For 46 years, International Women’s Day has been celebrated every 8 March, established by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). In terms of work there has been progress, a lot, but there are still some challenges. The pay gapfor example, is a concrete expression of the Differences between men and women. Leadership and diversity, on the other hand, are placed on the side of results, according to the four executives consulted by Clarín.
“It has been proven that companies that have more diversity in their teams perform better than those that don’t. Beyond the ephemeris, build more diverse and inclusive workspaces it is a daily work that contributes to organizations not only more profitable but fairer”, said Samanta Queipo, head of organizational culture at Grupo Gestión.
Since the 1908 women’s strike in a factory in New York, in the United States, where 129 women died for demanding a reduction in the working day, the same wages for the same tasks without distinction of gender and better working conditions, 115 years old. history, have achieved many milestones, but some challenges remain.
What is the current situation of women in the labor market?
In some cases a gender division of labor still persists, this is evident in sectors where men predominate and in others where women are clearly the majority. According to official reports, women are overrepresented in sectors related to care and reproduction activities (domestic service, education and social and health services), while construction, transport and communications, and manufacturing industries are mostly masculinized.
However, there are concrete changes in organizations in line with achieving greater diversity in the world of work. According to a survey conducted by Grupo Gestión and CIO Investigación between more than 60 large, medium and small companies in Argentinait has been detected that currently Work experience is the element of the CV most valued by companiesfollowed by the level of education achieved and the person’s trajectory in each position and which, both gender and age have been moved to the bottom of the list within the aspects considered.
Leadership: More diversity equals better results
The participation of women in leadership positions has grown in recent yearsboth in the public and private sectors. However, according to INDEC data, the proportion of men in management and executive positions is 75% higher. to that of women.
Global studies show the positive impact of greater diversity and inclusion, as well as greater financial performance and innovation. According to a survey by the Labor Organization (ILO) of nearly 13,000 companies in 70 countries, 57% said that “initiatives to promote gender equality they had contributed improve your business results.
Along the same lines, a survey by consulting firm McKinsey of 15 countries showed that those organizations with gender diversity in their executive teams”are 21% more likely to outperform”.
Finally, a study by the Boston Consulting Group indicated that “companies with above-average diversity in their management teams they got 19% of their revenue from innovation higher than those of companies with below-average diversity in leadership positions.
“According to the report launched by the Argentine Fintech Chamber in 2022, the participation of women in the sector improves by 5%. In Getnet 50% of our talents are women. In addition, our management team is made up of 38% women. The road has just begun and we know there is still a lot to do in order to promote gender equality in organizations”, says Julia Vargas, Head of People & Transformation of Getnet, Fintech of Grupo Santander:
Four stories: women, leaders
Under the guise of 8M, Clarín organized a kind of virtual roundtable where she consulted with business leaders on the difficulties and challenges women continue to face in reaching management positions.
Romina Ruffino, Head of Culture and Internal Communications of Naranja X
When you build a support network of family, friends, of people who collaborate in the education of your sons and daughters, when you accept that you can’t alone, when you trust your work teams, when you embrace a new way of personifying the roles in your life, the story takes on another color.
“The pandemic has helped challenge paradigms and ways of working, leading remote teams, building networks and relationships of trust even without seeing each other oftento choose from which physical place to deliver value”, said Ruffino. And, in this sense, he added: “Today we are focusing on commitment to a cause, with a purpose, to evolve and incorporate new ways of being and doing”.
The present and undoubtedly the future invites us to broaden our gazeto unlearn patterns, to share more time with people different from ourselves, to incorporate knowledge, to deepen our empathy, to think about the sustainability of our actions and as leaders to build safe spaces for new generations
Paula Altavilla, CEO of Schneider Electric
In my first months of corporate experience, I witnessed the appointment of the first woman that he had access to a company’s local directory and at the time it was an extraordinary occurrence. Fortunately, today seeing women in leadership positions is an increasingly visible fact in various sectors, especially in organizations.
There has been a great deal of acceptance and awareness over the past 30 years by all actors in society regarding the role that women should occupy in decision-making spaces.
Looking at the future, we must continue to be aware of our biases and encourage diversity in all its forms. For this reason, at Schneider we are committed to ensuring that 50% of hires are women and, globally, we have a goal that 40% of managers and 30% of executive positions will be filled by women by 2025.
Verónica Ramos Executive Director of Ecoplas
Since my beginnings in Ecoplas, an organization specializing in plastics and the environment for a circular economy, It is the first time that the management position has been held by a woman.
In a process of construction and learning, the representatives of the plastics industry understood that a professional who had already worked in Ecoplas for many years, could bring the challenges of this institution to the fore that nucleates the value chain.
Women we are adding to find sustainable development opportunitieswhich benefits the whole of society.
In these 20 years of experience that I have in the plastics and environment sector, I have encountered many difficulties and challenges. I am gratified to learn from everyone around me and to be able to articulate with my family life, to find balance and feel happy every day.
Hanna Schiuma, CGO of Callao
I understand that the main difficulties and challenges, but especially the difficulties that women have to achieve the famous “glass ceiling” or “glass wall” are equal opportunities. I am referring to access to educational and informational tools that help us exercise roles of power.
Also, women have a different work and personal burden when caring for their children have less time available to access the network, which I consider essential for working relationships. Men, having fewer domestic burdens, can strengthen ties and where they generate them. This is changing with today’s generation, but there is still a long way to go.
My current role as CGO in a company like Callao which is growing a lotI take it with very active listening, I take nothing for granted. Management today is very different from before. I try to think of myself as a facilitator in different areas.
The biggest obstacle remains reconciling personal life with work life, the important thing is that a woman feels she has the containment to be able to have those extra-work spaces such as being able to strengthen ties. Family and personal support networkr is essential to be able to have time for work.
The main difficulty is that exposure to decision-making continues to be predominantly male. We still have to integrate, we have to be recognized as active voices and role models. There is still a long way to go before becoming a point of reference, we need more volume.
The truth is that we are constantly advancing and so on There are strong women in every industry.. We have to keep raising our voices, it’s a matter of power, not just gender. We must make friends with power, which is neither good nor bad, but rather It is a tool to achieve goals.
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Source: Clarin
