The Task Force

Recommendations Our evaluation:

◦ Establishing Leadership Program 1. The task force has recommendations to account

for most of the important findings. It has touched
1. National Partner for Women’s upon the issues of career advancements
Issue (mentoring and counseling)& work –life balance.
2. However how can a culture change be ensured
2. Women’s Advisory Council to make the workplace compatible for women
employees?
Career Opportunities ◦ Idea of Men & Women as
3. Will these recommendations endorse a
for Women Colleagues
perception that women needs to get special
1. Workshops for partners, senior attention for career advancement unlike men?
1. Succession
managers and managers 4. Therefore, we feel that apart from the above
planning and
mentioned points, assigning challenging projects
career planning
2. Programs for level before and assigning women leads can boost the
for women
managers morale on the capability of women at workplace
employees
as well as break the stereotype that women are
3. Review of firm’s current practices not par with men.
2. Firm sponsored
and policies 5. Also, Deloitte can strengthen maternity programs
networking,
counselling, and have “women forums/circles” led by
◦ Goals into Business Planning and
mentoring
inclusion champions and leaders to build a
Human Resource Processes network and share insights amongst themselves
opportunities
1. Differentiate goals for women in 6. There also needs to be a strong pool or voice of
leadership leaders for championing the cause of women
with potential, and not just mentoring them.
Work-life Balance 2. Define criteria to monitor progress 7. Deloitte can offer all it’s professionals(both men
and women), a formal framework for flexible
1. Survey of work-
3. Quantifiable objectives for better work options such as remote work,
life balance and
measurement telecommuting, and flexi-time, and choices that
define programs
help them balance their personal and
to improve the 4. Developing compensation and professional commitments. This doesn’t add
same Promotion review procedures undue pressure on women for opting flexible
2. Develop arrangements
◦ Communicate change
Programs for 8. Focus on holistic approach with a focus on
flexible work 1. Provide advance information & mental, physical and emotional well-being at
support to women partners work
arrangements
9. Re-Skilling, up-skilling and counselling of women