Gender Ratio

Description

Gender Ratio displays information about the organisation’s gender composition.  Gender Ratio is commonly calculated by Division, Department, Location and Job Type.

Business Case

Gender Ratio helps HR Professionals understand workforce composition in various business units and across multiple locations and job types. Gender Ratio calculation is used to monitor hiring practices and is critical in validating that compensation is allocated in a gender-neutral way. In addition to helping companies comply with Equal Opportunity Employment laws and monitor employment practices to limit potential exposure to litigation, the Gender Ratio can help HR Professionals and line managers define programs that will benefit the greatest number of employees.

Required Data

Gender   Example: Male, Female, Not disclosed

Samples

Implementation Considerations

There are many considerations that can be taken into account when defining the gender ratio calculation.  In fact, multiple gender ratio metrics may be desirable. Some metrics are listed below. Your HumanConcepts Professional Services Consultant can work with you to define calculations that take into account the available data and your business needs.

Division, Department

Example: Automotive, Marketing
Most organisations report Gender Ratios separately for each department, division or business unit. Separate calculations facilitate cross-department comparisons and make it easier to spot trends.

Location

Example: Factory #65, San Francisco Office
Most organisations include Location information in their Gender Ratio reporting. Hiring conditions may differ depending on the location, especially internationally, and it may only be useful to compare Gender Ratio to other departments or divisions operating in similar regulatory and cultural environments. Location information can be very important for organisations that operate retail stores, movie theaters or other businesses characterized by multiple branches that are very similar. Absent a compelling reason, branch offices in similar locations should have similar Gender Ratios.

Job Type

Example: Engineering Manager, Customer Service Associate
Most organisations include Job Type (or Job Code) information in their Gender Ratio reporting.  Comparing Gender Ratios for similar Job Types and functions at different divisions or business units should yield a similar proportion of men to women. Significant unexplained differences in the ratio of men to women at similar departments within different business units could indicate systemic problems that should be remedied.