Advance - Gender Equality in Business

Hot off the press: «ambitious. qualified. overlooked!»

New Advance whitepaper: Discover why despite their qualifications, expertise and ambitions, women over 40 in Switzerland often find themselves overlooked in the workplace, facing barriers to career progression.

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#switch on your power!
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What vibrant and empowering energy!
#SwitchOnYourPower was the motto of this year’s flagship event on March 7 in celebration of International Women’s Day 2024.

What a fantastic happening with 300 people onsite and 350 online! Enjoy the highlights here.
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NEW AND UNIQUE: COMPARE YOUR DE&I DATA WITH OTHER COMPANIES IN YOUR INDUSTRY

A great win-win for impact: Track and benchmark your company’s DE&I key performance indicators (KPIs) and contribute to the Gender Intelligence Report. Discover the new and powerful interactive dashboard «Diversity Works» here and sign-up to get the exclusive Advance member benefit!

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the career games
what if children played by adults’ rules?

Safe to say, the current ‘Rules of the Career Game’ are not the same for all. Find out why it’s time to change these rules to create more winners overall.

We were changing these ‘Rules’ together at our Flagship event in celebration of International Women’s Day 2022!

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Let’s Change
the face of leadership!

Pick any Swiss company and the CEO is very likely a man. Together with countless business leaders, we choose to challenge this.

Take a look at our campaign and start changing the “Face” of Leadership!

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sign the Advance charter
for gender equality in swiss business

The Advance Charter is a letter of intent for Gender Balance in Swiss Business. Curious to see who signed it? Have a look and join the movement! Because together we #advance faster!

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WE drive
Gender
equality in swiss business

Advance is the leading business association for gender equality in Switzerland, a network of 145+ Swiss-based companies committed to increasing the share of women in management.

It’s a proven fact that gender-mixed teams perform better, are more innovative and likely to generate more profit. With a concrete program, Advance supports companies to turn diversity into a competitive advantage – because a gender-equal and inclusive workplace is a win-win for all: men, women, business and society at large.
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NEW STUDY launched

On 14 September, Advance and the Competence Centre for Diversity & Inclusion of the University of St.Gallen (CCDI-HSG) launched the Gender Intelligence Report 2023, together with over 500 business professionals following the live presentation on-site and online.
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Explore the advance Whitepaper series

Advance Whitepapers analyze women-specific economic and labor market topics based on relevant facts & figures. They highlight implications of the status-quo and outline solution approaches to support leaders and policy makers for well-informed decisions.
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Eine neue Studie von Advance in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Beratungsunternehmen EY in der Schweiz und dem Kompetenzzentrum für Diversity und Inklusion (CCDI-HSG) der Universität St.Gallen widerlegt die landläufige Meinung, dass Schweizerinnen in der Regel nicht an Karriere interessiert seien.

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When it comes to employment inequality, Switzerland occupies an inglorious top position in a European comparison. Overall, women earn a whopping 43% less than men throughout their working lives. – Time to change that. Find facts, background information and potential solutions in the latest Advance white whitepaper on the topic.

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Die Schweiz belegt in Sachen Erwerbsungleichheit einen unrühmlichen Spitzenplatz im europäischen Vergleich. Insgesamt verdienen Frauen während ihres gesamten Erwerbslebens satte 43% weniger als Männer. – Zeit, das zu ändern. Fakten, Hintergründe und Lösungsansätze findet ihr im neusten Advance Whitepaper zum Thema.

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In an inspiring exchange between 50 CEOs and 20 young people at the Advance CEO Breakfast, we gathered the young talents' expectations towards their current or future employer. Curious? Find out more here.

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Is it possible to create huge impact in only two hours? Yes, it is! The 5th Advance CEO Breakfast did exactly that. 50 CEOs came together with 20 young people for an inspiring exchange resulting in concrete actions. Have a look at the gallery!

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Full house at Sunrise in Zurich-Opfikon, with over 300 online participants, amazing speakers and an enthusiastic crowd – the launch of this year's Gender Intelligence Report was a blast! Browse through the gallery and relive the special athmosphere of this inspiring event.

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professional articles

Wie würde die Schweizer Arbeitswelt aussehen, wenn wir statt rigide Arbeitsnormen eine vertrauensbasierte Führungskultur hätten? Und wie kommen wir dahin? Ein Gespräch mit Anna Mattsson, Präsidentin von Advance und Partner bei McKinsey & Company, erschienen in Ladies Drive (Winterausgabe 2023).

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"Gender Bias in Algorithms: What Can Be Done"? – While AI has made remarkable progress in the past five years, it does not have the intellect or will to evaluate and exclude data that can reinforce harmful beliefs. Find out more about gender bias in AI and what you can contribute as a business owner to help stop the prejudice.

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"Why Gender Equality Is Good For Everyone – Men Included" – Sociologist Michael Kimmel, who was recently called “the world’s preeminent male feminist” by the Guardian, elaborates on why gender equality is a win-win game for countries, for business, for men. An amazing talk that reveals through practical, funny cases how the more egalitarian our relationships are, the happier and healthier we become.

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