Create a Gender-Balanced Workplace

Jan 15, 2025 4:28 AM

Author:Ann Francke

Equality at work expert Ann Francke reveals how to understand and tackle the damaging consequences of gender imbalance in the workplace

Gender balance is first and foremost a business issue. McKinsey estimates we could add 28 trillion to global GDP if we achieved gender equality everywhere - that is more than the GDPs of the US and China combined. But it's so much more than that. Gender balance is one of the best levers we can pull to build better managers and leaders at every level, improve team performance and create better cultures where everyone can thrive.

In the Penguin Experts: Create a Gender-Balanced Workplace, Ann Francke, the CEO of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), introduces her solution to combating the problems at the heart of the continued imbalance and offers clear, actionable strategies for making a positive change in your organisation.

Reviews

Practical, evidence-based and inspiring, this book offers compelling solutions to improve gender balance

—— Hilary Spencer, Director, Government Equalities Office

Workplace balance is a goal for all managers. There is nothing more important than gender balance and this book describes why

—— Sir Winfried Bischoff. founding Chair 30% Club, chair, Financial Reporting Council, chair, JP Morgan Securities plc

Insightful and timely ... A must read for all business leaders

—— Brenda Trenowden, Global chair, 30% Club

Practical and informed guidance on the diversity imperative and the diversity dividend

—— Dame Cilla Snowball, former group chairman and group CEO, AMV BBDO, chair, Women’s Business Council, UK

A fantastic guide for getting ahead in business. Packed to the brim with practical tips, this book clearly demonstrates how we can work together to fix one of the biggest challenges we face at work. An absolute must read for any leader

—— Vanessa Vallely OBE, Managing Director, WeAreTheCity

This is one of the most important issues we face and all of us should ask how we can help make progress. This book offers simple advice on what you can do to make a difference

—— Paul Polman, former CEO, Unilever and chair, HeforShe

Ann ably demonstrates that while there is no silver bullet, there are practices that help organizations achieve gender balance

—— Vivian Hunt, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company UK & Ireland

Francke's no-nonsense approach is useful, practical and non-preachy

—— The Financial Times September book of the month

It is not women who need to change. It requires making a business somewhere women want to work. A wealth of practical tips to help, but ultimately men need to want to make change happen

—— Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard

Reading This Could Be Our Future should be a requirement for all who endeavour to build and lead humane organizations

—— Jerry Colonna, author of REBOOT: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up

Yancey’s career has been predicated on debunking unbridled self-interest––especially of the financial kind. In this book, he promotes a new design for society based on a more generous sharing of riches, ideas, and destinies

—— Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator, Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art

Intriguing ideas on how to create a better world … A valid evaluation of the modern world and why it needs to shift from financial maximization to something more humane

—— Kirkus Reviews

Inspiring to read about the courage, pragmatism and determination in these women forging careers and livelihoods in traditional professions. These stories of women from all backgrounds and social levels show the power of persistence and fortitude.

—— Professor Alice Gast, President, Imperial College London

[Robinson] weaves an inspirational epic from the lives of countless determined, self-propelled women

—— The Herald

The Culture Code examines the dynamics of company culture through stories of success and failure, offering valuable insights on leadership through change.

—— Anthony Noto, CEO of Sofi, Books of the Year , Bloomberg

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