UN Women's HeForShe IMPACT CEOs
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DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2016 HeForShe Parity Report. The unprecedented disclosure was announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos,
where many of the firms' heads gathered alongside Phumzile
Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN
Women, and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson.
/ -- Ten of the world's leading companies have released new
workforce gender diversity figures, including details on leadership
roles and board membership, in UN Women's inaugural
Last year at the 2015 UN Women session at Davos, UN Women unveiled the HeForShe IMPACT 10X10X10 initiative
to galvanize momentum in advancing gender equality. HeForShe created
the IMPACT 10X10X10 initiative to engage 10 key decision-makers in
governments, corporations and universities around the world to drive
change from the top.
The Corporate Impact Champions
have made gender equality an institutional priority since they signed
up, and the transparency displayed in Davos
will help them measure commitments and inspire action from other
employers. The report figures show that a large gap remains between the
representation of women in the workforce at large, and in leadership
positions. Although overall representation of women averaged 39.7 per
cent across the 10 firms, the proportion of senior leadership roles held
by women ranged from a low of 11 per cent to a high of only 33 per
cent. While this group outperforms global averages, UN Women has set
parity—as part of its gender equality drive for a 50-50 Planet by
2030—as the goal and the individual company commitments reflect a
variety of pathways to achieve this.
The group of 10 companies
includes: AccorHotels, Barclays, Koç Holding, McKinsey & Company,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Schneider Electric, Tupperware Brands, Twitter,
Unilever and Vodafone.
"I salute the courage of this
group to reveal their equality profiles and their evident dedication to
make radical change. They lay bare in specific detail what we know to be
the global norm –women are chronically under-represented in leadership
roles and in formal employment overall. Through their experiences, we
can identify and scale solutions to transform sectors, and eventually,
achieve an equal world. They are shaping what corporate leadership looks
like on this issue," said Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women.
The UN has made this type of partnership a key part of achieving its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
which prioritizes gender equality as both a stand-alone goal and as an
integral part of other goals. The transparency displayed in the
announcement is therefore crucial for measuring progress.
Recognizing both the importance of
this topic and the critical need for progress, IMPACT Champions have
taken a bold stance on transparency. They have committed to periodically
and publically share standard figures on gender representation.
Other findings from the report include:
- 40% of Tupperware's Board and 61% of its new hires are women, bringing it the closest to parity on these measures out of the group.
- AccorHotels and Tupperware Brands have achieved board parity (between 40-60%) today. Across IMPACT Champions, women hold 28.6% of Board seats.
- Across all companies, women represent 39.9% of new hires. Four companies have achieved parity in their new hires: Barclays, PwC, Tupperware and Unilever.
Four figures were selected as a
standard baseline across all 10 companies, providing both a holistic
workforce view as well as a detailed examination of key roles. This
analysis includes three figures that explore the current representation
of women, and one leading indicator, which illustrates the direction of
the company going forward. Each company shared information from their
completed 2014 reporting cycle. This date provides a common starting
point for all companies and shows the gender composition at the outset
of IMPACT 10x10x10. Corporate IMPACT Champions are reporting gender
representation across:
- The overall company
- Senior leadership
- Board
- New hires
Champions:
Sébastien Bazin, Chairman & CEO, AccorHotels, said:
"I am strongly convinced that
women should be free to realize their career prospects and given the
same opportunities as their male peers. As the CEO of AccorHotels, I
have the capacity and the duty to push further for real change."
Jes Staley, CEO, Barclays, said:
"As a leader, husband and father, I
believe that enabling true gender equality is a responsibility we all
share. At Barclays, our partnership with the UN and support for HeForShe
are indicative of the strength of our commitment to ensuring women can
contribute fully to society, to industry and global economies."
Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Company, said:
"Our commitment to diversity and
inclusion is a part of our firm's history and daily practice. I see it
as the business of executives to set clear goals and strive to reach
them, even though we know it won't be easy."
Dennis Nally, Chairman, PWC International Limited, said:
"Part of my personal commitment is
to move the needle on gender equality. HeForShe at PwC will harness the
immense power of our network to promote inclusion and foster greater
equality."
Jean-Pascal Tricoire, CEO, Schneider Electric, said:
"Companies have a key role to play
as "change agents" to build a world where gender equality is a reality.
It is a question of determination. Leading by example and engaging more
men in these challenges will be one of my key priorities."
Rick Goings, CEO, Tupperware Brands, said:
"Some things just cannot wait. Men
must stand up now for women's equality. Why am I a HeForShe Champion?
Not just because I can't wait, but because I will not wait."
Adam Bain, COO, Twitter, said:
"Twitter is honoured to partner
with HeForShe. I look forward to the day when both my daughter and my
son can enter the workforce in an environment where women have just as
much opportunity as their male counterparts."
Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever, said:
"I am personally passionate about
the HeForShe initiative, which is in line with Unilever's ambition to
empower 5 million women by 2020. I will use my voice to encourage sons,
husbands, brothers and fathers to pledge their support and take action."
Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone said
"At Vodafone, we are committed to
greater gender equality among our employees. I pledge to continue to
drive forward these initiatives with the support of all our employees
aligned to the HeForShe campaign and to champion our commitments
personally."
Tragically, Mustafa Koç, Chair
of Koç Holding and an ardent supporter of UN Women, died at the age of
55 in the days before the event. He had been a dedicated IMPACT Champion
and contributed a huge amount to the report and its launch in Davos. UN Women expresses its deepest condolences.
ABOUT UN WOMEN
UN Women is
the UN entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of
women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established
to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. For more
information, visit www.unwomen.org.
ABOUT HeForShe
Created by UN Women, the HeForShe solidarity
movement for gender equality provides a systematic approach and
targeted platform on which men and boys can engage and become change
agents towards the achievement of gender equality. HeForShe invites men
and boys to build on the work of the women's movement as equal partners,
crafting and implementing a shared vision of gender equality that will
benefit all of humanity. For more information, visit http://www.heforshe.org/en
ABOUT THE IMPACT CHAMPIONS
IMPACT 10x10x10 engages key
decision makers at governments, corporations and universities around the
world to drive change from the top. IMPACT Champions make gender
equality an institutional priority, committing to real change within and
beyond each of their organizations. Each IMPACT Champion implements the
HeForShe IMPACT framework and develops three bold, game-changing
commitments to advance and ultimately achieve gender equality for all.
Measurement and transparency will be at the heart of these commitments,
so successful initiatives can serve as models for the political,
corporate and academic world.
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