The 30% Club Ireland officially launched in January 2015, with a goal to achieve better gender balance at all levels in leading Irish businesses. The 30% Club believes that gender balance on boards and executive leadership not only encourages better leadership and governance, but further contributes to better all-round board performance, and ultimately increased corporate performance for both companies and their shareholders. The initiative is complementary to individual company efforts and existing networking groups, adding to these through collaboration and the visible commitment of senior business leaders. Over 200 Irish Chairs and CEOs of leading businesses are supporters of the 30% Club Ireland. These leaders are committed to accelerating gender balance in their organisations through voluntary actions.
The 30% Club is a collaborative business-led effort to make real change in Ireland, aiming towards 30% female representation in senior management by 2020.
30% Club Ireland - Booklet 2019
The third pillar of the 30% Club Strategy focuses on supporting talent through custom initiatives such as the STEM Teacher Training Intern programme, Executive Education Scholarships, and our Mentoring Programme. See video below.
Supporting Balance for Better Business – Second Report December 2019
The Balance for Better Business group has launched its second report, updating on progress against gender balance targets set out for Boards of Listed Companies in May of this year. Across the ISEQ 20 companies progress has been positive and the gap between Ireland and the EU equivalent has narrowed on foot of this progress. However, progress outside of the ISEQ 20 has been limited and for some listed companies has remain unchanged.
This second report has extended the review to now include targets for senior management teams. In addition, the scope of the review has also been widened to include gender balance targets at board and senior management levels for Private Companies.
The 30% Club Ireland has long been campaigning for such measures and has always focused on gender balance at senior decision making levels across all organisations operating in Ireland . We welcome the latest version of the Balance for Better Business review and, in particular, we are very pleased that the review has:
- Continued to recognise the importance of organisations being accountable for their own progress, in the recommendation for targets rather than prescribed quotas
- Highlighted progress against targets by the ISEQ 20 firms to 25.3%, and improvement of gender balance across all Irish Listed companies to 19.1%
- Expanded the focus to include private companies, which are a key sector of the Irish economy
- Broadened the focus to include senior executive teams, particularly as the c-suite is the talent pipeline for CEO and Board positions.
- Outlined the need for practical tools and supports and called out groups such as the 30% Club and initiatives like our Board and Executive Resourcing Code which we launched in April, as useful for progress
The 30% Club Ireland continues to support members as they put plans in place to deliver on the review recommendations.
For more information on the Review and how we plan to support organisations in delivering on the requirements, contact Gillian Harford, Country Executive 30% Club Ireland. gillian@gharford.ie
To see the full reports
December 2019 Report 2 click here
May 2019 Report 1 click here
At the annual CEO and Chairs Conference on 8 February 2019: the Irish Chapter were very privileged to announce that Professor Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland, and Dr Martin McAleese, Chancellor, Dublin City University, have become joint patrons of the 30% Club in Ireland.. Speaking at the conference the former President said;
“Martin and I have always worked as a partnership and supported each other throughout our careers. Becoming patrons of the 30% Club to promote gender diversity is something we are both equally passionate about. Achieving real progress on gender diversity, is equally about men and women working together for change. Gender equality is a rising tide of talent, appreciation of all skill, and opportunity for all.”
Speaking about the announcement, Carol Andrews, 30% Club Ireland Country lead and a Managing Director at BNY Mellon Ireland said;
“The 30% Club Ireland is honoured to have Mary and Martin McAleese become our joint patrons. Their patronage illustrates clearly the standing the 30% Club now has in Irish life and embodies our view that improved gender representation is based on men and women working together for change. Their support is indicative of their combined passion and commitment to supporting diversity as an important means to achieve a better Ireland.”
Latest reports:
In February 2020 the 30% Club Ireland, in conjunction with Ibec and DCU released our Women in Management report. This is the fifth and final report monitoring and reporting on progress in the advancement of gender balance across Irish employers over the period 2015 - 2020. We hope this final chapter in our research will be useful to all organisations in assessing the competitive landscape in Ireland and that we can continue to deliver the range of diverse talent that will support the future success and sustainability of the Irish economy. Click here to read the report in full.
In January 2018, the 30% Club Ireland Financial Services Sub Committee released a report on Women in Financial Services in Ireland. Please click here for link.
30% Club Ireland submissions:
Gender Pay Gap submission - October 2017
National Women's Strategy submission - January 2017
Public Consultation for the Career Guidance Review
Related blogs:
Carol Andrews, 30% Ireland country lead, asks the question "Are leaders born or made?", please click here.
Related podcasts:
Gender pay gap podcast with Steering Committee member Gillian Harford, please click here.
Women in Leadership podcast with Steering Committee member Brid Horan, please click here.
Banking on Women podcast with Steering Committee member Carol Andrews and Angie Mezzetti, please click here.
Women in Leadership podcast with Gillian Harford on AIB Equality Initiatives. Gillian is on the Steering Committee for the Financial Services Group in 30% Club. Please click here for link to podcast.
For general enquiries, please email: 30percentclubireland@bnymellon.com
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