Women in Leadership

Introduction
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is delighted to publish this white paper on the issue of Women in Leadership.

The fact women get paid less than men is nothing new, but even in modern times with a growing number of women in the workforce, the issue is still widespread.

Although it’s encouraging to see businesses have been focused on getting more women in the board room, we’ve still got a lot to do on equal pay and equal representation in top executive roles.

This paper pulls together key findings from CMI’s own research and material from an event in late 2012, covering the gender pay gap, aspirations, confidence and flexible working among other topics.

The panel event, focusing on Women in Leadership, was held in partnership with Women in Management (WiM) and was attended by over 200 guests at the Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Expert speakers included:

• Cherie Blair CBE
  Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
• Baroness Prosser Obe CCMI
  Deputy Chair of the Equality & Human Rights Commission
• Sandra Pollock CMgr FCMI
  National Chair, Women in Management
• Caroline Waters
  Director of People and Policy, BT
• Professor Susan Vinnicombe OBE
  Cranfield School of Management
• Professor Tom Schuller
  Director of Longview
• Liz Jackson MBE CCMI
  CEO, Great Guns Marketing