Deloitte’s focus on representation does not end with our own organization. We believe that we have a responsibility to be a force for good and to lead the way on the complex challenges that stand in the way of women’s equity in wider society. As part of our WorldClass societal impact agenda, we are empowering women and girls around the world, as brought to life in Deloitte’s first Global Gender Impact Report, launched on International Women’s Day in 2020. This included stories showing the power and impact of education, sponsorship and mentorship and the ‘butterfly effect’ that takes place as a result—a theme we continued to highlight for International Women’s Day in 2021 and concluded in 2022 when we focused on the simple everyday acts we can all take to Be the Butterfly and make an impact. The 2023 IWD campaign, “I’m a woman and…” was a call to action for each of us to commit playing our part in stopping the assumptions that are still too often made about women.

We also collaborate with like-minded organizations and as such we are a proud strategic partner of the Women’s Forum—a global platform for action to highlight women’s voices and vision and build a more inclusive economy and society. We are also a global supporter and expert community member of Catalyst, a global non-profit that helps build workplaces that work for women through the development of thought leadership, end-to-end solutions and by bringing together 500+ supporter companies that share leading practices and build positive change.

Deloitte also conducts research into critical gender equality-related issues. Building on its 2020 survey exploring the impact of the pandemic on working women, in May 2021, Deloitte Global published its inaugural Women @ Work: A global outlook report. Now in its fourth year, the report is built on a survey of 5,000 working women (outside Deloitte) across 10 countries to hear directly from them about their experiences in the workplace and factors that can impact that.