The Daily Stat: Gender Diversity Policies Still Rare

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile JANUARY 18, 2010 Gender Diversity Policies Still Rare Although flexible work plans are the commonest way to support gender diversity, they're still fairly uncommon: Only 30% of companies in a McKinsey survey reported offering options for flexible working conditions. Even where gender diversity is a top-three agenda item, just a quarter of the respondents say their companies' performance evaluations are structured to neutralize the potential negative career impact of flexible work. Source: Leadership through the crisis and after Copyright © 2009 McKinsey & Company. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission. Share Today's Stat: RELATED PRODUCT The Business Case for Diversity Harvard Business Press Book Chapter The "off-ramping" of many women in the workplace has serious ramifications not only for personal careers, but for businesses as well. This chapter outlines the demographic shifts and competitive pressures facing today's organizations, making a case for gender diversity as part of the solution. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: LATEST POSTS The Most Influential Management Ideas of the Decade Google, China, and the New High Ground of Advantage Wanted: A Capital Markets Safety Board How Companies Can Help in Haiti Get the latest posts every morning! PREVIOUS STATS Lack of a Big Idea Stands in the Way of Innovation Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Industry Draws Indian Business Grads Nothing Like an In-Person Meeting When Talking About Pay Smaller Raises in 2010, but Fewer Freezes Merging Sales Forces Is a Key Step in M&A Emerging-Market Consumers Like Green Products Executives' Grim Outlook Is Only Short-Term Cell Phones and Green Products Seen As a Boon Single People Become Bigger Force in Real Estate Market How Many Doctors — and What Kind? HBR Online Trial Access HBR's in-depth business archives FREE for 14 days. Register today » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Publishing. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Publishing Email Newsletter Preference Center. Copyright © 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 1-800-545-7685 (617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)