Women's day: how to promote greater female participation in leadership positions?

Lima, March 2023.- According to a report by Global Gender Gap Report 2022, female leadership has increased from 2016 to 2022 to 36.9%, which has seen a slowdown due to the pandemic.

 

"While there has been progress in terms of pay and job opportunities, there is still much work to be done to decrease the gender labor gap. For this reason, and in the framework of Women's Day, it is important that more companies become aware and implement a series of policies that allow not only the hiring of more female talent, but also their occupation in strategic positions within the company," said Patricia Medina, assistant manager of human and talent management at Celepsa, a company of the UNACEM Group.

 

In this context and Women's Day, the executive shares 3 ways companies can promote greater female leadership:

1. Coordinate agreements with educational institutions: It is important that companies seek to generate alliances and promote educational programs with schools, universities and institutes to promote the training of women, from an early age, in topics associated with science and technology. In this way, they can contribute to more women leaders' formation.

2.         Promote female talent through training: It is critical that companies provide tools so that more women can enhance their leadership skills through development plans aligned to their own and the company's objectives. This is key, since the right leader not only has technical knowledge of the subject, but also skills such as active listening, effective communication, delegation, emotional intelligence, among others.

3.         Promote a corporate culture of equity: More and more companies are seeking to develop a corporate culture of equity, establishing policies and committees, developing workshops and communication campaigns that facilitate the eradication of discrimination due to gender issues. In this way, a healthy environment is generated in which female talent can grow without prejudice and on an equal footing with their male peers.

"As companies, we are committed to Peru's growth. This will not happen sustainably if we do not think of everyone in the equation. For this reason, it is key to think more in the long term, generating policies that allow female talent to play a more significant role. This will enable us to continue to break down sexist stereotypes that harm us as a sector and society," added Medina.