The document discusses challenges facing young women in the workplace. It finds that within 5 years of working, young women already earn less than young men. By age 30, men are more likely to have reached manager or senior manager levels. Pay gaps persist, as young women are less likely to report pay increases than young men. Three factors exacerbate challenges for young women: less experience with digital technology, less access to professional training, and lack of mentors and networks. However, organizations with cultures of equality can help young women and men advance. Such cultures exhibit 40 workplace equality factors, especially 14 cultural drivers. Young women in these equal cultures have greater advancement, satisfaction, and retention. Creating equality unlocks human potential and benefits all.

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EQUAL2018
SPOTLIGHT ON YOUNG LEADERS
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Amplify our
brand position
as a leading
voice on
equality in the
workplace
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN FACE IMMEDIATE
CHALLENGES TO PAY AND
ADVANCEMENT.
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YOUNGWOMEN
ALREADYEARN
THAN
YOUNGMEN.
WITHIN5YEARS
OFWORKING….
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More likely to have
reached manager level
More likely to have reached
senior manager level
BYTHETIMETHEYREACH30,
MENARE….
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PAY GAPS PERSIST FOR YOUNG
WOMEN…
VS.
Young men reporting a pay
increase over the past 3 years*
Young women reporting a pay
increase over the past 3 years*
*Relative to inflation
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THREE MAJOR FACTORS
INCREASE THE CHALLENGES
FACING YOUNG WOMEN…
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Digital/technology
experience
since graduating
EXPERIENCEWITH
DIGITALTECHNOLOGY
Less likely that young women
are actively learning
new digital skills
Young
women
Young
men
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ACCESSTO
PROFESSIONALTRAINING
—ANYTIME,ANYWHERE
Young
women
Young
men
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YOUNGWOMENLACK
MENTORSANDNETWORKS
Have access to a mentor
at the start of their careers
Have access to a women’s
network at their organization
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BUT ORGANIZATIONS WITH A
CULTURE OF EQUALITY CAN
HELP YOUNG WOMEN—AND
MEN—ADVANCE AND THRIVE.
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Our research reveals 40
workplace factors that create a
culture of equality—including 14
cultural drivers that matter the
most—where everyone thrives.
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FOR YOUNG WOMEN
IN ORGANIZATIONS
WHERE THE FACTORS ARE
MOST COMMON…
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13. ADVANCEMENT AND
SATISFACTION ARE GREATER
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Aspire to be promoted or
to be in senior leadership
More likely to love
their job most of the time
More likely to rise to senior
manager or above
v
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AND RETENTION IS HIGH
More likely to say
they don’t plan to leave
More likely to be satisfied with
their pace of progress
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CREATING A CULTURE OF EQUALITY
UNLOCKS HUMAN POTENTIAL AND
CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE
EVERYONE CAN ADVANCE AND
THRIVE.
THE PATH TO EQUAL STARTS
TODAY.

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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

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