Straight Talk About Gender Equity and Executive Recruiting
Posted by Tim McIntyre on Thu, Aug 19, 2010 @ 07:39 AM
We've just released a new report, What Women Want: Straight Talk About Gender In Executive Recruiting. It summarizes survey results suggesting that, while most companies fill executive and management positions based on talent, not gender, other factors may be keeping women from moving up.
We sent the survey to HR leaders, directors, vice presidents and other executives across the financial, insurance and high tech industries. More than 500 people responded, and more than half of them were women in executive or other management roles. The
What Women Want report conveys what we heard about how they view corporate practices in recruiting, nurturing and
retaining women for leadership.
The report covers:
- How respondents rate their own companies as gender-diverse places to work
- Why some women have considered leaving their companies
- What they see as the primary obstacles for further improvement
More than 80 percent rated their current employer as “good” or “excellent” as a gender diverse place to work, compared to places they’ve worked in the past. Nearly the same amount (79 percent) said management views a gender-diverse talent pool as an advantage. Whereas nearly 20% fell into the “needs improvement” category. Two percent rated their companies as “poor.”
Download the report today >>