World of Work Outlook for Women in 2024 | 8
Closing Persistent Gaps
Global On-Track Employer Gender Equity Programs
by Role
Top-Level Management Roles 42%
Middle-Level Management Roles 46%
Front-Line Management Roles 47%
Professional/Technical Roles 46%
STEM Roles 43%
Administrative Roles 51%
Operational Roles 48%
The 2024 survey data illustrated that across the globe, half
of employer gender equality initiatives are behind or have not
been set. Top-level management and Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) roles are the most
likely to lag in the number of women candidates. Around
one-third (36% and 32%, respectively) of respondent
organizations said that while DEIB initiatives have been set,
slow or little progress toward goals has been achieved.
Employers globally are reasonably unified in their progress
toward DEIB goals related to top-level management roles,
although North America (where 49% of DEIB initiatives are
on track) and South and Central America (48%) are slightly
ahead of the Asia-Pacific (44%) and Europe, the Middle
East and Africa (EMEA) (each at 39%).
Top DEIB Progress for Top-Level Management Roles:
49%
North America
48%
South and Central America
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