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BCG: Five Ways Men Can Improve Gender Diversity at Work

When companies try to fix the gender diversity problem, they often center their efforts solely on women. Experience shows, however, that such a narrow focus essentially walls off the discussion as a women-only issue instead of positioning it as a broader topic between both genders.

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The energy industry is not gender balanced. Groups such as SPE’s Women In Energy promote diversity within the E&P sector. Change will not happen unless men are aware of the gap and support efforts to increase diversity. Leaders have the biggest opportunity to enact change through supporting plans that encourage diversity and by ensuring they are champions for diversity.

In this article, members of the leadership team across the globe at The Boston Consulting Group list Five Ways Men Can Improve Gender Diversity at Work.