A published ranking of employers by female participation and pay, compiled by anyone with a spreadsheet

A first step

Open a spreadsheet and list 30 of the largest employers in one sector, then gather what each publishes about women on its board, in management and in its workforce, from annual reports and websites. Score them, and send the draft to each HR department for correction. The proof is the first employers who reply, and one that asks how to improve its score.

Who pays first

An employer that ranks well and wants to recruit women, which pays for a detailed report on where it stands and how to rise.

What leaves today

Women are 65% of the university intake and 32% of the workforce, and nobody publishes which employers close that gap; a ranking is that proof.

The idea and the mechanism are from the book. The first step was written for this site as a suggestion; if you know a better one, say so.

The test

Does it keep value that now leaves the island, or build the proof that lets somebody else do so?

The only test any idea on this site has to pass. The four rules that go with it are here.

In the book

• Ch. OneThe Letter That Says Yes and Means No
  32% of adult women in work, against 70% of men

More from cluster 23

• 436Childcare co-operatives run by mothers for mothers, licensed and inspected, in every town
• 437After-school clubs at the schools, paid by the parents, run by teachers who want the income
• 438Women-only transport services for the night shifts and the early trains
• 439Home-based work platforms that pay properly: sewing, bookkeeping, transcription, design
• 440Shared workspaces for women with childcare attached, in Colombo and the district towns
• 441Women's craft co-operatives with a single brand and a single buyer abroad

All 15 ideas in this cluster