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Gender Diversityat the Top:
Good Intentions andUnexpected
Consequences
GENDER DIVERSITY MAKES ORGANISATIONS BETTER
Smaller pay gaps
(Joshi, Liao & Jackson, 2006)
More family friendly practices
(Bloom, Kretshmer & Van Reenen, 2011)
More diversity initiatives
(Dobbin, Kim & Kalev, 2011)
More employee participation and
development(Melero, 2011)
More social responsibility
(Bear, Rahman & Post, 2010)
More innovative products and services
(Lyngsie & Foss, 2017)
More philanthropy
(Williams, 2003)
SHOW ME THE MONEY!
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Meta-analysis: Hoobler et al., JOM 2018
GENDER DIVERSITY MAKES ORGANISATIONS BETTER
Smaller pay gaps
(Joshi, Liao & Jackson, 2006)
More family friendly practices
(Bloom, Kretshmer & Van Reenen, 2011)
More diversity initiatives
(Dobbin, Kim & Kalev, 2011)
More employee participation and
development(Melero, 2011)
More social responsibility
(Bear, Rahman & Post, 2010)
More innovative products and services
(Lyngsie & Foss, 2017)
More philanthropy
(Williams, 2003)
Flexibility key for climbing the ladder
The Australian July 5, 2013
Flexibility key to gender diversity in the workplace…
The Australian December 13, 2014
Increasing female workforce participation – the key to boosting
Australia’s productivity. At the heart of the issue is flexible work
arrangements. EY Australia July 11, 2013
Job security and flexibility - a key to addressing the gender
gapSMH August 25, 2016
“Flexibility is key to a greater gender balance across
workplaces,” says Libby Lyons, director of WGEA
INTHEBLACK March 5, 2018
Why flexibility is key to driving gender diversity in leadership
Smart Company May 15, 2017
Businesses should be working harder to recruit and retain women,
what will help them succeed (spoiler alert: flexibility is key)…
1MFWF January 3, 2017
Generally women carry the more significant load with family and children, hence flexibility is key
Property Council 2018
Flexible work – for everyone – is keyto keeping women in the workplace
CBC April 19, 2019
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Flexible work practices: Kalysh, Kulik & Perera, LQ 2016
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BEPATIENT
N = 675WGEA reports2002-2014
• Leave • Schedules• Services• Virtual work
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Prior Year Female Board Representation
Trickle-down effect: Gould, Kulik & Sardeshmukh; HRM 2018
Active advocacy and mentoringPassive signalling
N = 1,387ASX-listed orgs
2003-2012
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Trickle-down effect: Gould, Kulik & Sardeshmukh; HRM 2018
THINKCOHORTS
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Composition of candidate pool
Likelihood of hiring a woman
Johnson, Hekman & Chan, HBR 2016
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December 2009ASX
announcement
January 2011ASX reporting
takes effect
WGEA and AICD; ASX 200
April 2015AICD sets
30% target
WGEA’s November 2018 gender equality scorecard
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Base Salary Incentives
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Executive pay: Yanadori, Gould & Kulik, IJHRM 2018
N = 3,478 execsASX500 firms2011-2014
KEEPMONITORING
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2006
2012
Active advocacy and mentoringPassive signalling
DOUBLE DOWN
Trickle-down effect: Gould, Kulik & Sardeshmukh; HRM 2018
SPEED
SUSTAINABILITY