The toolkit
Tools you can use, not just read
Five sections, ten documents, one goal: making equality checkable. Each section pairs a practical checklist you can run in your own organisation with a report explaining the EU legislation behind it — researched by the partner responsible for that theme and reviewed across the consortium. Grounded in EU legislation and adapted to national contexts.
Welcome to our Toolkit
The UnlockEquality Toolkit is the practical output of our research across five countries. Each section covers a distinct area of workplace gender inequality — from organisational policies to everyday behaviours and LGBTQ+ inclusion.
All materials are grounded in EU legislation and adapted to national contexts. They are designed for employers, HR professionals, adult educators, and anyone working to create fairer workplaces.
Full Checklist Overview: One document covering all five sections — with direct links to each resource
Download PDF| # | Topic | Partner | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organisational Policies & Structures | Babele Denmark | |
| 2 | Everyday Behaviours & Interpersonal Dynamics | Udruga DONUM Croatia | |
| 3 | HR Systems: Recruitment, Pay, Task Assignment & Promotion | Eurodimensions Malta | |
| 4 | Pregnancy, Parenthood & Work–Life Balance | LCCI Latvia | |
| 5 | Inclusion of LGBTQ+ & Gender-Diverse Employees | Stichting Incubator Netherlands | |
| 6 | Presentation — Self-Assessment Checklist | Consortium All partners |
Collection of Bad Practices
Before designing the checklists, we documented what gender inequality actually looks like at work. This synthesis report brings together 25 real-world cases across sectors as diverse as healthcare, public administration, tech, sport, hospitality, and academia.
The cases reveal six recurring patterns: pay inequality, pregnancy and motherhood discrimination, barriers to promotion, harassment and abuse of power, everyday stereotyping, and LGBTQ+ and trans inclusion gaps. Read together, they show that workplace inequality is rarely a single policy failure: it grows from non-transparent systems, weak reporting, and cultural norms that go unchallenged. The report is both the foundation for our checklists and a standalone resource for employers, HR professionals, and adult educators.
Start with the games
Six short, interactive games surface how bias shows up at work — play solo in ten minutes or run one with your team.
Turning research into tools you can use — to find where gender inequality lives at work, and do something about it.
★ Project number 2025-1-LV01-KA220-ADU-000363211. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the State Education Development Agency of the Republic of Latvia (SEDA). Neither the European Union nor SEDA can be held responsible for them.