Diversity news in Asia

An overview of news, trends and research in the category Diversity in Asia:

Women Corporate Directors launches new chapter in Sri Lanka The world’s leading advocacy group for female board representation – the Women Corporate Directors foundation – has established a new chapter in Sri Lanka.
14 January 2022
Asian consulting leaders recognised as LGBT+ role models Global diversity & inclusion consultancy INvolve has released this year’s OUTstanding list of the world’s top 100 LGBT+ executive role models, with several high-ranked consultants from Asia on the li
28 November 2021
Employer loyalty dives among women due to lack of Covid support Sentiment toward employers among women in the workforce has significantly slipped during the global pandemic according to a new survey from Deloitte, with serious implications.
03 June 2021
Making strides with diversity & inclusion in Asia Pacific While the APAC region has made rapid progress in digitalisation, future-first strategies and tech-centric organisational culture, the region faces a multitude of challenges in diversity & inclusion.
31 May 2021
Tokyo Pride Week supported by big name professional services firms Set to kick off this weekend, Tokyo Pride Week is back after missing out last year, with big name professional services firms among the event participants and sponsors.
20 April 2021
Gender balance at all levels trumps the peril of 'womenwashing' As the world celebrates International Women’s Day this week, Nobuko Kobayashi, a partner with EY-Parthenon in Asia Pacific, warns that leaders must be wary of ‘womenwashing’, where businesses hastily
10 March 2021
Women in Singapore advance their presence in boardrooms For the first time in modern history, the number of women in senior management of mid-market businesses worldwide has surpassed the 30% mark.
08 March 2021
How Southeast Asia can nurture more women in technology Technology is unlocking remarkable opportunities in Southeast Asia and offers the potential to accelerate the region’s already impressive growth.
23 November 2020
15 professional services firm commit to D&I Charter in Hong Kong Two years on from the launch of the Racial Diversity & Inclusion Charter for Employers in Hong Kong, the document has nearly 50 signatories, 15 of which are professional services firms.
28 September 2020
Deloitte Brunei's first female partner reflects on her journey to date Shortly after celebrating its 40th anniversary, Deloitte Brunei has achieved another milestone; electing its first female partner.
10 February 2020
Claims Korea excluded from Deloitte APAC unit due to gender issue The Korea Herald has claimed that gender issues have caused the local branch of Deloitte Consulting to be excluded from the firm’s newly-formed Asia-Pacific unit.
17 January 2020
Accenture's Sweet 16th on Forbes' most powerful women rankings Accenture CEO Julie Sweet has been named among Forbes’ annual World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list, landing at 16th.
27 December 2019
AlixPartners appoints diversity & inclusion officer for Asia and Americas Global business advisory AlixPartners has appointed Elton Ndoma-Ogar to the newly appointed role of Diversity & Inclusion for Asia and the Americas.
11 October 2019
Accenture takes home leadership and sustainability awards in Asia
03 October 2019
A busy week for diversity and inclusion issues in Singapore The subject of diversity and inclusion has been front and centre this week in Singapore, with research consultancy Kantar setting the ball rolling with the revelation Singapore had the second-highest
23 September 2019
PwC Malaysia Managing Partner proclaims his love for Liverpool FC PwC Malaysia Managing Partner Sridharan Nair has spoken of his madness for soccer, and in particular Liverpool FC, which currently sits atop the Premier League table.
02 September 2019
Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines buck global start-up gender gap According to a recent BCG analysis, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines have been found to be among the very small handful of nations where female entrepreneurial activity is outpacing that of i
23 August 2019
Asia Society honours KPMG for employment of Asian Pacific Americans The US branch of KPMG has been recognised as a distinguished performer for the second year running by the Asia Society for its employment of Asian Pacific Americans.
23 April 2019
Private equity sector in emerging markets massively male-dominated
01 April 2019
Greater female employment could bring $6 trillion in gains to OECD
08 March 2019
PwC UK launches new platform to help Chinese talent reach the top PwC in the UK have launched a platform to help top Chinese talent break through the local ‘bamboo ceiling’.
19 October 2018
80% of executives in Asia Pacific motivated by Me Too movement More than eight in ten business executives in the Asia Pacific have been influenced in their inclusive growth strategies by the spreading #metoo movement according to a survey by Deloitte.
24 September 2018
Chinese firms prominent on Crowe corporate decision-making index Chinese firms have crowded the top of the index in a recent analysis report on effective corporate decision-making conducted by the international audit, tax, advisory and risk network Crowe.
17 July 2018
Wavestone finds women in start-up sector in Hong Kong drawn by culture With women now playing a prominent role in Hong Kong’s flourishing start-up sector, the digitally-minded management firm Wavestone has looked into what insights can be drawn for the corporate world i
12 July 2018
Enhancing gender equality in APAC holds $4.5 trillion potential, says McKinsey In a wide-ranging report on workplace gender equality, the global strategy and management powerhouse McKinsey has contended that the Asia Pacific could add as much as $4.
22 May 2018
Philippines top for gender diversity at senior level according to Grant Thornton The Philippines has been ranked number one for women in business according to a Grant Thornton report, with the country’s female population holding senior positions at a far higher rate than the glob
19 March 2018
Women account for one quarter of Vietnam's CEOs and directors Vietnam leads its Southeast Asian counterparts for gender diversity at the upper senior level with one quarter of its CEO and board positions being occupied by women, and the alignment of male and fe
19 January 2018

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