There’s a sweet spot for gender diversity in the workplace, finds BlackRock – get it right and you’ll outperform your peers

Nov 16, 2023

According to BlackRock's report, companies that fall in the middle range, with neither the highest nor lowest proportion of women, tend to achieve the best performance. Image: Unsplash/johnwolf3

Victoria Masterson

Senior Writer, Forum Agenda

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Charts illustrating the average returns on assets with representation of women in the workforce.

Companies with a balance of men and women outperform their peers, the data suggests. Image: BlackRock

Charts illustrating the average RoA for the current year, for companies in the MSCI World Index split into quintiles by women representation in workforce a year prior.

Gender diverse workplaces perform better. Image: BlackRock

Charts illustrating the women over- (under-) representation measure defined as the difference in women’s representation in specific role and women’s representation among all employees.

Fewer women typically work in more senior roles. Image: BlackRock

Charts illustrating the percentage of companies with female CEOs at the end of 2022 fiscal year.

Nordic countries have the most women chief executives. Image: BlackRock

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