The World Economic Forum’s 2023 Future of Jobs Survey suggests that more than two-thirds of the organizations surveyed have implemented a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programme. DEI programmes are one pathway to closing workplace gender gaps and can include mentoring, sponsorship, leadership training, specific policies for caregivers or increased flexibility of working arrangements. This can encompass action around gender parity, racial and ethnic equity, LGBTQI inclusion and inclusion of people with disabilities. DEI efforts, however, vary significantly across industries. The sectors that have invested the most in promoting a more inclusive workforce, with at least 30% of companies reporting DEI initiatives, are Nongovernmental and Membership Organizations (41.2%); Supply Chain and Transportation (37.3%); Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (31.8%); and Energy and Materials (31.2%). The sectors that have invested the least on DEI targets and quotas are Education and Training (13%) and Real Estate (12.5%). The majority (79%) of companies surveyed are implementing DEI programmes with a focus on women. The survey suggests that those efforts are primarily designed around training, and less so around material actions to close gender gaps at both industry and economy level. The industries which focus the highest percentage of their DEI activity on gender parity issues, and where female workers are typically scarce at all levels of seniority, are Energy and Materials 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100Share (%)Retail and Wholesale of Consumer Goods InfrastructureCare, Personal Services and WellbeingEducation and trainingFinancial ServicesSupply Chain and TransportationEnergy and Materials Agriculture and Natural Resources Automotive and AerospaceGovernment and Public SectorNon-governmental and Membership OrganisationsHealth and HealthcareManufacturing Information Technology and Digital Communications Accommodation, Food, and Leisure Professional Services Real Estate Media, Entertainment and Sports Source World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2023.DEI programmes focusing on women, by industry FIGURE 2.22 Share of organizations surveyed that select women as the priority of their DEI programme 91.1% 90.9% 84.6% 84.3% 83.3% 81.8% 77.5% 77.1% 7.07% 75.8% 75% 74.3% 73.1% 72.7% 70.0% 68.8% 61.5% 60.0% Global Gender Gap Report 2023 56

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