Despite what we know, we’re still sexist: Jenkins

“[Those attitudes suggest] men are tough and strong while women are sort of nurturing, collaborative, co-operative and more of a carer,” Jenkins told BlueNotes on video.

"When you really talk to people there’s still a really strong view that men are the primary breadwinner and a women who has a child should be staying home."
Kate Jenkins, Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner

“In the workplace, one sounds more like a leader and the other sounds less like a leader.”

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While the law prevents discrimination and we like to think it doesn’t happen, reality suggests it does occur, Jenkins said.

“When you really talk to people there’s still a really strong view that men are the primary breadwinner and a woman who has a child should be staying home,” she said.

Jenkins said men have an important role to play in the fight against discrimination because gender equality isn’t exclusively a ‘men vs women’ problem.

She also touched on what men can actively do to help combat discrimination in the workplace. Watch the video above to find out more.

Anna Green is CEO, Laos at ANZ