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Getting to Equal - Spotlight on Young Female Leaders

GETTING TO EQUAL 2018 SPOTLIGHT ON YOUNG LEADERS Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 1

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL Amplify our WOMEN FACE IMMEDIATE brand position as a leading CHALLENGES TO PAY AND voice on ADVANCEMENT. equality in the workplace CCopyropyrightight © 20 © 201818 Acc Accentuenturere. .All All ri righghts reserts reservved.ed. 22

WITHIN 5 YEARS OF WORKING…. YOUNG WOMEN ALREADY EARN THAN YOUNG MEN. Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 3

BY THE TIME THEY REACH 30, MEN ARE…. More likely to have More likely to have reached reached manager level senior manager level Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 4

PAY GAPS PERSIST FOR YOUNG WOMEN… VS. Young men reporting a pay Young women reporting a pay increase over the past 3 years* increase over the past 3 years* *Relative to inflation Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 5

THREE MAJOR FACTORS INCREASE THE CHALLENGES FACING YOUNG WOMEN… Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 6

EXPERIENCE WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY Young men Young women Digital/technology Less likely that young women experience are proactively since graduating learning new digital skills Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 7

ACCESS TO REGULAR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Young women Young men Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 8

YOUNG WOMEN LACK MENTORS AND NETWORKS Have access to a mentor Have access to a women’s at the start of their careers network at their organization Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 9

BUT ORGANIZATIONS WITH A CULTURE OF EQUALITY CAN HELP WOMEN –AND MEN– ADVANCE AND THRIVE. Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 10

Our research reveals 40 workplace factors that createa culture of equality—including 14 cultural drivers that matter the most—where everyone thrives. Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 11

FOR YOUNG WOWEN IN ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THE FACTORS ARE MOST COMMON… Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 12

ADVANCEMENT AND SATISFACTION ARE GREATER v More likely to Aspire to be promoted or More likely to love become managers to be in senior leadership their job most of the time Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 13

AND RETENTION IS HIGH More likely to say More likely to be satisfied with their pace of progress they don’t plan to leave Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 14

CREATING A CULTURE OF EQUALITY UNLOCKS HUMANPOTENTIAL AND CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE CAN ADVANCE AND THRIVE. THE PATH TO EQUAL STARTS TODAY. Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 15

ABOUT THE RESEARCH We surveyed 2,900 young professionals who are under 30 years of age and have been in the workforce for five years or less to measure their perception of factors that contribute to their workplace cultures. The findings are a part of our Getting to Equal 2018 research, which identified 40 workplace factors that create a culture of equality – including 14 cultural drivers that matter the most – where all people thrive. Read more at www.accenture.com/gettingtoequal Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 16

GETTING TO EQUAL 2018 SPOTLIGHT ON YOUNG LEADERS Copyright © 2018 Accenture. All rights reserved. 17