Archive of: Women

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  "How advancing women’s equality can add $12 trillion to global growth"

  The Managing Director of The Diversity & Innovation company was privileged to hear Vivian Hunt, Director and Managing partner of McKinsey UK and Ireland talk about the global opportunity around women’s equality at the Institute of Directors’ recent Women in Business conference. McKinsey continue to provide strong thought leadership on diversity and the economic prize available.

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  Senior men and senior women – choice versus opportunity

  Research by Columbia Business School, New York shows that when a woman is appointed to the CEO role, other women are more likely to attain senior positions. However when a woman is appointed to a senior role that was not the top job, the likelihood of other women following them to executive levels falls by 50%. The Columbia researchers believe the most likely explanation for the failure of more women to break through was a desire among men to exclude them from the boardroom. We set out the key issue for CEOs - properly address the choice versus opportunity challenge for men and women.

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  Why we created The Diversity & Innovation Company

  I had several experiences during my time as Diversity lead in Accenture that convinced me that even though we were leading edge in our approach, there was a more commercial and effective approach we could take to driving Diversity and talent development.

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