What the research says
There is so much information out there on gender equality, gender balance as well as great articles on how coaching can help with confidence and leadership. Below are a few of my favourite reports and articles which really get into what is at the heart of the matter.
women in the workplace report 2024
'“Over the past decade, there have been important gains for women at every level of the corporate pipeline, particularly in senior leadership. This progress matters: research shows that companies with more women in leadership benefit from greater innovation, healthier cultures, and stronger performance. However, the pipeline is not as healthy as the numbers suggest. At this rate it will take over 50 years to reach parity for women” McKinsey Company & Lean In
Women in the workplace Report 2023
“Progress remains slow for women at the manager and director levels, creating a weak middle in the pipeline and impacting the majority of women […]. And the “Great Breakup” continues for women at the director level, the group next in line for senior leadership positions.8 Similar to last year, women directors are leaving at a higher rate than in past years—and at a notably higher rate than men at the same level. As a result of these two dynamics, there are strikingly fewer women in line for top positions.”McKinsey Company & Lean In
WOMEN IN WORK 2023
“This year, despite a rebound following the COVID-19 pandemic, PwC’s Women in Work Index did not catch up to its pre-pandemic path of progress towards equality. […] The average gender pay gap across the OECD also widened by 0.6 percentage points.[…] The UK fell five places on the Index in 2021 to 14th out of 33 OECD countries,3 mainly due to a 2.3 percentage point widening of the gender pay gap (now at 14.3%).”
PWC
WHY GENDER DIVERSITY MAY LEAD TO BETTER RETURNS
“According to Morgan Stanley Research from 2019, a more diverse workforce, as represented by women across all levels of the organization, is correlated with higher average returns. When our quantitative team analyzed global companies based on their percentage of female employees and other metrics of gender diversity, companies that have taken a holistic approach toward equal representation have outperformed their less diverse peers by 3.1% per year.”Morgan Stanley
Women in the workplace 2021 report.
“A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, women have made important gains in representation, and especially in senior leadership. But the pandemic continues to take a toll. Women are now significantly more burned out—and increasingly more so than men.” McKinsey& Company and Lean In
Covid-19 and gender equality- countering the regressive effects
“By our calculation, women’s jobs are 1.8 times more vulnerable to this crisis than men’s jobs. Women make up 39 percent of global employment but account for 54 percent of overall job losses. One reason for this greater effect on women is that the virus is significantly increasing the burden of unpaid care, which is disproportionately carried by women.” McKinsey&Company
BUSINESS BRIEFING ON UNPAID CARE AND DOMESTIC WORK 2024
“At a ‘big picture’ macro, society level, experts have determined that current patterns of unequal unpaid care work are holding women back from full participation in the labour force, and so acting as a significant barrier to unlocking the economic boost that would come from achieving gender equality – estimated to be as much as 26% of global GDP/US$28 trillion.”
Oxfam & Unilever
FTSE WOMEN LEADERS REVIEW 2024
“A year of steady gains for Women in Leadership roles of FTSE 350 companies, but with more to do. The representation of women on FTSE350 Boards has increased beyond the 40% target, with almost two years to go until the end of 2025, and evidence there is room for more progress.” FTSE Women Leaders
Women in the workplace Report 2022
“Despite modest progress women are are still dramatically underrepresented in leadership roles. Many women are switching jobs for better opportunities, but some are considering downshifting and leaving the workforce.
In the past year, 29% of women—and 22% of men—have thought about reducing their hours, taking a less demanding job, or leaving the workforce altogether, although far fewer have actually taken these actions.”McKinsey Company & Lean In
The female Ftse Report 2021
“Seventy-nine FTSE 100 companies have met the Hampton-Alexander target of 33% women on their board by the end of 2020. The variance across the companies continues to grow with Diageo leading with 60% women on their board and Ocado lagging the most with only17% women on their board”Cranfield University/EY
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“Most important, if your coach is effective, he or she will help you build skills to see yourself more clearly: to question your assumptions about yourself, get curious about where you're strong and where you need to grow, and learn to see yourself with "fair witness" eyes.” Forbes Magazine
Women in the workplace 2020 report.
“Between 2015 and 2020, we made slow but steady progress in women’s representation. But a “broken rung” at the first step up to manager continues to hold women back—and now the Covid-19 crisis is threatening to erase the gains of the past six years.” McKinsey& Company and Lean In
Women in Work 2024
“For every £1 earned by a man in the UK, an equally qualified woman with a similar personal and professional background earns 90p on average. This suggests that biases and structural inequalities in the workplace play a significant role in driving pay disparities between men and women.”
PWC
The WOMEN LEADERS REVIEW 2022
“The FTSE 100 has made steady progress this year1, with almost a thousand more women in Leadership, than in 2017. However, the rate of progress overall remains slow, with a lower turnover in the year and 63% of all available roles going to men.” FTSE Women Leaders
Tackling social Norms - A game changer in gender inequality
“According to the count index, 91 percent of men and 86 percent of women show at least one clear bias against gender equality[…] About 50 percent of men and women interviewed across 75 countries say they think men make better political leaders than women, while more than 40 percent felt that men made better business executives. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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“The Institute of Coaching cites that over 70% of individuals who receive coaching benefited from improved work performance, relationships and more effective communication skills. They also reported that a huge 86% of companies feel that they recouped the investment they made into coaching plus more on top.” Forbes Magazine
The female Ftse Report 2020
““The number of companies who have reached the 33% target has risen to 132 (52.8%) so whilst overall FTSE 250 companies are close to meeting the target of 33% by the end of 2020, there are still many remaining companies needing to make progress in their appointment of women to their boards” Cranfield University/EY