Targets Selection Guide

Selecting Gender Equality Targets - a simple 6-step guide

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Download WGEA's full guide to selecting gender equality targets

WGEA’s Target Selection Guide outlines the key steps employers can take to select gender equality targets that drive real change in their workplace.  

From 2026, employers that directly employ 500 or more need to select and meet gender equality targets.

Targets help workplaces to move from good intention to action. The benefits include increased access to the external talent pool, more effective recruitment, retention, and employee engagement. 

Success comes less from the number, and more from the planning and actions employers take to select and then implement targets.

This guide will help you confidently select targets from the menu that are 

  • realistic and achievable 

  • meaningful for your workplace 

  • likely to generate positive change 

  • supported by your employees, board and stakeholders.  

Even if you're not required to select targets under the Workplace Gender Equality Act, any employer can use this process to improve gender equality. 

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Ready to select meaningful gender equality targets?

By following these steps, you’ll be well on your way to choosing targets that drive real change in your workplace.

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Targets information

Targets Frequently Asked Questions

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Read the latest information in FAQs.

Targets compliance

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Comprehensive information on reporting and compliance obligations.

Masterclasses

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Sign up for an online Targets Masterclass with our gender equality experts.

Targets Menu

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View the targets you can choose from in our Targets Menu Guide.

Find your baseline data

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A guide to show you how and where to find your baseline data for targets.

Targets hub

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Everything you need to know about workplace gender equality targets, in one place.

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