ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, New Jersey, Nov. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The rules are changing for companies that want to support women in business, according to a new gender diversity white paper from executive search firm JBK Associates International.

The white paper examines gender diversity trends and finds the following: 

  • Employers face new pressures from activist investors, legislators, competitors raising the bar, and diversity dissenters;
  • Frustrations caused by stalled progress and a tightening labor market have made the issue even more combustible;
  • Employers who want recognition as gender diversity champions need to meet new minimum standards in the areas of board representation, pay equity and CEO engagement.

“For years, companies could champion gender diversity by acknowledging the business case and establishing HR programs to help,” says Julie B. Kampf, CEO & Chief Possibilities Officer for JBK Associates International. “Today, the marketplace demands much more, and companies that adapt have an incredible opportunity to position themselves as employers of choice.”

To download the white paper, titled “The New Rules of Gender Diversity,” visit www.jbkassociates.net

About JBK Associates International

JBK Associates International specializes in executive search and development of senior-level leadership. The firm is the leader in providing the best talent to a wide range of client companies across many industry verticals, and with specialties in the Life Science and Consumer industries. A member of Amrop (Amrop JBK), one of the world’s largest retained executive search partnerships (www.amrop.com), JBK offers a full-service talent management business team that helps organizations and individuals succeed. Its portfolio of services ranges from executive search and retention, diversity initiatives, succession planning, staff augmentation, onboarding and assimilation, to leadership coaching. JBK has been ranked as one of the nation’s top innovators in diversity by Profiles in Diversity Journal and has been named to Inc. 500|5000 fastest-growing private companies in America for four consecutive years. For more information, visit www.jbkassociates.net

CONTACT: Elizabeth King for JBK Associates
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