Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) has recently signed on to The Boston 100% Talent Compact, a first-in-the-nation, business community-driven effort to level the playing field for working women. By signing the 100% Talent Compact, Cushman & Wakefield has joined forces with the Boston Women’s Workforce Council, a public-private partnership between the City of Boston and Boston University, and more than 220 other Boston-area employers to close the gender wage gap.
According to the Boston Women’s Workforce Council’s 2017 report, women who work in Greater Boston earn significantly less than their male colleagues, while women are the majority of both Boston’s residents and workforce. Cushman & Wakefield recognizes that this pay discrepancy poses consequences on the company’s talent pool and that women are one of Boston’s assets: when women thrive, companies and communities thrive.
The Council’s mission is to work with the businesses in the Greater Boston area in a private-public endeavor to eliminate the gender wage gap, remove the visible and invisible barriers to women’s advancement, and ensure that 100% of the talent pool is used to make Boston the best area in the country for working women. As a Signer of the 100% Talent, Cushman & Wakefield will work with the Council to take concrete, measurable steps to eliminate the wage gap within their own company and to report their progress anonymously every two years.
For more information or to join the 100% Talent Compact, check out: www.bostonwomensworkforcecouncil.com.
About Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value by putting ideas into action for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with 48,000 employees in approximately 400 offices and 70 countries. In 2017, the firm had revenue of $6.9 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, valuation and other services. To learn more, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com or follow @CushWake on Twitter.
