The U.S. lags behind other countries in funding programs to promote gender equality at work. (via CNBCMakeIt)
" to equip public markets investors with new tools to allocate capital and reward companies that both outperform the market and align with their values.
"Investors are waking up to the fact that investing with a gender equity lens is good for society and their wallet," Equileap CEO Diana van Maasdijk toldEquileap ranked 3,519 public companies in 23 developed countries, each with a minimum $2 billion market cap. They awarded points based on 19 criteria, modeled after the, including gender balance in the workforce, paid parental leave benefits, and transparency around pay and sexual harassment policies.
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