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policies ( applicable also to fathers , which in turn allows for shared parental responsibilities ) and doubling-down on additional welfare services like in-office daycare .
Other measures include removing gender biases in assessing criteria for being eligible for a promotion , flexibility arrangements , leveraging maternity as an upskilling moment , the introduction of sponsorship programmes , and measuring and publishing target setting . And all steps need to be truly sponsored and promoted by the CEO and cascaded throughout the whole organisation .
Hanady Khalife Increasing opportunities for women to advance to leadership roles in the organisation begins with understanding the internal pipeline to identify barriers and obstacles to advancement and in turn , establishing measurable goals for building equity .
Organisations need to develop corporate cultures that support women who wish to achieve a healthy work / life balance , rather than breed cultures that penalises them for attempting to balance priorities . But while firms need to focus on more affirmative action to ensure gender equality , whether through quotas or recruitment programmes , they also need to pay more attention to how women can be mentored better to keep pace with new and emerging industry requirements .
Maggie Xu Organisations can be more purposeful in levelling the playing field for women , and by changing the emphasis from fixing things bottom up to top-down , effects will take place faster . We believe there are three core elements in this effort : inclusive leadership starts at the top , so educate your existing leadership and motivate them to be change agents ; target D & I like a business to get more results ; and double down on sponsorship , improving the effectiveness of senior leaders ’ sponsorship of the women .
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