee Network (p31) – 2 points

13% of Department of Health workforce are members of the Health Pride Network.

Q43 – Gender Affirmation Leave (p59) – 1 point

In addition to the same leave entitlements as other staff, the Gender Affirmation Policy provides an additional 5 days paid leave and 12 months unpaid leave.

Q40 – Pro bono of financial support: LGBTQ Charities / Organisations (p56) – 2 points

Department of Health funded QLife for $4.7 million and MindOUT for $2.7 million

Q43 – Customer-facing LGBTQ Inclusion (p60) – 1 point

Department of Health received 1 point for including the following example:

The National Suicide Prevention Trial (NSPT) is a Department of Health initiative where 12 sites are funded for $6 million each over 6 years. It is a $72 million trial. Two of the 12 sites focused on LGBTIQ+ populations. Read the full report.

Q43 – Executive advocacy and visibility (p63) – 0 points

This item received 0 out of 1 points and a comment “a tshirt is not enough”.

Submission document

AWEI 2022 Scorecard

Full marks received for

• Section 1 – HR Policies and Practices
• Section 2 – Strategy & Accountability
• Section 6 – Executive Leadership & Engagement
• Section 7 – Data Collection & Reporting
• Section 8 – Community Engagement
• Section 9 – Survey

Least points received for

• Section 1 – Trans / Gender Diverse Inclusion

Invoices

$6600 for standard membership renewal to 28 June 2022.

Survey Results

I believe there are more than 2 genders (p7)

Almost 70% of staff at Department of Health believe there are more than 2 genders.