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gender intelligence report 2024 Première

LET’S CLOSE THE POWER GAP!
Join us for the launch of the Gender Intelligence Report 2024.

Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 16:00-18:00
in Zurich + live-streaming, in English, in cooperation with the CCDI, University of St. Gallen

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New Whitepaper launched!
“It DOES TAKE A VILLAGE”

How can we move from the fixation on mothers as primary caregivers to shared parenthood and modern childcare solutions?

New whitepaper published in English + German (“Und es braucht ein Dorf”) on June 28 2024, in collaboration with McKinsey & Company

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NEW AND UNIQUE: COMPARE YOUR DE&I DATA WITH OTHER COMPANIES IN YOUR INDUSTRY

A great win-win for impact: Track and benchmark your company’s DE&I key performance indicators (KPIs) and contribute to the Gender Intelligence Report. Discover the new and powerful interactive dashboard «Diversity Works» here and sign-up to get the exclusive Advance member benefit!

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the career games
what if children played by adults’ rules?

Safe to say, the current ‘Rules of the Career Game’ are not the same for all. Find out why it’s time to change these rules to create more winners overall.

We were changing these ‘Rules’ together at our Flagship event in celebration of International Women’s Day 2022!

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Let’s Change
the face of leadership!

Pick any Swiss company and the CEO is very likely a man. Together with countless business leaders, we choose to challenge this.

Take a look at our campaign and start changing the “Face” of Leadership!

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for gender equality in swiss business

The Advance Charter is a letter of intent for Gender Balance in Swiss Business. Curious to see who signed it? Have a look and join the movement! Because together we #advance faster!

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Gender
equality in swiss business

Advance is the leading business association for gender equality in Switzerland, a network of 145+ Swiss-based companies committed to increasing the share of women in management.

It’s a proven fact that gender-mixed teams perform better, are more innovative and likely to generate more profit. With a concrete program, Advance supports companies to turn diversity into a competitive advantage – because a gender-equal and inclusive workplace is a win-win for all: men, women, business and society at large.
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NEW STUDY launched

On 14 September, Advance and the Competence Centre for Diversity & Inclusion of the University of St.Gallen (CCDI-HSG) launched the Gender Intelligence Report 2023, together with over 500 business professionals following the live presentation on-site and online.
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Advance Whitepapers analyze women-specific economic and labor market topics based on relevant facts & figures. They highlight implications of the status-quo and outline solution approaches to support leaders and policy makers for well-informed decisions.
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Welche Rahmenbedingungen braucht Elternschaft in der heutigen Zeit? Das neuste Whitepaper von Advance und McKinsey belegt mit Daten und Fakten, wie nicht nur Mütter, sondern auch Väter sowie die Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft insgesamt von einem Umdenken in Sachen Kinderbetreuung profitieren können.

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Over 250 mentees and mentors gathered at SIX to celebrate the successful closing of the mentoring wave 2023/24 and the new 2024/25 kick-off. We are deeply impressed by the event's spirit and the mentor-mentee pairs' dedication to the program! Visit the gallery and check out our key takeaways from the Summit 2024.

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Frau und Macht: ist das kompatibel? Im Video #SwitchOnYourPower lassen wir sechs Frauen zu Wort kommen, die in der Schweiz eine Top-Position einnehmen. Sie räumen mit Vorurteilen auf und laden ein, die positiven Seiten von Macht und Verantwortung zu entdecken.

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Eine neue Studie von Advance in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Beratungsunternehmen EY in der Schweiz und dem Kompetenzzentrum für Diversity und Inklusion (CCDI-HSG) der Universität St.Gallen widerlegt die landläufige Meinung, dass Schweizerinnen in der Regel nicht an Karriere interessiert seien.

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When it comes to employment inequality, Switzerland occupies an inglorious top position in a European comparison. Overall, women earn a whopping 43% less than men throughout their working lives. – Time to change that. Find facts, background information and potential solutions in the latest Advance white whitepaper on the topic.

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Die Schweiz belegt in Sachen Erwerbsungleichheit einen unrühmlichen Spitzenplatz im europäischen Vergleich. Insgesamt verdienen Frauen während ihres gesamten Erwerbslebens satte 43% weniger als Männer. – Zeit, das zu ändern. Fakten, Hintergründe und Lösungsansätze findet ihr im neusten Advance Whitepaper zum Thema.

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professional articles

Kindness in leadership is not about fragility or weakness – it’s the higher path of achieving and winning: This is Simona Scarpaleggia’s strong belief. A conversation about the principles of Gentle Leadership and her personal experiences with it.

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Wie würde die Schweizer Arbeitswelt aussehen, wenn wir statt rigide Arbeitsnormen eine vertrauensbasierte Führungskultur hätten? Und wie kommen wir dahin? Ein Gespräch mit Anna Mattsson, Präsidentin von Advance und Partner bei McKinsey & Company, erschienen in Ladies Drive (Winterausgabe 2023).

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"Gender Bias in Algorithms: What Can Be Done"? – While AI has made remarkable progress in the past five years, it does not have the intellect or will to evaluate and exclude data that can reinforce harmful beliefs. Find out more about gender bias in AI and what you can contribute as a business owner to help stop the prejudice.

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