Tools for fairness
A good start is to watch the video about the Schyst method. Explore our tools and videos that will help you and your colleagues understand and learn more about diversity, inclusion, and gender equality.
Remember – change takes time. Support and encourage each other, work with a long-term strategy, and be inspired along the way. Together you can make your workplace as well as the world more fair.
The Schyst method
Five steps that lead to great change. The Schyst method is designed to give everyone the opportunity of making the world more fair.
Tools to get started or keep going
Addressing everyone
Addressing everyone
Think about how you express yourself to a larger target group.
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Gendered expressionsSome words convey a feeling that something is only for a certain gender. Does it have to be like that?
Emotionally charged expressionsYour choice of words signals your values. Pay attention to the effect the words get in different contexts.
Find alternative wordsSome ordinary words are unequal in their construction and composition. Make other choices.
Order communicationSometimes you may have to order communication. To get the result you want, it is important to give the writer, photographer, or designer you hire a good basis. Emphasize how you want your organisation to be portrayed
An additional checkAsk your colleagues or a reference person for help.
How to choose wordsSome expressions can strengthen unwanted norms. An exercise in twisting and turning what we are used to.
Can you do something differently?Are your images stereotypical? Think about your choices and what you can do differently.
Look over your image bankLook over your image archive from a holistic approach and ask yourself control questions.
Conscious photographyA picture sends a message to the receiver at lightning speed. Think before you act.
Excercises
Educational videos with Jämställt
Four training packages with videos from Jämställt that are designed so that as many people as possible in the workplace can do them at the same time. That way, you get a mutual understanding of why it is important to have a Schyst workplace.
Take a look at the excersies
Spot the normsWhat conceptions and prejudice about women and men do the pictures you choose signal?
Identifying norms in the workplacePractise discovering norms to see what it is like at your workplace.
Identifying norms in your surroundingsPractise your awareness of norms in society to get a better understanding of the experience of others.
Explore privilegesRaise awareness of different types of privileges that people may have.
Equal arrangementsIdentify the different parts that you can affect.
Examine preconceived notionsPutting together, for example, a project group means considering factors such as competence, working methods and personality. But what happens when we don't get complete information?
Inspiration
Fair recruiting
An open climate and a clear base of values make the workplace attractive to more talent, while at the same time you reduce the risk of losing valuable colleagues. Reviewing the routines for how and where you recruit can play a role in who applies for a job with you.
Learn about fair recruiting