Mary is a manger in a railway company. Being a woman and an engineer has not been
Question:
Mary is a manger in a railway company. Being a woman and an engineer has not been easy in a company dominated by a masculine culture, but year after year, her achievements have paved the way for a stream of career advancements. Presently she has risen to the role of Director of Cost Control within the Accounting and Finance department. She responds to the CFO.
At a recent retreat, Mary has noticed that in the top ranks of management there are only 3 women out of 100. One of the women is the newly appointed HR Manager, Sarah. At a lunch break Mary has approached Sarah and has voiced the need to increase diversity at their company. Sarah is now back in her office and she is thinking of what Sarah told her. Undoubtedly, the presence of women is really too limited.
So she decides to draft a plan. Help her by addressing the following topics in her proposal:
1. Why is it appropriate to launch an initiative to promote diversity? What is the evidence? How should we convince the CEO to sponsor it?
2. What would be the preliminary steps to undertake?
3. How can we measure the achievement of this new initiative?