Can digital collaboration reshape gender equity?

WORKPLACE equity has been a long-running conversation in business circles, yet the numbers tell us progress remains uneven. While women now hold 29 per cent of C-suite positions globally, the so-called “broken rung” continues to be a major hurdle: for every 100 men promoted to manager, only 81 women make the same leap.

In Singapore and across Asia, the push for greater diversity in leadership is often met with structural and cultural challenges. Deeply embedded societal expectations about caregiving and traditional work hours, together with unconscious biases in hiring and promotion, have slowed progress. But technology is changing the equation with new ways to level the playing field.

For companies striving to build a more inclusive workplace, the question is no longer “why” gender diversity matters – that case has been made many times over. The real question now is “how” to achieve it in a sustainable, meaningful way.