Attracting and Retaining Top Talent

Women in the U.S. are graduating in higher numbers from college than men and will make up 61.9% of the workforce by 2015. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Yet women are leaving the workforce at twice the rate of men. 52% of female scientists, engineers, and technologists working in the U.S. drop out of their chosen professions over time. (The Athena Factor: Reversing the Brain Drain in Science, Engineering, and Technology) Reasons include lack of flexibility, the glass ceiling, unhappiness with the work culture, and feeling unchallenged by their jobs.
Companies that allow women to thrive retain talented female employees more easily, which is crucial given the growing shortage of talented workers. Europe is projected to have a shortfall of 24 million people in the active workforce by 2040. If female employment rates were raised to the same level as men's, the shortfall would be only 3 million – 8 times less. (McKinsey)