Oz firms are not female-friendly: Survey
April 1st, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by ANIMelbourne, April 01 (ANI): Australia offers more flexible work arrangements than Asia or the US, but only few companies have strategies to retain top female employees.
A survey by consultants Mercer has found that organizations in Australia and New Zealand “lead the world” on flexibility, with 84 percent offering work arrangements tailored to meet the needs of women, compared with 55 percent in Asia and 69 percent in the US.
It showed also showed that only 26 percent of Australian and New Zealand organisations have a plan to ensure their best women make it to senior positions, according to The Australian.
Although most programs offer some degree of workplace flexibility, they do not strive to help women attain senior roles; other studies show such targeting improves overall performance.
“The problem is not the lack of female talent, rather the leaky pipeline whereby women drop out at senior levels in disproportionate numbers,” News.com.au quoted Mercer’s human capital spokeswoman in Australia, Marianne Roux, as saying. (ANI)
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