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When looking at empathy in purpose-driven leaders, we discovered that women scored an average of 13% higher than men in this skill. Forbes, 2022.
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Women’s leadership style tends to benefit a broader range of stakeholders within and outside companies (customers, suppliers, and community). S+P Global, 2022.
No. 434
Three trends characterized women’s leadership in the pandemic: effective management, rapid response, and socially responsive policies. UN Working, 2021.
No. 281
At a time when organizations face dire talent shortages, retaining and promoting women leaders is perhaps the best and most urgent solution for securing one’s entire workforce. Harvard Business Review, When Women Leaders Leave, the Losses Multiply, 2022.
No. 284
Women leaders have more engaged teams, drive better job performance, and save their organization millions of dollars as a result. —HBR, When Women Leaders Leave, the Losses Multiply, 2022
No. 603
According to Gallup research, 18% of employees under male leaders are actively disengaged, whereas only 11% are under female leaders. Disengaged employees result in approximately $3,400 lost productivity for every $10,000 salary. Harvard Business Review, 2020.
No. 257
In a post-pandemic study, employees rated women managers higher in providing emotional support, checking on well-being, and addressing burnout. McKinsey, 2021.
No. 306
A survey of 1,700 companies found that thithosese with above-average total diversity had 19% higher revenues on average. Boston Consulting Group, 2018
No. 174
Diverse companies are 70% more likely to capture new markets. HBR, How Diversity Can Drive Innovation, 2013
No. 407
Diverse companies enjoy 2.3 times higher cash flow per employee. Bersin by Deloitte, High Impact Talent Management, 2015.
No. 566
Loss of female workers under the Taliban has already cost the Country’s economy $1bn. The Guardian, 2022
No. 473
When more women are elected to office, policymaking about the quality of life and priorities of families, women, and ethnic and racial minorities increases. Catalyst, 2018
No. 344
In addition, sector-specific research has found that women’s participation in politics affects the range of policy issues that arise and the types of solutions that are proposed in decision-making processes. —Why Women in Politics? Women Deliver, 2018
No. 195
A product development study found that teams with both men and women produced more patents for inventions and new products, demonstrating improved creativity and innovative thinking. National Center for Women and Information Technology, 2012
No. 263
When leadership teams are diverse, workers are more likely to be engaged and involved, people tend to behave more ethically, the culture is more open to diversity in hiring and promotions, employees are more satisfied with their jobs and have lower intentions to leave, and workers have higher per...
No. 590
When women work and lead alongside men in teams and organizations creativity is enhanced, and teams and organizations can better generate novel ideas, understand various perspectives, make discoveries, and create breakthrough innovations.Greater Good Magazine, 2017.
No. 312
More gender and racial-diverse teams made fewer factual errors, were more willing to reexamine facts and remain objective, became more aware of personal blind spots, processed facts more carefully, and embodied more innovative thinking than non-diverse groups. Harvard Business Review, 2016.
No. 608
Research has found that when a government mirrors the population it serves, local, state, and national entities better represent the population in decision-making processes. Lawfare, 2022.
No. 103
If relations between men and women in a society are rooted in autocracy, exploitation, violence, insecurity + even terror, it primes the society for the same fate…when societies previously broke free from this toxic cycle of female subordination, they achieved a much more stable, prosperous and s...
No. 276
In 2021, Costa Rica was awarded the Earth Shot prize for its conservation model, in which local citizens are paid to preserve and restore natural ecosystems. The success can be attributed largely to the commitment of its citizens and the involvement of indigenous and rural women in climate adapta...