1. LEVERAGING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
GFOA WOMEN’S CONFERENCE
MARCH 7, 2018
Accenture announced today, June 14, 2017, that it will achieve a gender-balanced workforce, with 50 percent women and 50 percent men, by This is a big undertaking, and we have done research that we highlight each International Women’s Day to demonstrate how we might achieve these goals.

2. Topics today
How to leverage strategic alliances within and outside your organization?
Mentorship
Sponsorships
Expanded Use of Technology-Social Media
Building Networks that are Unconventional  
Interconnected, Global

3. WHY ARE STRATEGIC ALLIANCES IMPORTANT?
#METOO
#INCLUSIONRIDER
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4. Accenture research for iwd 2017/2018
Getting to equal:
Accenture research for iwd 2017/2018
2017: What is impact of digital and technology on the advancement of women?
2018: What is effect of workplace culture on women’s advancement?
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5. 2018 Survey: more than 22,ooo online interviews in 34 countries
Sample: equally split between working women and working men
Europe:
Austria
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey UK
Middle East:
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Americas:
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Mexico US
United States DEMOGRAPHICS
710
724
Asia Pacific:
Australia/New Zealand
China (Greater)
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
South Africa
New for 2018: Added New Zealand, Poland and Turkey
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6. What we found
Action in three categories changes the culture of the workplace:
Bold Leadership: a diverse leadership team that sets, shares and measures equality targets openly
Comprehensive Action: policies and practices that are family-friendly, support both genders and are bias-free in attracting and retaining people
Empowering Environment: one that trusts employees, respects individuals and offers freedom to be creative and to train and work flexibly
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7. mentorship
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8. Do you participate in a women’s network at your organization?
WOMEN ON THE FAST-TRACK ARE MORE LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN WOMEN’S NETWORKS
Fast-track women are almost twice as likely to participate in a women’s network
81% of women work at organizations without a women’s network
Do you participate in a women’s network at your organization?
21%
12%
Q41
Base = All women; Fast-track women = 128

9. sponsorship
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10. Women are more likely to be on the fast-track in organizations with at least one female senior leader
Approximately what proportion of your organization’s senior leadership team (e.g., CEO, Managing Director, CFO, COO) are women?
Proportion of women on the fast-track. Fast-track employees comprise a fifth of our study sample, typically reach manager level within five years and lead their peer group in terms of advancement in the workplace.
¹Caution: low base
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Q13
Base = All women; One woman: 626; No women: 74

11. Impact of digital
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12. Digital fluency accelerates closing the gender gap
As part of our work, we invest in very young to get Girls That Code to start changes….DC Public Schools Partnerships in an “hour of code”
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13. unconventional networks
My story: I was a client and came to Accenture.
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14. LEADERS EMBRACE PARTNERSHIPS
Leaders more likely to partner
Work with at least one private partner to get knowledge, guidance or information that feeds into their innovation activities
58%
45%
Who they partner with
Nonprofits
41.7%
25.4%
Startups or new digital companies
39.6%
24.7%
Crowdsourcing platform for ideas
39.6%
25.6%
Innovation Leaders
Everyone Else 14
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15. Interconnected and global
Multi-player games…not unusual for teens…working with teams around the globe.
Many of the workteams you work on have immigrants or other diverse populations on their teams…talk about economist from India…OBM…celebrate it…where are you from? Shrimp curry.
“I’m from Cleveland” … experiences from India …
Turns to head of Parliament…I’m from Cleveland…my son is at the Cleveland Clinic
Turns to CP Party Leader…I’m from Cleveland…my brother is a mortgage banker from Maple Heights
Turns to University President…I’m from Cleveland…my daughter is at Case Western Reserve university
More need for common cultural approaches.

16. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
PARI SABETY