Understanding the facts: evidence based research
A female executive remains a rare sight in Australia…
…and only 40% of women feel they have equal opportunity to be appointed to senior leadership roles
Level the playing field: A call for action on gender parity in Australia (2010)
Two issues hold women back: ‘Differences in style’ emerges as a bigger issue than ‘competing work-life priorities’…
What stops women from reaching the top What stops women from reaching the top? Confronting the tough issues (2011)
Middle years are critical - Women’s satisfaction with their organisation plummets in the critical ‘middle’ years
CREATING A POSITIVE CYCLE: CRITICAL STEPS TO ACHIEVING GENDER PARITY IN AUSTRALIA (2012)
Visible and committed leadership is seen as critical to progress on gender diversity
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS: CEO CONDUCT THAT COUNTS (2014)
While women’s advocacy soars with flexible work, men’s declines
THE POWER OF FLEXIBILITY: A KEY ENABLER TO BOOST GENDER PARITY AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT (2015)
The Merit Trap
Unpacking merit in practice…
So what? What are the missed opportunities?
Where are your organisation on the journey to reframe merit?
It starts with us: The Leadership Shadow
Your Leadership Shadow
What can you do to promote true merit
Bias in feedback and promotion
Differences in feedback point to discomfort and perceived riskiness of female appointments
Importance of feedback and sponsorship