THINK WOMEN
A WORKFORCE THAT EMPOWERS WOMEN So, what are the ingredients for a business where all employees – women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ – can be empowered and promoted? Suki Sandhu is founder and CEO of Audeliss, a global boutique executive search firm specialising in diverse appointments. He received an OBE in the 2019 New Year’s Honours list for Services to Diversity in Business and is a Stonewall Ambassador. He set up INvolve, a global membership organisation and consultancy championing diversity and inclusion in businesses. Mr Sandhu believes that diversity and inclusion strategies are still failing
to be fully representative of the communities they are meant to support. For example, while talent pipelining increasingly focuses on gender, it’s often the case that ethnic minority women are largely left behind.
DOUBLE GLASS CEILING Research from McKinsey’s 2019 study, Women in the Workplace, shed a light on this ‘double glass ceiling’ in stark detail. While women only occupied 22 per cent of C-suite positions as of 2019, just 4 per cent of those women were ethnic minorities, remaining largely unchanged, while the number of white women in leadership positions continues to grow over the past few years. “At Audeliss, we have a saying that we like to refer to by Verna
Myers (inclusion strategist),” Mr Sandhu explains. “Diversity is being invited to the party and inclusion is being asked to dance. It’s simple and effective, yet so true. I don’t believe you can ever truly have diversity without adopting an inclusive environment, and this comes from the genuine care of your team.” The role of managers is to adopt inclusive and purposeful
leadership, says Mr Sandhu. “This comes from knowing your team and adapting your principles to ensure that their work and lifestyle are fully supported,” he adds. “Offering a flexible style of working to your workforce helps to support the wellbeing and work-life balance that is required for the demands of modern life. “Audeliss recognises that people are at the beating heart of the
business and inclusive leadership means supporting everyone to continue their growth – both personal and professional.”
GENDER PAY GAP AND COMPANY VALUES Some industries are worse than others. The financial services industry has one of the biggest bonus gaps, according to recruitment firm Robert Walters. For every £1 of bonus money paid to men working in finance, their female colleagues will take home 65p. There are still more men called Steve on the boards of FTSE 100 companies than there are women, according to research by INvolve. “Company values cannot be standalone,” says Teresa Boughey,
founder and CEO of Jungle PR and author of Closing the Gap – 5 Steps to Creating an Inclusive Culture. “They cannot just be written down; they must live and breathe within an organisation. They form part of the company’s identity and will set out principles, beliefs and philosophies – they help others to know who you are and what you stand for.
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