Talent naar de Top

Het initiatief voor meer vrouwen naar de top

Charter

HR Best Practices

Combine work and care

PwC (Nieuwe versie)

Introduction
Enablers
Tools
Organizational structure
Diversity related organizations (Taskforces, councils, coordinators...)

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Diversity Taskforce (NL)

  • Within every business unit a diversity taskforce is appointed
  • These taskforces help translating the diversity strategy of PwC into concrete actions concerning the individual employees within the respective business unit

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Diversity Taskforce (NL)

  • Within every business unit a diversity taskforce is appointed
  • These taskforces help translating the diversity strategy of PwC into concrete actions concerning the individual employees within the respective business unit

Gender advisory council initiates Diversity activity in company

  • The council was created in 2006
  • Action- and results-oriented advisory group that provides advice and assistance to PwC Global CEO Sam DiPiazza on the issue of women
  • Members come from 9 PwC firms around the world
  • Objectives are to:
    • Educate and raise awareness of the business case for better focus on female retention and development across all territories
    • Raise awareness of the current state and progress
    • Research, identify and recommend specific actions and initiatives to support leadership development for women and improved succession planning and talent management
    • Define accountability

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Diversity Taskforce (NL)

  • Within every business unit a diversity taskforce is appointed
  • These taskforces help translating the diversity strategy of PwC into concrete actions concerning the individual employees within the respective business unit

Gender advisory council initiates Diversity activity in company

  • The council was created in 2006
  • Action- and results-oriented advisory group that provides advice and assistance to PwC Global CEO Sam DiPiazza on the issue of women
  • Members come from 9 PwC firms around the world
  • Objectives are to:
    • Educate and raise awareness of the business case for better focus on female retention and development across all territories
    • Raise awareness of the current state and progress
    • Research, identify and recommend specific actions and initiatives to support leadership development for women and improved succession planning and talent management
    • Define accountability

Office of Diversity

  • Office of diversity members consisting of:
    • Chief Diversity Officer
      • Responsible for driving strategies and initiatives throughout the whole organization, right down to the team and individual level
      • Ensures accountability for issues surrounding diversity and work-life
      • Reports directly to the chairman of the firm and is part of the firm’s core executive leadership team -Director of minority retention and advancement
    • Director of women’s retention and advancement
    • Director of gender initiatives and dependent care
    • Director of diversity for firmwide people initiatives
    • Director of diversity sourcing
    • Director of diversity metrics
    • Diversity communications leader
    • Gender initiatives/dependent care manager
    • 4 partner diversity champions in each of the firm’s major business lines
    • 12 local diversity leaders in PwC’s larger market
  • The national US team of the office of diversity has weekly calls, and the entire team has biweekly calls to share updates, best practices and discuss strategic issues

Communication
Internal and external communication

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External communication

  • ‘Women at PwC’ website  introduces the Gender Advisory Council, communicates about best practices in different PwC locations and offers several role models
  • Corporate Sustainability Report published yearly since 2005
    • Contains a section on diversity and work-life balance
  • Sponsoring of women and minority organizations
  • (NL) PwC contributed to the government project Mixed Equal to fight inequalities at the Dutch labour market

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External communication

  • ‘Women at PwC’ website  introduces the Gender Advisory Council, communicates about best practices in different PwC locations and offers several role models
  • Corporate Sustainability Report published yearly since 2005
    • Contains a section on diversity and work-life balance
  • Sponsoring of women and minority organizations
  • (NL) PwC contributed to the government project Mixed Equal to fight inequalities at the Dutch labour market

Internal communication

  • When PwC launched diversity programme, an internal marketing campaign was developed to communicate the purpose of the programme
  • Face-to-face interviews on diversity were held with staff at different grades
  • PwC’s Chief Diversity Officer hosts web casts, goes office to office for town hall meetings and communicates through e-mails
  • The US firm’s senior partner communicates the importance of diversity in his “Weekly Wrap” e-mail communication to other partners
  • US senior partner sends bimonthly “Staff Update” e-mail to all employees
  • Diversity is an important topic at the annual partner meetings
  • Diversity champions (partners) appointed in each of the four lines of business
Measurement and Reporting
Research, measuring progress, reporting

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Employee survey

  • Annual international People Survey on employee satisfaction
  • Annual employee survey on diversity: Diversity Monitor (since 2005)

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Employee survey

  • Annual international People Survey on employee satisfaction
  • Annual employee survey on diversity: Diversity Monitor (since 2005)

Progress is measured regularly and reported

  • Diversity indicators developed to track diversity progress
  • Diversity information collected through HR information system
  • Management reports detail diversity progress for each business area