Women Matter 2010 - Women at the top of corporations: Making it happen

November 2010 - Georges Desvaux, Sandrine Devillard, Sandra Sancier-Sultan - McKinsey & Company

Women Matter 2010 is the fourth in the series of McKinsey & Company’s Women Matter research projects assessing if and how women leaders contribute to companies’ performance. In 2010, the Women Matter study shows that although a majority of leaders recognize the impact of gender diversity on business performance, this belief does nottranslate into actions. Indeed, gender diversity is not high on companies’ strategic agenda and the implementation of dedicated programs remains limited overall. The 2010 Women Matter study also reveals that some measures tend to be more effective than others in increasing gender diversity in top management, in particular CEO commitment and women’s individual development programs. The lessons of this study clearly indicate a way forward to an effective gender-diversity ecosystem in corporations. [...]