The gender gap isn't just an image problem. Our research suggests that it can have real implications for company performance.
Women in developed economies have made substantial gains in the workplace during recent decades. Nevertheless, it's still true that the higher up in a company you look, the lower the percentage of women.
But some companies have moved successfully to increase the hiring, retention and promotion of female executives. Their initiatives have included efforts to ensure that HR policies aren't inadvertently biased against women or part-time workers, to encourage mentoring and networking, to establish (and consistently monitor at a senior level) targets for diversity and to find ways of creating a better work-life balance.
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