WORK180

About

WORK180 is a jobs platform and employer advocacy service that pre-screens employers against gender-equity criteria (pay equity, flexible work, women leaders, parental leave) and lists qualified employers to job seekers.

Mission

WORK180 operates a jobs platform and advocate service for working women, pre-screening employers against a set of 35 criteria including pay equity, flexible working, women in leadership and paid parental leave. The platform launched in 2015 and has expanded into the UK. It has secured more than 100 clients, including Microsoft, NAB and BHP. The company planned to use new funding to hire an additional 15 staff and to initiate expansion into the US while doubling down on growth in the UK. Leadership emphasizes investor alignment with the company’s values, a theme highlighted during the fundraise. The company has previously raised funding, though prior round details are not specified in the article. WORK180 is a gender-equality jobs platform launched in 2015 that screens employers against a benchmark covering pay equity, flexible working, women in leadership and paid parental leave. Employers that meet the benchmark can list jobs and the platform publishes employer information for job seekers. The company reports a 400% spike in job listings in the prior three months and says clients see up to 50x more female applicants versus platforms like SEEK. WORK180 counts clients such as Atlassian, Microsoft, CommBank, BHP, NAB, Caltex, Xero, MYOB, Telstra, Qantas and the NSW Government. The team is eleven people and the founders emphasize refusing investors or employers who would require lowering their benchmark. WORK180 is using its recent funding to drive an international rollout, beginning with a UK launch and a US launch scheduled for 2019.

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