Creating the world's strongest pipeline of women in management.

By 2024 the UK will need 1.5 million more female managers and CMI Women will help plug the gap.

CMI Women will inspire and support women throughout their careers and provide organisations with a Blueprint for Balance so they can benefit from being a gender diverse organisation.

We're focusing on three key areas

CMI Women Blueprint

Create high performing, balanced teams

Organisations to use the Blueprint for Balance to share best practice, implement new strategies and achieve 50/50 leadership.

CMI Women Champions

Men as agents of change

Prompting men to become everyday champions of women at work and agents of change, driving organisational strategies for balance.

CMI Women Inspiration

Tackling the missing middle

Increase the number of women in middle management positions and enable emerging women leaders to unlock their potential.

Six ways to improve gender diversity


Promoting Leadership Equality

Balanced leadership teams outperform the competition, but the talent pipeline is still broken - male managers are 40% more likely than female managers to be promoted. Discover strategies to create a more diverse workplace and deliver better results.

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Skills and Career Development

To reach your career destination you need to map out a strategy and have the support of your employer. However, only 29% of women have a career plan. Take control of your future and create a culture where everyone can fulfill their career ambitions.

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Balanced Recruitment

Management recruitment is broken. Women make up 73% of junior managers but only 32% make it to director level. Discover how you and your organisation can promote more women from junior roles and reap the benefits a diverse workforce brings.

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Flexible Working

Recruit, retain, and develop women managers with flexible working practices. After all, managers rate it as one of the top five ways to help women progress and to create a diverse, more productive organisation.

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Mentoring and Sponsorship

One in three managers rate coaching and mentoring as a great way for women to progress in their careers and allows organisations to develop the talent from within. Showcase role models, develop a mentoring programme or find yourself and mentor.

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Pay and Rewards

Male managers still earn 23% more than women. From asking for a pay rise to gender salary reporting the Blueprint for Balance will provide resources to close the gap and help you conform to the new regulations.

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