Global Inclusion and Diversity Council in 2020 that are essential to building trust and delivering are actively building a diverse and inclusive work made up of ten PwC leaders and chaired by our sustained outcomes for our clients, while also environment, and 71% felt that Territory Leaders are Global Chairman. In FY21, the Council focused on creating a culture of belonging for our people. One taking appropriate actions to support the I&D agenda. connecting with allocated territory senior partners to of the investments we are making to bring this to life ensure that local I&D goals are aligned with those of is the launch of the Inclusive Mindset curriculum in Supporting and advancing women the network. I&D metrics such as the proportion of September 2021. Sponsored by our I&D Council, this Gender equality remains a priority focus. We are promotions by gender and the percentage of female curriculum aims to help learners build understanding particularly mindful of the disproportionate impact partner admissions were also drafted, and will be of the essential inclusion and diversity constructs that that the global pandemic has had on women, who are used in the future to ensure accountability. will help them to shift their mindset, and to explore now also bearing a greater burden of childcare and both the key human skills essential to practising housework alongside paid work. Inclusion and diversity in a more inclusive behaviours and also the best ways to shifting world improve their leadership skills. We continue to focus on providing women with opportunities to develop, progress and reach their Developing inclusive mindsets Listening to our people full potential. This includes ensuring higher female As part of The New Equation, we need to actively When we surveyed our people, 73% told us that they representation at senior grades, particularly director develop the inclusive mindset and leadership skills felt they ‘belong’ at PwC, 74% said their leaders and partner levels. While many PwC ifrms across our network have their own territory-speciifc programmes in place, achieving balanced gender representation remains a challenge and we have not made the Percentage of female leaders progress that we would like. This is despite the fact that we have equal representation of women across FY21 FY20 FY19 FY18 FY17 our entire global workforce and more women globally Global board 39% 39% 33% 33% 33% at entry-level grades. Network leadership team 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Global leadership team 36% 40% 40% 47% 50% Global relationship partners 17% 16% 14% 16% 14% Strategy council 5% 0% 0% 0% 5% Partners 22% 22% 21% 20% 19% 73% Internal partner admissions 29% 29% 30% 30% 27% When we surveyed our people, 73% told us that they felt they ‘belong’ at PwC.
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