104 Companies Included in First Sector-Neutral Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
Membership Doubles As Bloomberg Expands 2018 Gender-Equality Index to All Sectors
104 Companies Included in First Sector-Neutral Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
NEW YORK, January 22, 2018 /3BL Media/ – Over 100 companies from ten sectors headquartered in 24 countries and regions joined the inaugural 2018 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). Launched today, the reference index measures gender equality across internal company statistics, employee policies, external community support and engagement, and gender-conscious product offerings.
The sector-neutral Bloomberg GEI follows the release of the Bloomberg Financial Services Gender-Equality Index (BFGEI), launched in 2016. The 2017 BFGEI included 52 financial firms, headquartered in 17 countries and regions.
The 2018 GEI also expands globally to represent 24 countries and regions, including firms headquartered in Belgium, Chile, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Singapore and Taiwan for the first time. Companies range from a variety of sectors, including communications, consumer staples, energy, financials, materials and technology.
