With women making up just 4% of CEOs in the world’s 500 top companies what can be done to challenge the barriers that prevent women progressing? On the face of it,2016 hasn’t started out as a ample news year for gender equality. First, we learned that gender inequality could cost the global economy a potential $12tn by 2025 unless rectified. Then, or on the first anniversary of Shared Parental Leave launching,we discovered that engage-up has floundered at 1%.
The ample news is that leaders can improve equality at their business and reap the manifold rewards of diversity, if they are willing to walk the talk. Here are some practical tactics to consider, and as well as specific programmes we’ve implemented at media agency Maxus.
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Source: theguardian.com