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Gender Agenda 3 Launch - A Senior Operational Leader’s Perspective
Ch Supt Irene CurtisPresident, Police Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales
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Who are senior operational leaders?PSAEW Survey of Female MembersPSAEW Personal Resilience SurveyNext Steps
What do Senior Operational Leaders do?
Influence Strategy
Implement tactics+
=MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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PSAEW Survey of Female Members Results
(36% response rate)
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My workplace is supportive of female officers
73%
Senior management are
supportive of female officers
63%
PSAEW Survey of Female Members 2014 – Results(36% response rate) I would feel confident
reporting sexual discrimination in my
workplace48%
I feel able to be myself in the
workplace81%
There are visible role models in my organisation
79%
My male colleagues are
well-informed on gender issues
38%
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PSAEW Survey of Female Members Key themes
(36% response rate)
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PSAEW Survey of Female Members 2014 – Key themes(36% response rate)
Lack of self-confidence
Perception of having to work twice as hard as
male colleagues
Feeling of isolation
Caring responsibilities impact upon work life balance and networking opportunities
Perception of being under greater
scrutiny than male colleagues
Lack of awareness of ‘unconscious bias’
Same behaviours assessed
differently in men than women
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Q. What more could be done to improve the workplace for female officers?
Increased support such as
coaching and mentoring
Ability to work more
flexiblyAddress issues around work life
balance and menopause
Make senior leadership
training more family friendly
Need more female role models and
support networks
PCCs need to be more intrusive and
challenging of Chief Constables re the
diversity of the workforce
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PSAEW Personal Resilience Survey Gender comparisons
(81% response rate)
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PSAEW Personal Resilience Survey 2014 – Gender comparisons(81% response rate)
Higher proportion of
female members than male members
experienced SEVERE levels
of anxiety
Female members are more likely to seek treatment for
stress, anxiety and depression
Female members have higher sickness levels than men and are more likely to use annual leave to cover sickness than
caring responsibilities
89% of male members had zero days sickness in the last 12 months
compared to 81% of female members
Next Steps?
• Chief Officers Women’s Forum – mentoring• Support relevant national business areas• Re-establish support networks within PSAEW• Influence College of Policing regarding course
development, unconscious bias and research• Share national survey data with Chief Officers• Link with BAWP re Gender Agenda 3• Discussions with Association of PCCs
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Thanks for listening!
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