This is the sixth in a series of landmark gender parity surveys in Australia. This report highlights the gap in promotion rates between men and women in Australian workplaces.

The Power of Flexibility is the fifth in a series of landmark gender parity surveys by global management consulting firm Bain & Company and Chief Executive Women, Australia’s pre-eminent organisation of 360–senior women leaders.

Based on survey responses from nearly 1,500 senior executives, this report finds there are critical leadership behaviours that can make major differences in employee perceptions of the organisation in general and as a place for women to progress. These leadership behaviours affect engagement levels for...

These survey results discredit the notion that achieving equal representation of women in executive positions is simply a matter of time, showing instead that the biggest factor in enabling women to reach their full potential is the presence of women in leadership positions.

This survey of 842 Australian business professionals debunks the myth that competing work-home priorities are the greatest block for women seeking senior management roles. This is still a big issue for many women, but a majority of those surveyed felt that management style differences between...