The 2017-18 Property Male Champions of Change (PMCC) Progress Report details actions and outcomes towards gender diversity amongst 21 of the property industry’s major employers.
The PMCC group includes CEOs and senior executives from across the sector convened by business leader Carol Schwartz AM. Together they are focused on action to drive gender diversity at all levels in their workplaces, particularly in senior and executive roles, where women are under-represented.
The group’s third annual report details outcomes including:
- All PMCC organisations have conducted a pay equity review, and have taken action based on the results, or are currently completing a review.
- In 80% of PMCC organisations, women made up 40% or more of promotions over the reporting period.
- 70% of leadership categories across PMCC organisations have achieved gender balance or progress towards balance over the past four years.
- Eight in 10 men (79%) and seven in 10 women (70%) believe the industry has become more diverse and inclusive over the last two years, according to a survey of ~2600 employees conducted across 85% of member organisations
- PMCC released it’s Closing the Gender Pay Gap Report supported by 122 Male Champions of Change from the broader coalition. This report provides tools for uncovering and addressing drivers of gender pay differences and shares lessons learned by PMCC organisations in measuring and closing the pay gap over recent years.
- Members also led discussion forums with 210 managers to understand the enablers and roadblocks faced in delivering gender diversity initiatives. The forums identified new strategies to build and capitalise on diversity as a core management and organisational capability in the property sector.
The PMCC group has three focus areas: ‘Managers Championing Change’, ‘Build an Inclusive Industry’ and ‘Grow the Talent Pool’. The report provides an account of progress against each of these priorities. It sits alongside PMCC data shared in the first Male Champions of Change Community of Practice Impact Report released today, charting gender diversity outcomes amongst some 200 organisations who are now members of the Male Champions of Change community (see www.malechampionsofchange.com/resources).
“The progress outlined in this report reflects the commitment and focus of the PMCC to driving gender diversity and inclusion in their organisations, and across the industry. While there is much more work to be done, I am encouraged by the progress we have made and the strong framework for action outlined by the PMCCs to build on this progress and accelerate change” said Carol Schwartz AM, Convenor of the Property Male Champions of Change.
Since inception, the Founding MCCs, founded by then Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, have inspired several groups across Australia. There are now around 210 MCCs in Australia and globally. In Australia, MCCs together employ roughly 753,000 people (approximately 6 per cent of Australia’s workforce).
Progress Report 2017-18 is available at http://malechampionsofchange.com/groups/property-male-champions-of-change/
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