Gender equality targets employer examples is a collection of common scenarios showing how employers select, track and meet gender equality targets so you can move from compliance to meaningful progress, faster.
Explore employer examples and start selecting targets that work for your organisation.
A practical guide to selecting and meeting gender equality targets
Meeting gender equality targets can feel complex, especially when you’re balancing compliance, workforce realities and competing priorities. That’s why the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released Gender equality targets: employer examples.
This new guide shows how Designated Relevant Employers are selecting and meeting gender equality targets in practice, using real world scenarios that many organisations will recognise.
Rather than abstract theory, it walks through what employers actually do - from analysing their gender pay gap to choosing targets and demonstrating progress at the end of the target cycle.
Built for employers navigating real challenges
The guide includes a suite of clear, practical employer examples that reflect common workplace issues, such as:
- men dominated or women dominated workforces
- large or persistent gender pay gaps
- unequal pay for similar work
- low representation of women in leadership
- barriers to progression despite a gender balanced workforce
- difficulty attracting women to stem or professional roles
- low uptake of parental leave by men.
Each example shows how an employer identified its key gender equality issues and selected targets that directly respond to those challenges.
What the guide gives you
Designed to save time and remove guesswork, each employer example includes:
- gender pay gap analysis results showing how hotspots were identified
- a clear action plan - outlining what actions were taken and why
- eligible and selected targets mapped to real business issues
- end of cycle compliance examples explaining what meeting or improving against a target looks like in practice.
You can quickly navigate to the example that best matches your organisation and see how employers are setting realistic, meaningful targets within a 3-year cycle.
Why this matters for HR leaders
For HR managers responsible for target selection and reporting, this guide:
- reduces uncertainty around what “good” target setting looks like
- helps align targets with business strategy and workforce data
- supports compliance while driving genuine organisational change
- provides ready to use examples to guide internal conversations.
Start selecting and implementing targets with clarity and confidence
If you’re responsible for selecting or delivering gender equality targets, this guide is your practical starting point. Explore the employer examples and take the next step towards meeting your gender equality targets with confidence.