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NHF launches tool to help housing associations measure equality, diversity and inclusion
The National Housing Federation (NHF) has launched a data tool to help its members measure equality, diversity and inclusion within their workforces.
Social landlords will be able to input the nine protected characteristics of their workforce and leadership, such as their race, gender identity and religion, and compare it to the characteristics of the populations in their stock locations.
This will allow housing associations to develop evidence-based plans to ensure their staff reflect their communities, the NHF said.
The tool is the next stage of the NHF’s broader equality, diversity and inclusion work that launched last year to address the lack of diversity within the sector.
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It follows a report published by the NHF in November which found that the sector’s commitment to improve diversity, equality and inclusion has been “piecemeal or time-limited”.
In response to the report’s findings, the NHF committed to providing a sector-wide picture of the diversity of workforces and called on its members to be open with their data.
Kate Henderson, chief executive of the NHF, said: “This tool is a critical next step in ensuring that the NHF’s equality, diversity and inclusion work instigates real change and helps housing associations truly represent their communities.
“Our members are committed to reflecting the diversity of the communities in which they operate. But until now, the sector hasn’t had the tools to truly understand how representative social housing landlords really are. Now, housing associations will be able to use this data tool to see clearly where they are not representative and make targeted plans to address any shortcomings.
“This will certainly require our sector to have a very honest conversation with itself, but this is a great opportunity for us to show leadership and demonstrate our commitment to creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. I would urge all housing associations to make the most of it.”
