Women in managerial positions share
Measurement answer
What this metric measures
Reports the percentage of people in the source-native women category among all people in the organization’s declared managerial-position population.
Specification
Metric specification
- Result format
- Single value
- Unit
- Managerial positions held by women (%)
- Reporting basis
- Reporting period or source-declared measurement date
- Aggregation
- Never average published percentages; recompute from compatible women-category and total-manager counts for the same boundary and hierarchy definition.
- Pillar
- Social
- Topic
- Workforce diversity and equal opportunity
- Controlled domain
- Workforce
- Entity type
- Metric
Reporting boundary
All positions classified as managerial under the reporting organization’s disclosed definition; top management and governance bodies are not assumed equivalent.
Verified source occurrences
Framework coverage
This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.
- Adopting DisclosureSource evidence
UN Global Compact Communication on Progress
- Publisher
- United Nations Global Compact
- Edition
- 2026 Communication on Progress Questionnaire and Guidebook, effective 2026
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Defines Disclosure
- Mapping outcome
- Direct Evidence
- Source locator
- G10, PDF page 16; Guidebook PDF page 21
- Adopting Disclosureg10-women-managerial-positions-share
UN Global Compact Communication on Progress
- Publisher
- United Nations Global Compact
- Edition
- 2026 Communication on Progress Questionnaire and Guidebook, effective 2026
- Requirement
- Conditional
- Relationship
- Maps Source Identity
- Mapping outcome
- Published
- Source locator
- 2026 CoP Questionnaire PDF page 16, G10
Value structure
Dimensions and units
- Unit
- Managerial positions held by women (%)
- Reporting basis
- Reporting period or source-declared measurement date
Unit meaning: Women-category managerial-position headcount divided by the complete managerial-position headcount, multiplied by 100.
Table fields and units
- Managerial-position population
- Women-category headcount
- Complete managerial-position denominator
- Women in managerial positions share (%)
- Method and period
Published dimensions
- Reporting entity and organizational boundary
- Managerial-position definition and hierarchy levels
- Headcount or full-time-equivalent basis
- Source-native gender category and collection method
- Measurement date or averaging period
Calculation method
Formula information
- Status
- Specified
- Formula type
- Percentage
Formula
women_manager_share_percent = (women_managers / all_managers) * 100Divide the women-category count by the complete count of people in the same declared managerial-position population and period, then multiply by 100.
Variables
| Symbol | Variable | Definition | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
women_managers | women in managerial positions | People in the source-native women category within the declared managerial population. | people |
all_managers | all people in managerial positions | Complete compatible denominator for the same managerial population. | people |
Verified sources
Evidence and status sources
Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.
Measurement evidence
- Measurement evidenceChecked 1 September 2026
2026 Communication on Progress Questionnaire
- Publisher
- United Nations Global Compact
- Edition
- 2026 Communication on Progress Questionnaire and Guidebook, effective 2026
- Locator
- G10, PDF page 16; Guidebook PDF page 21
Supports: The 2026 CoP asks for the percentage of women in managerial positions and distinguishes the population from C-suite roles.
Open official source
Use with context
Interpretation boundaries
Method disclosures required
Source-edition basis: 2026 Communication on Progress Questionnaire and Guidebook, effective 2026
- Managerial-position definition and included hierarchy levels
- Women-category numerator and complete managerial-position denominator
- Headcount or FTE basis, period and boundary
- Other, unknown and undisclosed category treatment
- Privacy suppression, source edition and assurance status
Record-specific limitations
- Managerial-position definitions vary across organizations and jurisdictions.
- The percentage does not measure authority, pay, inclusion, retention or career progression.
- Gender categories must not be inferred or forced into a binary; denominator completeness must be stated.
Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.
Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.