Small-to-Medium Enterprise (SME) Gender Parity Certification

Purpose

Women in Governance’s (WiG) Parity Certification serves to help organizations increase the representation of women in sectors where they have historically been underrepresented, as well as in senior management positions. This innovative certification not only evaluates parity at the decision-making level of organizations, but also assesses the organization’s commitment to the implementation of mechanisms that enable women at all levels of its hierarchy to achieve career advancement, thus creating a pipeline of female talent.

The purpose of this survey is to assess what factors need to be considered in order to develop a Parity Certification tailored for the SMEs (100 - 399 employees).

This survey consists of two sections:

Understanding the parameters that would encourage SMEs to participate in a gender parity certification.
What are the conditions that SMEs need to have in order to progress gender parity in the workplace.

Thank you in advance for your time and support.

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* 1. A number of our questions require participants to provide data on the different job categories within the employee hierarchy. Are you comfortable with the following categories? (Please find job categories below this question)

Job Categories:

Executives

Senior Executives

Professionals

Technicians

Administrators

Hourly occupations and professions

Senior Managers/ Managers

Yes

Other

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* 2. Would you participate in a Forum or Workshop to share best practices?

Yes

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* 3. Would you be interested in receiving consulting services to support your efforts to achieve gender parity in the workplace?

Yes

If so, what budget would you be willing to invest in this effort? Please keep in mind that the certification includes: A diagnostic of gender parity in the workplace, a customized report and an HR Forum, accompanied by our partners: McKinsey & Co., Mercer and Willis Towers Watson.

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* 4. Do you think that this certification could have an impact on your brand image/recruitment/employee retention/culture?

Yes

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* 5. Would your organization be interested in being part of the pilot organizations?

Yes

Who in your organization would be called upon to make the decision to move forward with a certification process?
(please indicate name, job title, and email)

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* 6. The Parity Certification includes:

Diagnostic/Questionnaire

Assessment

Certification

Customized detailed report

HR Forum

Do you consider the $3,500 price point for a biannual (every two years) provincial certification and the $6,500 price point for a biannual national certification to be reasonable for SMEs?
Note: we also offer a discount for organizations that enroll for 3 certifications.

Yes

Small-to-Medium Enterprise (SME) Gender Parity Certification

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* 2. Would you participate in a Forum or Workshop to share best practices?

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* 3. Would you be interested in receiving consulting services to support your efforts to achieve gender parity in the workplace?

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* 4. Do you think that this certification could have an impact on your brand image/recruitment/employee retention/culture?

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* 5. Would your organization be interested in being part of the pilot organizations?

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* 7. Please insert the name of your organization and any comment to the questions above: