Managers and others responsible for management planning and development will find tried and tested tools and methods that have proved useful in bringing women into top positions.

We offer ideas and suggestions concerning how employers can proceed, all based on new literature and research about leadership and gender, and on experience from the world of work. You will also find real examples from companies and organisations. We want to inspire you to continue pressing for change, despite the fact that it sometimes feels like an uphill struggle!

Women to the Top has an explicit gender perspective. This approach is an acknowledgement of the fact that gender is important and has consequences in modern working life. Structures and conditions must change if we are to make best use of the abilities of both women and men.