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As organisations begin to identify areas of gender biases in their businesses, it is pertinent to also develop deliberate plans and strategies to gradually eradicate biases, stereotypes and discrimination to achieve a more diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment. Businesses can easily conduct a quick survey on the number of women to men within their system, number of women in management positions, recruitment and promotion policies that favour one gender over the other. This will guide the business in understanding its true position on gender equality and inclusion. Here are some smart ways to tackle gender biases within the work environment:  Policies: Organisations can (re)draft policies that clearly states criteria for hiring, promoting and terminating employees without dividing it into genders. This means that such corporate policies should cover all regardless of gender, age, culture or other limiting factors. All who are qualified should be given equal opportun...

The International Women's day has come and gone but the work to #BreakTheBias continues. If for nothing, the celebration has reignited the passion of many to fight against gender inequality and walk the work in ensuring women are not limited to realize their full potential in the corporate space.  We all have unconscious biases! Recognizing these biases, especially gender bias, is a step to winning this battle. it takes a deliberate individual as well as collective effort to win this and achieve a world where both male and female are given equal opportunities to thrive and not be judged by their gender.  In the corporate world, most of the harmful gender biases can be traced to HR practices, management processes and policies which include recruitment, training, pay gap, promotion, corporate culture, role assignment, performance evaluation and termination among others.  In some part of the world, especially in Africa, men are most times paid higher because they are perceiv...