WIBF and EY were delighted to welcome Sue Unerman, Kathryn Jacob OBE and Mark Edwards, to lead this session on transforming and maintaining D&I in the workplace.
There has never been more discussion around diversity and inclusion in the workplace. From gender pay gaps to the #MeToo movement to Black Lives Matter, it seems that every organisation has finally recognised that lasting change needs to happen.
Various studies show that the most successful and productive senior management teams are those which are truly diverse and eclectic. Yet there remains only a handful of women CEOs of FTSE 100 boards, and only 10 BAME people working in leadership roles across companies in the FTSE 100.
While there has been a clear shift in attitudes, actual progress towards more inclusive workspaces has been excruciatingly slow, and in some cases, has grinded to a halt. Following extensive research and interviews at over 200 international businesses, Kathryn Jacob, Sue Unerman and Mark Edwards have discovered one major problem that is holding back the move towards greater diversity: why aren’t the men getting involved
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