Jen Dalitz
SIGN UP TO RECEIVE NEWS & UPDATES DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX
SheEO_mentoring

Latest Posts

  1. New guidelines a valuable resource for gender balance reporting Jen Dalitz 14-May-2013
  2. Thinking of working from home? Work from home DISadvantage suggests it's not all smooth sailing Jen Dalitz 14-May-2013
  3. A tear for our ANZACs and a tear for Kate Jen Dalitz 25-Apr-2013
  4. Women and Leadership: Do women value MBAs as much as men? Jen Dalitz 19-Apr-2013
  5. Steve Jobs on reaching out and reaping the rewards: Fantastic advice from the archives Jen Dalitz 19-Apr-2013
  6. Parenting & Work: Tell the politicians what really counts when it comes to childcare, paid parental leave, early learning and more Jen Dalitz 19-Apr-2013
  7. Invest in your future at the 4th Women on Boards Conference Jen Dalitz 10-Apr-2013

Dog Farm Stays

RSS
Printer View

How does corporate Australia stack up re: attitudes towards gender diversity and driving gender equality?

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Bain & Company has just released a brief titled “Level the playing field: A call for action on gender parity in Australia” outlines key findings in relation to attitudes of men and women towards gender parity.  Based on the results of an extensive survey of 1200 members of the Australian business community, the study found that promoting more talented women into senior roles isn't high enough on managements strategic agenda: although it's talked about in most sectors, it appears to be more talk than action and outcomes.  Other key findings from the survey include:

  • 20% of female respondents Vs 50% of male respondents believe that women have equal opportunity to be promoted to senior management or executive positions
  • 65% of both men and women see no evidence that their company has made gender parity a visible priority
  • 70% of both sexes believe that their company has not committed meaningful resources to gender initiatives
  • 88% of women and 67% of men believe that gender equality should be a strategic business imperative
While the study revealed that few Australian women believe their lot is improving, it did go some way towards shattering the stereotype that women don't desire the top job as much as men: the numbers of men and women aspiring to become company leaders were within a few points of each other.

Click here to read the full survey results... and I'd love to hear what you think of this result.
Comments (1) | Permalink
Lynn Harris commented on 24-Sep-2010 11:25 PM
This is a good report and hits the nail on the head when it says: "Leadership trumps everything else. As one respondent wrote, “Visible support from the CEO and the team makes diversity a key strategic priority." Unless gender balanced leadership is driven from the top as a strategic imperative, well-meaning initiatives generally have little impact on getting more women to senior positions.
Comments
comments powered by Disqus