How well is your firm doing at supporting gender parity? Learn why gender parity isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s good for business too. For more, read Sarah Kruger’s blog post, ”Making Gender Parity Your Business”: https://talentorganizationblog.accenture.com/financialservices/getting-to-equal-making-gender-parity-your-business

1. MAKING
GENDER
PARITY
GETTING TO EQUAL
YOUR BUSINESS

2. WHAT IS
GENDER PARITY?
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Equal opportunity
Equal rewards
For men and women
Equal pay for the same job
Income parity regardless of job
Equal responsibility (and support for) non-paid work,
like child-rearing
Equal representation in the workforce
Equal representation in leadership positions of all kinds
Equal education and training, career advancement,
and compensatory benefits

3. THE
NUMBERS
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Women’s Earning
Power:
Women in Workplace
Leadership:
Among
working women
$100 for every $140
earned by a man
for every $258
earned by a man
Among all women globally,
$100
Out of 22,000 global firms surveyed…
@ 60% had no female board members
>50% had no female executives
<5% had a female CEO

4. WHY GENDER
PARITY MATTERS
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And it’s good
business too
When half of the world’s population doesn’t fully participate, we all suffer.
Women bring unique characteristics to the workplace; when combined with
men’s, they make a complete whole.
It’s fair, and the “right thing to do.”
30% more women
in leadership positions
Putting
15%up to
boosts profitability by

5. GENDER PARITY IN
FINANCIAL SERVICES
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Important things to consider
Women are often the family’s financial manager.
As primary purchase decision makers, women
represent a potentially untapped revenue source.
Women bring a unique perspective to the financial
services workforce.
Women play a key role in driving more meaningful,
personalized service.
“Middle of the pack” as an industry

6. WHAT’S HOLDING
THE INDUSTRY BACK?
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The same thing as everyone else…a firm commitment combined with
deliberate action to make the necessary changes:
1 2 3
Follow throughMake the commitment
to change
Assess the
current state

7. WHO’S DOING
IT RIGHT?
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Follow others on a forward path and make gender parity a cultural
imperative
In the industry
J.P. Morgan committed to and met its goal
of filling 30% of its top executive roles
with women.1
As a nation
In Iceland, women took over and
saved the banking industry from
disaster during the 2008 recession.
In Sweden and Denmark, gender
parity is institutionalized through
laws and corporate regulations.
Australian bank Westpac met its 50/50
gender-balanced leadership target,
originally established in 2012.2
1. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/08/jamie-dimon-on-diversity-30-percent-of-my-direct-reports-are-women.html
2. https://www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/inclusion-and-diversity/Inclusion-means-everyone-matters/gender-equality/

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We can help.
HOW WELL
IS YOUR FIRM
DOING AT
ACHIEVING
GENDER PARITY?
Learn more about gender parity in this blog post by Sarah Kruger, Accenture Managing Director, Talent &
Organization Lead for Financial Services Australia: “Getting to Equal: Making Gender Parity Your Business”
https://talentorganizationblog.accenture.com/financialservices/getting-to-equal-making-gender-parity-your-business

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