Gender diversity makes organizations better workplaces. Gender diversity makes organizations more profitable.
These are the central conclusions from Women matter: gender diversity, a corporate performance driver. In the five years since its appearance, McKinsey & Company’s report has become one of the most visible works on the value of gender diversity.
As we work together to develop the best arguments for enhanced gender balance in academia, we can look to Women Matter for inspiration.
In Norway, at least 40% of the Board of Directors of any publicly traded company must be women. At least 40% must also be men. However, a new Norwegian study finds only 8% are in central decision making positions.
This is not just a social justice problem, it’s a social economics problem. How should we start addressing it? Read more to find out.
It’s true in higher education, it’s true in law firms, it’s true in hospitals (it’s even true in monarchies!): women can get far, but they can’t get all the way to the top.
There are only three possible explanations for the lower numbers of women at the top level of these organizations.
