'Advancing women in the workplace must involve men'

In Switzerland, women make up less than one in five management positions at companies listed on the Swiss Market Index (SMI). To reduce the gap, they must get men on board, argues Sandra Ondraschek-Norris with Catalyst, a global non-profit to advance women in the workplace. The workplace is not a meritocracy. Despite 42% of 25- to 34-year-old women having a university degree, compared to 35% of men, women are still not equally represented at the top levels of business. To see real change in the workplace, we need to get men on board. They hold the power and influence in large corporations and need to drive this change. They are the ones making the decisions on who gets hired and who gets the "hot jobs": those high-profile, highly visibly roles with large budgets and teams, which can supercharge people to the top of an organisation. We know that women get fewer "hot jobs" than men, even though they are as well qualified. Gender bias and gender stereotypes are some of the biggest...