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Now thinking about the conditions you believe are necessary to make progress on gender equality. How important would you say the following factors are in improving gender equality in your organisation?

Cultural change
Very important52%  84%Somewhat important37%  13%Not important10%  2%Don’t know/no view1%  1%
455 of 645 responses
Greater work flexibility
Very important40%  66%Somewhat important42%  30%Not important13%  3%Don’t know/no view6%  1%
455 of 645 responses
Tone set from the very top of the organisation
Very important71%  89%Somewhat important24%  10%Not important5%  1%Don’t know/no view0%  0%
455 of 645 responses
Greater accountability mechanisms put in place
Very important33%  56%Somewhat important46%  38%Not important17%  4%Don’t know/no view5%  2%
455 of 645 responses
Greater transparency
Very important35%  62%Somewhat important42%  32%Not important15%  4%Don’t know/no view9%  2%
455 of 645 responses
A proactive gender diversity strategy
Very important28%  60%Somewhat important51%  33%Not important17%  6%Don’t know/no view4%  1%
455 of 645 responses
More diverse leadership in terms of gender, background and experience
Very important57%  79%Somewhat important28%  20%Not important13%  1%Don’t know/no view2%  0%
455 of 645 responses
Tackling the stigma associated with men working part-time and accessing longer paternity and carers’ leave arrangements
Very important52%  76%Somewhat important33%  19%Not important11%  4%Don’t know/no view4%  2%
455 of 645 responses
More senior female mentors
Very important34%  66%Somewhat important42%  29%Not important18%  4%Don’t know/no view6%  1%
455 of 645 responses
Better and more transparent processes in place to effectively deal with those who engage in bullying and sexual harassment
Very important52%  66%Somewhat important38%  30%Not important6%  3%Don’t know/no view5%  1%
455 of 645 responses
Formal mentoring systems (whether male or female mentors) designed for women
Very important18%  45%Somewhat important48%  47%Not important24%  6%Don’t know/no view10%  2%
455 of 645 responses
Compulsory and substantial training for managers (e.g stereotyping and unconscious bias training)
Very important35%  59%Somewhat important49%  36%Not important13%  3%Don’t know/no view3%  2%
455 of 645 responses
More action in publicly promoting equality
Very important21%  52%Somewhat important58%  38%Not important18%  7%Don’t know/no view2%  2%
455 of 645 responses
Public commitments to gender equality  (e.g. male champions of change, conference panel parity pledges etc.)
Very important20%  45%Somewhat important53%  42%Not important21%  11%Don’t know/no view6%  2%
455 of 645 responses
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