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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION REPORT <strong>2023</strong><br />

What’s standing in the way of workplaces<br />

becoming more inclusive?<br />

As employees’ expectations – and those of society as a whole – continue to evolve, employers and business policies will need to evolve too. As<br />

younger generations join the workforce, it is becoming more transactional and people are prepared to move on from roles that do not meet their<br />

standards when it comes to inclusivity.<br />

Nearly two in five (38%) of those surveyed for this<br />

<strong>report</strong> agree that a truly inclusive and collaborative<br />

workplace will only be possible with a change of<br />

While companies are taking steps to improve<br />

representation in company leadership, it takes<br />

time for policies designed to increase the flow of<br />

Getting pay and promotion right is an essential<br />

factor in helping employees to feel appreciated, and<br />

ultimately to retain the best talent, but a significant<br />

business leadership. Boomers are less likely to agree<br />

talent to take effect. As it stands, 32% say that<br />

proportion of the workforce recognizes inequalities.<br />

29+31+30+25+37+34+31<br />

11+14+17+15+10+11+ (27%), and 37% strongly disagree that a changeover<br />

there is a lack of representation within company<br />

Those in Sweden and France are more likely to agree<br />

in business leadership will help businesses to<br />

leadership, increasing to 40% amongst the LGBTQIA+<br />

there is an issue with compensation (52% and 51%<br />

become more inclusive.<br />

community. Gen-Z and Millennials are also more<br />

respectively), while those in the Netherlands underindex<br />

at 35%.<br />

likely to agree that there are gaps in the senior<br />

leadership team (42% and 34% respectively).<br />

QTo what extent do you agree that there are inequalities<br />

in promotion and pay in your organization?<br />

13+17+13+9+13+18+ 29+24+25+33+26+24+ 19+13+15+18+13+13+<br />

Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree<br />

37 % 34 % % % 30 % %<br />

25 % 24 % 25 % 26 % 27<br />

24 %<br />

17 % 18 % % 18 % % 13 % 15 % 17 %<br />

14 % 16<br />

13 % 13 % 14 % 15 %<br />

9 % %<br />

10 %<br />

13 %<br />

USA UK DE NL FR SE Total USA UK DE NL FR SE Total USA UK DE NL FR SE Total USA UK DE NL FR SE Total USA UK DE NL FR SE Total<br />

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