{"id":3907,"date":"2018-03-11T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T09:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=3907"},"modified":"2018-03-11T09:29:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T09:29:00","slug":"company-culture-is-key-to-unlocking-gender-equality-new-accenture-research-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/company-culture-is-key-to-unlocking-gender-equality-new-accenture-research-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Company Culture Is Key To Unlocking Gender Equality, New Accenture Research Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New research from\u00a0Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has\u00a0identified\u00a040 workplace factors that create a culture of equality \u2014 including 14 factors that matter the most. The research, published today in the company&#8217;s &#8220;Getting to Equal 2018&#8221; report, details the most-effective actions that business leaders can take to accelerate advancement and help close the gender pay gap.<\/p>\n<p>The research is based on a survey of\u00a0more than 22,000 working men and women in 34 countries \u2014\u00a0including 717 male and female employees in the United Arab Emirates\u2014 to measure\u00a0their perception of factors that contribute to their workplace cultures. The survey was supplemented with\u00a0in-depth interviews and a detailed analysis of\u00a0published data on a range of workforce issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our research has found that companies that exhibit positive workplace cultures, policies and programs support talented employees across the gender spectrum. Helping women, essentially, helps men too,&#8221; said Omar Boulos,\u00a0regional managing director of Accenture in the Middle East and Turkey. &#8220;And in a country that has ambitious development plans, supporting talented employees in an inclusive environment will be a critical enabler for the UAE&#8217;s sustained success.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Companies that exhibit the 40 factors are most likely to nurture talent, both male and female. In the UAE, about 78 percent of employees in these organizations have training available on demand \u2014 higher than the global average of 77 percent\u2014 and most of them (90 percent), indicate that these programs keep skills relevant.<\/p>\n<p>Accenture&#8217;s research found that in UAE-based companies where the 40 factors are most common have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a094 percent of employees are satisfied with their career progression<\/li>\n<li>\u00a092 percent of employees aspire to get promoted<\/li>\n<li>\u00a093 percent aspire to become senior leaders in their organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3908 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/womn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5760\" height=\"3840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/womn.jpg 5760w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/womn-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/womn-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/womn-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5760px) 100vw, 5760px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research from\u00a0Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has\u00a0identified\u00a040 workplace factors that create a culture of equality \u2014 including 14 factors that matter the most. The research, published today in the company&#8217;s &#8220;Getting to Equal 2018&#8221; report, details the most-effective actions that business leaders can take to accelerate advancement and help close the gender pay gap. 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