the experiences necessary to fulfil their
potential.
Individuals can commit to advocating
for themselves, and when appropriate,
becoming effective role models and sponsors
of women to help them achieve their goals.
Challenge conscious and unconscious
bias
Studies show that gender-balanced
organizations and teams deliver stronger
results, and that inclusive societies are more
progressive, but ingrained bias slows the
progress of equality.
Organizations must build cultures where
all people feel valued and included and
can contribute fully according to their
capabilities.
Individuals can commit to learning about
their own biases, adjusting their behaviour as
needed and welcoming different experiences
and points of view.
Call for gender-balanced leadership
Companies with women board members
outperform in return on equity, net income
growth and price-to-book value as well as a
host of non-financial measures.
Organizations must ensure women are
exposed to strategic operations and functions
to gain the experience needed for senior
positions and set measurable targets for
appointing women to leadership.
Individuals can show potential or current
employers that they value and expect
gender-balanced leadership. They should
seek out leadership, sponsorship and
mentoring programs, exposure to strategic
and financial roles and integrated networks
designed to help women advance.
Value women and men’s contributions
equally
Raising the female labour force participation
rate to match that of men will have a
positive impact on GDP in both developed
and developing economies.
Organizations must ensure all their talent
processes are equitable, fair and that they
further their gender parity and diversity
objectives.
Individuals can seek out perspectives
different from their own, prioritize building
diverse teams and engage in mixed networks
that build trusted relationships.
Create inclusive, flexible cultures
After competitive pay and benefits, workers
in eight countries rank working flexibly and
still being on track for promotion as what
they value most in a potential job.
Organizations should recognize that lines
between career and personal lives are
becoming more fluid. They should create
progressive policies like flexible working that
allow everyone - regardless of age, gender,
rank or geography - to manage their personal
and professional lives and realize their
ambitions.
Individuals can create trusting, team-
oriented work environments by encouraging
flexible working supporting choice about the
times, places and ways work gets done.
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