Gender inequality in recruitment companies exposed

Survey shows huge gender inequality in recruitment companies.

A recent survey conducted by Blue Sky PR for international women’s day found that just 26% of recruitment firm directors are female.

The industry, which acts as a gatekeeper into all other industries has had its own inequalities highlighted.

Commenting in response to the analysis, Ann Swain, the CEO of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) said ““There’s a clear disparity of gender balance at board level in recruitment that needs to be addressed – particularly when we consider that around 41% of the workforce at recruiter level is female. However, despite there being a clear progression challenge for women in recruitment, just 31% of companies have initiatives in place to retain females.”

“APSCo supports the Women in Recruitment initiative to assist the development of female recruiters and ensure they have access to the same career opportunities as their male counterparts. We have just launched a benchmarking survey to build a more accurate picture of the current workforce that we hope will act as a catalyst for change.”

Recruitment sectors such as Financial, customer service and manufacturing have their own issues in recruiting in an ethical and responsible way.

Leaders of recruitment companies need to recognise lack of diversity can also affect their client organisations, inflating the effects across organisations.

Recruitment companies should look to take steps to rectify the lack of diversity by changing their recruitment practices. This has been proven to improve innovation and productivity. These changes would also be seen as a positive by the rest of the market as it grapples with its own lack of diversity.

Here at Ohcul, our no.1 overriding aim is to bring diversity and inclusivity to the workplace.

We are the only jobs board to employ a ‘hidden application’ filter on all uploaded CVs. This means identifying information such as names, emails and social media profiles are initially hidden from employers as they choose their candidates.

They only see the talents that individuals possess, the qualifications they have attained and the skills, ideas and experience they bring.

Unbiased decision-making is proven to result in more diverse, creative and productive workplaces.