Advance Gender Equality in Business

WE DRIVE GENDER EQUALITY IN SWISS BUSINESS

Advance is the leading business association for gender equality in Switzerland, a network of over 145 Swiss-based companies committed to increasing the share of women in management. We are convinced that a gender equal workplace is a win-win for men, women, business and society at large. Do you think so too?

Our members

GENDER EQUALITY MEANS BUSINESS

It is a proven fact that gender-mixed teams perform better, are more innovative and likely to generate more profit. A look into the status quo in Switzerland becomes an urgent wake-up call. In management and executive boards, women are still a minority. It’s high time to take effective action, because including women in leadership makes business sense.

OUR MISSION AND OBJECTIVE

We believe that sustained success depends on having a balanced gender mix at all levels of an organization and support our member companies with a concrete program to turn diversity into a competitive advantage.

Program

Our objective is to reach a sustainable minimum of 30% female representation at all management levels across all member companies by 2030.

WE CREATE IMPACT BY

• advancing the female talent in our member companies and helping them thrive,
• sensitizing men and management about the topic as key change agents on this journey,
• connecting our member companies, offering them platforms for cross-company exchange and allowing best practices to be adopted faster by others,
• shaping public opinion with national initiatives like our annual “CEOs commit to Gender Equality” campaign on International Women’s Day,
• and by creating transparency through providing Swiss facts and figures on diversity in our annual Advance & HSG Gender Intelligence Report