Making inclusion in tech a reality – every day
PwC Women in Tech profile of Althea d’Lima, who shares her fascination with technology, transformation and the importance of every day inclusion in tech.
The path to continued progress for gender equity
At PwC, supporting balanced gender representation across our business has long been a focus. But we still have more we want to do. We are laser focused on the representation of women at leadership levels combined with substantive action that drives an inclusive talent culture from day one. This dual approach supports a sustainable pipeline of female talent across our network.
We ask each member firm in our network to explicitly focus on gender diversity. To increase accountability, we have developed several gender-focused KPI’s including women partner admissions, proportionality of promotions, women experienced hires, the representation of women in succession planning and women leading priority accounts. Looking forward, we’re committed to continued progress and support of gender equity.
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Leadership commitment
Each member firm in the PwC network is focusing on gender equity as a part of its local I&D strategy and action plan, supported by both its Territory Senior Partner and Territory Inclusion Leader. Beyond that commitment, our Global I&D Council views gender equity as a priority area and is looking across five metrics to see that progress continues. We know actions start at the top, and have put the people and processes in place to drive continued support of gender equity across our network.
Leadership representation
To increase representation of women in leadership positions, we are working with member firms to review and strengthen their approach to attracting, developing and progressing women in senior roles and partner admissions. Additionally, at a global level, we apply a gender lens to all network-level succession planning and leadership appointment activity. Finally, to help our people see themselves at all levels of our organisation, we continue to increase the number of visible women role models at senior levels providing venues for them to share their professional and personal experiences.
Attraction and advancement
We are focused on supporting equal levels of female representation throughout our pipeline. To help support this, we are working towards hiring more experienced women, particularly at senior manager and director level grades, and we’re placing a strong focus on promotions. Two of our five gender KPIs focus on experienced recruitment and promotions to help increase accountability. Ultimately, these initiatives will support gender parity across all levels of our organisation and areas of our business.
Data driven approach
As the only dimension of diversity that can be measured globally, we have a unique opportunity to take a business-led approach to addressing gender diversity. We can better understand our realities, challenges and opportunities through real-time and predictive data-powered insights to create change. This is fundamental to achieving and measuring progress, identifying critical interventions and driving leadership accountability.
International Women's Day 2025
For over a century, International Women's Day (IWD) has provided an annual opportunity to showcase women's achievements and raise awareness of the need for continued action to support progress towards global gender equity. And every year, we at PwC mark the occasion with some special initiatives of our own.
This year, we're sharing the results of qualitative research we’ve undertaken with over 40 of our most senior women leaders across the PwC network. And we’ve used the outputs from this research to develop a Career Advice Toolkit that provides actionable insights and guidance to support with career navigation.
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Championing PwC women
We are actively amplifying the voices of our women at PwC, at all levels, because we know it's hard to be what you can’t see. Below you can discover more about our women across the PwC network as they share openly about their lived experiences, both personally and professionally, and how they are achieving their potential at PwC.
You can also explore solution and solver profiles relating to broader dimensions of diversity on our Solution and Solver profiles page.
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Leading with empathy
Louise Scott, COO of PwC Global Sustainability, shares her career story, empathy in leadership, and PwC's evolving sustainability network.
From PwC to COP28: tackling climate change through curiosity and a burning desire to make a difference
PwC Women in climate profile of Rebecca Kershaw, who shares how she tackles climate change and her passion about women’s involvement in climate action.
Bringing together diverse skills to change the world for good
PwC Women in climate profile of Annabell Chartres, who shares her experience on leading PwC New Zealand’s sustainability practice.
Out leaders: how mentoring redoubles the power of role modelling
Leslie O'Harrow (she/her), Specialized Tax Services Partner at PwC US, and US Partner Champion for Shine
London, Toronto, Durban: Blazing an international trail across the PwC network as a visibly out role model
Emma Whalley-Hands, Partner, Operational Restructuring and Turnaround, PwC South Africa
Powering ahead on cybersecurity
PwC Women in Technology profiles. Anna Paterson shares her experiences and passion as a woman working in cyber.
Celebrating the strength in our differences
Hala Kudwah, PwC Middle East, shares her perspective on the importance of individuals’ uniqueness in the workplace.
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International Women's Day 2025
Explore our research-based Career Advice Toolkit designed by a collective of our most senior women leaders across the PwC network, along with broader insights on progress towards global gender equity.
Women in Work 2024 insights: Delving deeper into the gender pay gap
PwC's Women in Work Index measures progress towards gender equity in the labour market across 33 OECD countries. Explore the 2024 OECD wide insights
Five ways women founders can overcome the challenges faced when fundraising
40 women founders from 25 different countries share their views for other women entrepreneurs embarking on fundraising
International Women's Day 2023: Empowering women
This International Women’s Day, PwC is sharing the voices of women from around the world through our research-based insights on empowerment.
Global diversity, equity and inclusion survey
We know that diversity is good for business. Organisations that invest in diversity report seeing a number of advantages, such as an increased ability to attract talent, greater innovation, and improved financial performance. But what does it take to build a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programme that is able to realise these benefits, and which leading practices are actually being adopted by companies around the globe?
UN Women HeForShe Alliance
Over nine years we partnered with UN Women HeForShe working extensively to elevate male allyship and advocacy for gender equality both within and beyond PwC. We graduated from the HeForShe Alliance partnership December 2023, but as former partners, we continue to be ambassadors for the HeForShe solidarity movement. At PwC, we are aware of the critical role that the private sector has in advancing gender equality, and partnering with UN Women HeForShe provided us a platform to act as role models in our industry but also join forces with HeForShe to truly accelerate the pace of change.
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International Women's Day 2025
Explore our research-based Career Advice Toolkit designed by a collective of our most senior women leaders across the PwC network, along with broader insights on progress towards global gender equity.
Women in Work 2025
The UK has slipped from 17th to 18th place, down from 10th in 2020 - the steepest post-pandemic decline amongst OECD countries - with Iceland, New Zealand and Luxembourg the best performing.
International Women's Day 2023: Empowering women
This International Women’s Day, PwC is sharing the voices of women from around the world through our research-based insights on empowerment.
Inclusion and Diversity
At PwC we lead with our heart and we prioritise our people. We are committed to Inclusion & Diversity and fostering a culture of belonging in each of our member firms, across the PwC network.
