UNGC CEO Roundtable: A Gender Equal Future of Work

Governments, business leaders and international organizations around the world have been increasingly focused on the ‘future of work’. Avasant’s Chairman & CEO, Kevin S. Parikh, was invited to participate in the UNGC’s CEO Roundtable: A Gender Equal Future of Work to discuss the future of work and the opportunities and risks it brings to global progress towards gender equality .

This event was designed to enable a candid discussion focused on advancing progress on gender equality in the context of future work trends, with a focus on technological change and the digital economy, and feature practical examples of strategies to mitigate risks and advance gender equality, namely the importance of committing to targets for women in leadership positions across the talent pipeline, and to commit to regular gender pay gap audits to ensure equal pay for work of equal value.  Leaders at the table helped cascade the conversation globally by publicly committing to the two Gender Equality actions within the “SDG Movement” – a Global Impact Initiative run by UN Global Compact to drive company action on in setting and reaching ambitious corporate targets for women’s representation and leadership across business at all levels.