The Gap:

Type of Gap: ...at senior management level

At year end 2010, we had ...

• 13% female partners 
• 31% female management group members

The Practice:

Type of practice: Mentorship & training

We have put in place a dedicated training programme for women to become partners. 

Women included in this programme receive coaching in small groups and get mentored during and after the training by a female partner from the firm.

Metrics:

% of women issued from this training and actually promoted to a higher category.

Implementation Date:

The programme started in November 2010 and it is still in progress.

The Success:

Satisfaction of attendants

Success factors:

1. Number of attendants by seminar
2. Satisfaction of attendants
3. Number of attendants promoted within the next 2 years following the end of training

Barriers:

1. Some units fail to name women to send to the seminar
2. Successful professionals are the ones who lack the time to attend such a training
3. Seminar may be watched with skepticism by men with potential

Keywords:

Coaching / Mentoring|Education|Employee Satisfaction|Feedback|Monitoring|Performance Management|Talent Management