Top 10 Diversity measures

Below are the Top 13 Gender Diversity measures that can be measured and recorded alongside the Gender Pay Gap statistics to measure and set progress. These measures have been developed with the Women's Business Council STEM Subgroup and are what is recommending for companies to measure as a benchmark, and then set targets for improvement. If you would like to get involved in measuring these statistics as part of a pilot group, please get in touch.

Attraction Measures:

1. Percentage of women applicants as percentage of overall applicant pool
2. Percentage of women offered jobs compared to percentage of men offered jobs
3. Per Percentage of employees on formal, flexible work patterns
4. Percentage of women hired as overall percentage of new hires
   

Progression

1. Percentage of women board members (where BOD is not senior executive team)
2. Percentage of women leaders as permanent members of senior executive team (defined as the operational leadership group of company)
3. Percentage of people managers being women (defined as leaders no more than 4 levels below CEO level)
4. Percentage of women promoted as overall percentage of employees being promoted
5. Age distribution across pay grades per gender (in technical roles)

Retention

1. Percentage of women voluntary leavers as overall percentage of voluntary leavers
2. Percentage of employees returning after maternity leave
3. Percentage of men and women who take child care leave
4. Attrition rates by gender