2023
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the
female
factor
report
our impact, milestones & learnings
a note from
our co-founders
As 2023 comes to a close, we look back on a year filled with unprecedented challenges and invaluable lessons.
This year, we set out with a mission to understand leadership better, talking to hundreds of leaders globally, through our Leadership:Redefined movement.
And wow, did we learn a lot – not just about leadership in the wider world, but about ourselves too.
We faced tough times and even tougher decisions. It was a year that stretched us, challenged us, and yes, sometimes we stumbled - us as a team and us personally as leaders. But with each challenge, we grew.
As we gear up for 2024, we do so full of gratitude for the lessons learned, the challenges faced, and the journey ahead.
Here's to stepping into the new year with the wisdom of the past and the excitement for the future.
love, Mahdis & Tanja
from this
to this ✨
picture taken at a CEO lunch in Germany and right side our take on how it should be.
about us
on a mission to close the gender leadership gap.
we are a global community for a new era of female leaders enabling them to get their seat at the table. our support for these female leaders comes through mentoring, networking, career programs, and direct placement in inclusive companies.
to close the gender leadership gap, we are supporting leading companies to reach their diversity goals through finding and retaining female professionals.
for a more inclusive world of work for all of us.
2023 for women at work
The European Council approved the new EU pay transparency directive, which requires companies to report on their gender pay gap.
To implement the principle of equal pay for equal work between men and women, EU companies with more than 250 employees are required to report annually their gender pay gap since April 24 2023.
This legislation is progressive, modern, feminist, liberal, intersectional. This is the very first step to close the gender pay gap.
-Samira Rafaela
co-rapporteur on the file
the global gender gap
is closed by 68.4%
10%
of Fortune 500 companies are run by women
3 out of 4 women want to be promoted to the next level
74%
of women want hybrid work arrangements
Sources:
World Econonic Forumm, Forbes, Deloitte’s Women at work 2023, McKinsey Women in the Workplace,
our milestones in the last years
2019
launch of our community for future female leaders
2020
started offering talent search services in europe
2021
launched europe's first job platform for women
2023
released our own magazine with 100k + readers
we
are
here
2024
read on to
find out..
this year,
we expanded our community
2500
future female leaders
140% in 2022
92
countries
represented
45+
industries
represented
some countries we grew in this year
some companies represented in our community
UAE
Portugal
India
Poland
we grew our network of leaders
332
leaders
+21% in 2022
33
countries
50+
industries
from leading companies
we impacted the career of thousands of women
711
got a
mentor
65% in 2022
45%
connections
5x
higher chance of promotion
55%
confidence
34%
competence
600+
discovered
their leadership potential
3000+
attended
our events
one of my mentees was recently accepted into the EMBA program at INSEAD and one got a C-level position for the first time.
Elin Hauge, mentor at the female factor
I just got promoted to project manager this week. I'm forever grateful to the power and confidence my mentor gave me!
Rosaline Chen, community member
I remember the day I applied to mentoring program - It was THE decision that changed my life: I became bold enough to quit the office and start my entrepreneur journey.
Alexandra Demidova, community member
my mentor helped me identify my career goals, and start to take daily actions to achieve them. I'm now making progress towards my goals much faster than I expected or ever would have done by myself!
Kathryn Rothwell, community member
upskilling success with
One of our three Google Coursera testimonials, Veronica
our awareness campaign for Google's Coursera Certificates
We were happy to partner with Google to distribute 700 Coursera Certificates in 2023 to our community of future female leaders to upskill in in-demand skills.
91
89
+218 %
283
434
+102 %
571
701
1.358
total enrollments
4.733
total learning hours
we worked with leading companies
we contributed to a +300%
influx of female talent
71,1%
46,1%
2021
2022
+54,3 %
brand
awareness
+309 %
influx of qualified
female applicants
we helped inclusive companies become famous among female professionals
and connected them to the next generation of female leaders
310k+
visits on our
job platform
25% from 2022
5000+
inclusive
jobs listed
+32% in 2022
1700+
companies
screened
68% acceptance rate
75k
talents looking
for jobs
15% from 2022
companies listing on our job platform
we started a movement to redefine leadership
together with
and made some waves online
850k+
reach on linkedin
400+
leaders joined the conversation
Lisbon
Paris
3000+
connections made
Alpbach
vienna
150+
influential leaders
istanbul
and connected incredible
leaders offline
9
exclusive events
CAIRO
dubai
hosting leaders from
we celebrated the launch of something big
1.5k
reach
250
attendees
introducing our very own magazine:
the lead - the voice for a new era of leaders
100k readers
every year
100+ pages of original content
read by (future) leaders worldwide
distributed to 200+ leaders
showcasing diverse voices
inspiring stories
of leadership
we spoke up at
events
30
events & panel
discussions
we were recognised
for our work & impact
top 5 cartier women's initiative
CESA diversity role model of the year
we made the headlines
20+
press
mentions
press
mentions
as seen in
we shared the (back)stage with some well-known faces
Alma Zadić
Minister of Justice
🇦🇹
Esther Wojcicki
Journalist & tech entrepreneur
🇺🇸
Melanie Perkins
CEO & Founder
Canva
🇦🇺
Caroline Farberger
chairwoman, board advisor, transgender ceo
🇸🇪
Catherine Margaret Ashton
first UK female European Commissioner
🇬🇧
Amal Clooney
🇱🇧
Karoline Edtstadler
Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution at the Federal Chancellery
🇦🇹
our podcast still went strong
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the leaders' talk is all about honest conversations with female CEOs and board members of different industries sharing inspiring stories and hands-on advice on how to create an inclusive workplace and equal opportunities in business.
we highlighted how companies can become more profitable with happier employees by hiring more women and closing the gender leadership gap.
leaders' talk is a podcast series by the female factor in collaboration with the business network “Senate of economy” in Austria.
we continued supporting female professionals where needed
some featured employers from this initiative
As a Ukrainian, the continuation of the war into 2023 has been an ongoing challenge.
Despite these hard times, I remain deeply grateful for our team's proactive efforts, expanding our job platform to support those affected by the conflict.
I am immensely proud of the resilience and strength the Ukrainian people have shown the world. As we look to the future, I am determined to continue and grow this initiative, offering support and hope where it's needed most.
Olena Kondratenko
vp of product
the female factor
we also messed up, sometimes
💩 we planned a big launch of something, that eventually didn’t happen
💩 some crucial decisions were not made in time
🤡 dear @first name
mails that went out to a bunch of people #sry
but hey, we are only human :)
but we didn't forget to have fun
and we also made big plans for 2024
something
big is
coming
soon 👀
19
sept 2024
save the date
for a very
special event
keep an eye on our news and updates ;)
thanks for an unforgettable year.
2024, we are ready for you!
from
the female factor
#werisebyliftingothers