20-first Goes to Chile - Building Gender Balanced Business

Comunidad Mujer

Comundad Mujer is an independent organization that seeks to facilitate the participation, on equal terms, of women in the workplace. The organization wants to promote a successful combination between work and family, personal life and social responsibility. Inspired by the fact that the economic growth trends of the XXI century reveal that the success of a company is largely determined by the diversity of its leadership team, they invited four of Chile’s top CEOs to share their takes on the subject with Avivah Wittenberg-Cox.

The Panelists

These Chilean businessman were invited to discuss their experience encouraging and supporting the diversification of leadership and the creation of inclusive strategies and female-oriented business.

• Marcelo Awad, CEO of Antofagasta PLC, one of the most important conglomerates of Chile

• Enrique Cueto, Linea Aeropostal Santiago-Arica, the principal Chilean airline

• Pablo Alcalde, President of La Polar, the fourth largest retail company in Chile

• Mauricio Larrain, President of Banco Santander Chile, the largest bank in Chile

Their presentations can be found here.

The Press

The seminar, and Avivah Wittenberg-Cox’s participation, generated an important amount of press, here are some of the articles.

• Empresas que promueven la partipación femenina obtienen mejores resultados

Alejandra Claveria’s article in el Diario Financiero examines the financial advantages of incorporating women in management positions using citations from Avivah Wittenberg-Cox. She also reveals that Chile’s finance minister, Juan Andrés Fontaine, was present at Comunidad Mujer’s seminar. Diario Financiero

• Ingresos de las mujeres a nivel mundial superan la suma de los PIB de China e India

Describing 20-first as one of the most prestigious consulting firms on gender balance, María José Gutiérrez’s article presents parts of a Q&A with Avivah Wittenberg-Cox concerning the economic power of women and the specific situation of Chile. El Mercurio

• Empresas que contratan mujeres pueden obtener un 35% en retorno de inversión

In Cristina Cáceres’ article, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox discusses Chile’s situation and its approach towards gender balance. El Mercurio

• Hacia el “bilingüismo” en las empresas

An El Mercurio online publication, this article presents 20-first’s take on the necessity for companies to be gender bilingual and how those companies, rather than women, are accountable (and would most benefit) from gender balance. El Mercurio

• Les mujeres en el futuro del Chile

Camila Correa’s article presents statistics concerning the employment of women in Chile and exposes Avivah Wittenberg-Cox’s take on how to change an employer’s mentality.Tacones