MILWAUKEE, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ManpowerGroup
(NYSE: MAN), the world's workforce expert, today published global
research revealing that 97% of Millennials think they'll be the
generation to finally achieve equal opportunities for women in the
workplace. However, they are pragmatic about when it will happen,
estimating it will take another 21 years. The most optimistic were
established male leaders, who estimate the playing field will be
level in the next 14 years, despite the fact they hold the power
and influence at a time when progress is stalling.
The report, "Seven Steps to Conscious Inclusion: A Practical
Guide to Accelerating More Women into Leadership," takes a
deep-dive into generational, gender and geographical divides on
attitudes to achieving gender parity and provides practical
solutions to make progress faster. It draws on insights from more
than 200 global leaders and identifies structural obstacles that
need to be overcome.
The most significant obstacle identified is an entrenched male
culture, a barrier that even men acknowledged must change.
Three-fifths (59%) of leaders interviewed said they believe the
single most powerful thing an organization can do to promote more
women leaders is to create a gender-neutral culture, led by the
CEO. Two-fifths (42%) agreed that flexible working is key to
getting more women into leadership. This requires a wholesale
rethinking of the workplace, particularly a shift in focus from
presenteeism to performance.
"It's proven that the problem will not correct itself – we are
stuck in a circular conversation," said Mara Swan, ManpowerGroup's Executive Vice
President, Global Strategy and Talent and Co-Chair of the World
Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Gender Parity.
"Increasing representation by putting more women in support roles
like Communications and HR is just not good enough anymore. That is
not shifting the needle. Getting more women into P&L roles will
significantly help accelerate the talent and leadership pipeline.
That's why we commissioned this report - to help turn words into
action."
"Getting women into leadership isn't just an ethical imperative.
When half of the talent pool and half of consumers are female, it
makes good business sense, achieves diversity of thought and better
decision-making." said Jonas
Prising, CEO, ManpowerGroup. "CEOs need to own this.
Accountability sits with senior leadership to create and champion a
culture of conscious inclusion. Articulating a talent legacy,
saying how things will change and by when, helps leaders realize
the seriousness of this. True change takes time, focus and
discipline."
Click here to download ManpowerGroup's "Seven Steps to Conscious
Inclusion: A Practical Guide to Accelerating More Women into
Leadership."
About the Research
In August
2015, ManpowerGroup commissioned a global study of 222
Established and Emerging male and female Leaders, including 72 from
ManpowerGroup, to investigate attitudes towards conscious inclusion
of women in senior leadership roles. Leaders were split between 111
established C-suite executives and 111 next generation leaders aged
under 45 reporting into the C-suite or two levels down. There was
an equal balance of males and females, across 25 countries,
providing regional perspectives from the Americas, Europe and Middle
East and Asia Pacific.
In-depth interviews took place between 7 August - 30 September 2015, totaling more than 130 hours
of audio which were transcribed, translated and analyzed using a
mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods.
About ManpowerGroup
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN) is the
world's workforce expert, creating innovative workforce solutions
for more than 65 years. As workforce experts, we connect more than
600,000 people to meaningful work across a wide range of skills and
industries every day. Through our ManpowerGroup family of brands –
Manpower®, Experis®, Right Management® and ManpowerGroup® Solutions
– we help more than 400,000 clients in 80 countries and territories
address their critical talent needs, providing comprehensive
solutions to resource, manage and develop talent. In 2015,
ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies
for the fifth consecutive year and one of Fortune's Most Admired
Companies, confirming our position as the most trusted and admired
brand in the industry. See how ManpowerGroup makes powering the
world of work humanly possible:www.manpowergroup.com
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