Research

Through our proprietary research across different industries, we shine an expert light on the factors impacting women's appetite and ability to progress in their careers and to step into senior leadership roles.

Whether you are embarking on your gender equality journey or looking to build on your efforts and progress to date, our industry-leading insights can help you uncover and address hidden barriers that may be hindering female progression or triggering decisions to leave.

  • On average, women are 38% likely to leave their employer in the next two years.

    Why Women Leave, Encompass Equality

  • 70% of women say that their prospects for career progression have a 'huge' or 'significant' impact on their decision about whether to stay with or leave their employer.

    Why Women Leave, Encompass Equality

  • 82% of women say that the support they get from their line manager has a 'huge' or 'significant' impact bearing on their decision to stay or leave.

    Why Women Leave, Encompass Equality

Find out Why Women Leave

We believe that any efforts to close gender pay gaps must be rooted in a deeper understanding of the central issue of retention. Our 2023 cross-industry research, which is ongoing, of over 4,000 women looks at the factors that impact women’s decisions on whether to stay or leave their employer.

It clearly shows that the key to retention isn’t to fix women, it’s to fix organisations.

What our clients say about our research

Watch this video to hear about what our clients say about working with us on our research and the impact we have made to their organisations.

Nina Goswami, Head of Inclusion UK, Clifford Chance LLP

Find out Why YOUR Women Leave

Our free Female Retention Forecastᵀᴹ will identify the probability of your female employees choosing to leave your organisation and the factors that most influence their decision to stay or go.

You can book your Forecastᵀᴹ in three easy steps, and you'll also be helping us build a better understanding of the current gender equality landscape.

Speak to your leavers

Organisations often overlook a critical demographic when seeking to understand female employees' experiences, ambitions and frustrations: your former employees.

We can conduct quantitative and qualitative research among your recent female leavers to identify what they most valued about their time at your organisation, what held them back and ultimately, what led to their decision to leave.

What our clients say

Watch this video to hear more about what our clients say about our research and insights.

Alison Eddy, London Managing Partner, Irwin Mitchell LLP

Read our research reports

Our industry leading research reveals key insights into the issues impacting the retention of women in the workplace, together with recommendations to make change happen.

How our research can help you

Learn more about how our research and insights can help you navigate the right path forward to achieve your gender equality goals. We’re here to support you.