NewAfricanWoman Issue 49 - Flipbook - Page 16
Women have always been and continue
to be a fundamental cog in the constantly
grinding wheels of capitalism. Bloomberg’s
recent report on gender equality in the
workplace shows that there are still major
gaps between the status of men and
women in modern-day workforces.
do so many companies
lack women leaders?
Report by Grace Stinson (impakter.com)
According to the Bloomberg 2023
Gender Equality Index, even within the
world’s most inclusive and diverse public
companies, women still make up only 8%
of CEOs.
However, the GEI is not a ranking of
companies from best to worst. Every
company included in the index has
been ranked above a global threshold established by Bloomberg, so the
index includes only companies that have
already demonstrated a certain level of
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commitment to increasing diversity and
inclusion.
The index promotes transparency as one
of the key factors in achieving gender
equality in the highest echelons of the
business world. In a document describing the methodology used to create this
index, Bloomberg GEI states: “By publicly
releasing their gender-related data, these
companies have fortified their commitment to gender equality internally and in
the communities around them.”
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