Why are organisations not progressing gender equality through effective strategies and policies that prioritise women?
Women are still under-represented in enterprises globally, and numbers diminish as they rise through the organisational hierarchy to leadership positions. Barriers to progress include unconscious bias and discrimination together with gender-based social norms and work stereotypes, masculine corporate culture and inherent gender bias in recruitment and promotion. The best way to enforce sustainable change is through well-focused policies and practices, say Jennifer Buckley, Founding and Managing Director, Sweef Capital, and Rasmus Juhl Pedersen, Head of ESG at Danish pension fund, PBU.
Read more in this article about ways to prioritise women through effective policies and strategies, part of the Sweef Capital Gender ROITM Insight Series.
