Gender Parity: The Opportunities

Richer Talent Pool.

With 50% of workforce at entry level jobs women while most business practices and culture in organisation are made around men's life style and working style. Addressing this problem will give organisation access to women pool which is fully engaged.

Engaged Workforce.

In the U.K., 17% of employees are engaged, or emotionally invested in and focused on creating value for their organizations every day. By contrast, 57% are not engaged, and 26% are actively disengaged, or emotionally disconnected from their workplaces and less likely to be productive.

Diversity Benefits.

Benefits of workplace diversity are significan like increased adaptability, broader service range, variety of viewpoints, lower risk levels, more effective execution.

Economic Value.

A diverse workforce can capture a greater share of the consumer market, more qualified workforce, lower employee turnover.

Enhanced Reputation.

Information about C-suite gender equality is surely becoming more accessible. Social networks and search engines can more easily assess companies on their gender equality practices. ‘Best of’ rankings lists are already flourishing and there is no reason to believe that more of them will not be rating corporate gender balance.