As a woman, it is likely that you will want to prioritize the safety of other women in your workplace, as well as yourself. Workplaces do not always have the protocols in place to keep the women in their employment as safe as their male counterparts. However, as a female leader, you have the ability to turn this around and ensure that every woman in your company feels relaxed and settled in their workplace.

·      Create an Anti-Harassment Policy

The first step that you should take to protect your female staff members is to create an anti-harassment policy. Although this policy might not be able to stop harassment completely, it will ensure that everyone knows where they stand and what will happen if they break your trust.

This anti-harassment policy can not only act as a deterrent but can also ensure that you always have a guide to refer back to in difficult situations. If you are struggling to write this yourself, there are many templates online that might be of help to you and that can help you to create a clear and definitive policy that has as few loopholes in it as possible.

·      Invest in Gendered Non-Slip Shoes

Workwear and personal protective equipment (PPE) are important as they can help to protect your employees from accidents and injuries. However, a lot of PPE kits are designed with men in mind and do not suit a woman’s physique.

This could put the women in your employment at risk as they have not been designed to keep women safe. This means that you should consider investing in non-slip work shoes for women for both yourself and your employees. These shoes will ensure that your team members or you do not fall over on slippery surfaces, especially if they spend most of their days rushing around.

·      Buy Security Cameras and Alarms

However, to ensure that the women on your premises feel secure at work, you should invest in security cameras and alarms. These security cameras and alarms can allow you to monitor your workplace and can draw your attention to any intruders who are not meant to be on your site.

This can prevent outside threats from entering your place of work and can help your team stay settled and relaxed while they type away during their working hours.

·      Have Women on Your Leadership Team

While you might be a woman yourself, this is not enough to make fair decisions, especially if you do not want to be doing all the work yourself. Instead, you should make sure that there are multiple women on your leadership team.

This will ensure that decisions can be made through a female lens and that women’s needs can be as considered and thought about as men’s. This will also give you people to bounce ideas off in order to create a health and safety plan that can work and be effective for everyone you employ, yourself included.