Research & Reports

2018 Global Board Diversity Tracker: Who's Really On Board?

In 2018, Egon Zehnder surveyed large company boards across 44 countries to go beyond the numbers and look at who really serves on these boards. A summary of their findings: 84.9% of large company boards across 44 countries included at least one woman among their directors; 20.4% of all directors in the countries studied are women — up from 13.6% six years ago; and women hold only 20.4% of boardro...

Egon Zehnder | December 11, 2018 View report

Global Wage Report 2018/19 - What Lies Behind Gender Pay Gaps

"This year’s ILO Global Wage Report – the sixth of its series – provides a detailed examination of gender pay inequalities so as to better understand the gender pay gap as a form of unacceptable inequality in the world of work. The second part of this year’s report is devoted to the gender pay gap: first providing a critical assessment of the standard measures commonly used to estimate gender pay ...

International Labour Organization (ILO) | November 26, 2018 View report

FTSE Women Leaders: Improving gender balance in FTSE Leadership

"The Hampton-Alexander Review, an independent, business-led initiative supported by Government, builds on the success of its predecessor, the Davies Review. In 2016 the Review set five key Recommendations aimed at increasing the number of women in leadership positions of FTSE 350 companies. This third annual report assesses progress, shines a spotlight on emerging best practice and current challen...

Hampton-Alexander Review | November 14, 2018 View report

Why Aren’t U.S. Workers Working?

"This report shows how labor force participation rates have diverged for men and women in the US and Canada. It finds that 3/4 of the difference in participation between the two countries can be explained by the growing gap in labor force attachment of women. It discusses how employment and social policies in Canada have made it easier for women to remain in the labor force while raising children....

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | November 13, 2018 View report

Advancing Women as Leaders in the Private Sector

The final pillar of the 5 part inquisition into the status of women in business in the U.S. and Canada, this report begins by taking inventory on the status of gender representation in both the TSX & S&P. The report then identifies 5 key elements of a strategy for achieving gender diversity in leadership: A business priority & leadership commitment; Holding leaders accountable; Capturing data & me...

Canada-United States Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders | October 29, 2018 View report

Pay Equity Consultations What We Heard Report

In October 2016, the Government of Canada made a commitment to table new, pay equity legislation until the end of 2018. In research for this legislation, the government surveyed over 40 stakeholders who broadly supported the principle of pay equity. This report is a compilation of the responses gathered, reflecting the current attitudes and statistics regarding equal pay in Canada....

Employment and Social Development Canada | October 25, 2018 View report

Women in the Workplace 2018

Women in the Workplace 2018 draws on data from 279 companies employing more than 13 million people. The report found that the progress of gender representation in corporate America has stalled and that the underrepresentation cannot be explained by attrition. In addition to the delve into the status of women in corporate America, the report presents 6 actionable takeaways for companies. ...

McKinsey & Company | October 23, 2018 View report

The Evolving Boardroom: Signs of Change

PwC’s Annual Corporate Directors Survey has gauged the views of public company directors from across the United States on a variety of corporate governance matters for more than a decade. Key findings from this issue: Setting the corporate tone through middle management is key; 64% of directors evaluate company culture using their "gut feeling"; 94% of directors agree that board diversity brings u...

PWC | October 17, 2018 View report

2018 Gender Equality Global Report & Ranking

This annual report on gender equality presents the Top 200 companies globally, insights per country and sector, as well as key findings on gender equality. ...

Equileap | October 04, 2018 View report

Charting a Sustainable Advantage - 2018 Responsible Investing Survey

Responsible Investing: Charting a Sustainable Advantage explores the conclusions drawn from RBC GAM's 2018 survey of institutional asset owners and investment consultants from the US, Canada, Europe and Asia on their attitudes towards responsible investing and ESG integration. Key findings include: Gender diversity on corporate boards continues to be important; and responsible investing is increas...

RBC Global Asset Management | October 04, 2018 View report

CSA Multilateral Staff Notice: Report on Fourth Staff Review of Disclosure regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions

This report outlines key trends from a recent review of disclosure regarding women on boards and in executive officer positions. The key trends are based on a review sample of 648 issuers. Takeaways include: 15% of board seats were held by women; 4% of issuers had a female CEO; and 16% of issuers adopted targets for the representation of women on their board....

Canadian Securities Administrators | October 01, 2018 View report

Which Russell 3000 Sectors Rank Highest in Terms of Gender Diversity in Leadership Positions?

This report analyses the companies within the Russell 3000, a benchmark of the entire U.S. stock market, and breaks down both female CEO and board of directors representation by sector. Leading industries include Utilities & Consumer Discretionary, and sectors with the fewest female representation include Technology & Financial Services....

FactSet | September 27, 2018 View report

2018 Diversity Disclosure Practices

This is Osler's fourth annual comprehensive report on diversity disclosure practices relating to women in leadership roles by TSX-listed companies. This year they found that the accelerated focus over the last year on diversity of board and executive teams among institutional investors, regulators and the media is having an impact on increasing the representation of women on boards, although the r...

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | September 14, 2018 View report

Rebooting Representation

This joint report with Melinda Gates and McKinsey & Company is the first of its kind to collect data directly from tech companies to understand how they approach philanthropic and corporate social responsibility initiatives focused on closing the gender gap in tech. Takeaways: The percentage of computing roles women hold has largely declined in the United States over the past 25 years; and women ...

McKinsey & Company | September 12, 2018 View report

Across the Board Improvements: Gender Diversity and ESG Performance

"In this post, the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance & Financial Regulation examine the relationship between board gender diversity and Environmental & Social (E&S) management. They find that companies with gender-diverse boards are associated with better performance on ISS’ environmental and social risk management measures."...

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance & Financial Regulation | September 06, 2018 View report

Women, Investing and the Pursuit of Wealth-Life Balance

For this report, PIMCO surveyed over 1500 people in the US with the objective of illuminating the needs of women investors. Results include: For the first time, women control more of the private wealth in the U.S. than men; The vast majority of women see investing as a way to meet short and long-term goals; and 63% of women feel overwhelmed by personal responsibilities - preventing them from inves...

PIMCO | September 06, 2018 View report

New Public Company Auditor Disclosures

"Taking advantage of new standards by the PCAOB and SEC, CFA Institute has been able to determine the composition of lead auditors for the S&P 500 including by gender and tenure."...

CFA Institute | September 03, 2018 View report

Closing the gap: Leadership perspectives on promoting women in financial services

Part of McKinsey's Women in the Workplace research, conducted in partnership with LeanIn.Org, this report examines the gender-parity gap in financial services and looks at what can be done to close it. The research finds that women in the financial sector in North America, currently hold less than 22% of C-Suite roles, and blames this lacklustre representation on lesser rates of promotion than mal...

McKinsey & Company | September 01, 2018 View report

2018 Women Business Owner Spotlight

Business Owner Spotlight is an annual study exploring the goals, challenges and everyday realities of women entrepreneurs across the U.S. This year, the findings show women entrepreneurs are increasingly confident about the business environment and their own outlook for growth. The Spotlight also explores the digital transformation and the role of women-owned businesses in adopting game-changing t...

Bank of America | August 31, 2018 View report

Gender Diversity: The Commercial Imperative

This research was sparked by the 2017 Women in the Workplace report released by McKinsey. Researchers wanted to better understand why employees are less aware of the business case than CEOs. In surveying responses from over 30 countries, the report provides key survey findings and recommended actions....

Phaidon International | August 01, 2018 View report

Why Diversity And Inclusion Matter

This Catalyst Quick Take summarises data and findings from a large body of research on the benefits of diversity. It focuses on the topics of Talent, Innovation & Group Performance, Reputation & Responsibility, and Financial Performance....

Catalyst | August 01, 2018 View report