Gender and Race Benchmarking Survey 2013 is now open for submissions.
Open to members of Opportunity Now and non- members (fee applies)
The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 16 July 2013.
Comprehensive entry details are available at Benchmark 2013
Our Opportunity Now campaign aims to increase women's success at work, because it is good for business and good for society. We work to to share and inspire best practice and to give employers and their people the tools to drive change.
Diversity is good for business. It should not be seen as just the right thing to do. Barriers to women's progress in the workplace must be tackled if every individual is to have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
- Women have to balance work and family: 82% of women recognise this as a barrier but just 54% of men
- Women are seen as less committed to work because they often have family commitments: 57% of women recognise this as a barrier but just 20% of men
- Lack of senior or visibly successful female role model: 52% of women recognise this as a barrier but just 26% of men
- Stereotyping and preconceptions of women's roles and abilities: 49% of women recognise this as a barrier but just 14% of men
- Personal style differences: 48% of women recognise this as a barrier but just 21% of men
Campaign Diary
The campaign diary highlights conferences and events due to be attended by the Campaign Director and notes dates of importance for the campaign.
Leadership Team
The Opportunity Now leadership team is a group of senior executives from member companies who provide strategic guidance in establishing agreed campaign objectives that will be of benefit to the workplace and society