#GAReads | What Deloitte's Report on Women in the Boardroom Tells Us About Leadership Diversity
“What Deloitte's Report on Women in the Boardroom Tells Us About Leadership Diversity”:
The gender gap in the workplace is well known. Women tend to face greater obstacles in first obtaining equal pay for equal work, and then they tend to struggle to reach leadership positions sooner. The reasons can be attributed to several factors, including the motherhood penalty, the general mindset that tends to see men in leadership positions than women, and the fewer mentorship opportunities available to women, which seem to have reduced further after the #MeToo movement.
Deloitte’s report on Women in the Boardroom shows exactly what gender diversity in boardrooms across the world looks like. Some countries have seen a significant increase in the number of women on the board, whereas others continue to remain low.