The time for equality is now.
At the current rate of progress, it will take take 202 years to close the global gender pay gap and 108 years to close the overall gender gap. We can’t wait that long.
We are a female-owned business committed to advancing equality. Gender equality is not a female issue. It’s a social and economic imperative. The Female Quotient is advancing equality in the workplace and the world in four ways: FQ Media, FQ Lounge, FQ Practice and the FQ Marketplace.
Our signature pop-up experience, the FQ Lounge, is the Home of Equality for women in business around the world. The first Lounge came about spontaneously in 2012, when Shelley Zalis asked her girlfriends to walk the show floor with her at CES so she wouldn’t feel like a lone woman in a sea of businessmen. A moment turned into a movement, and the Equality Lounge has become the largest female-led community to change workplace culture.
We bring the Home of Equality to conferences, companies, and college campuses around the world. We are activating change at global industry events across industries, from the World Economic Forum to Cannes Lions to Art Basel.
There’s a clear business case for equality: McKinsey finds that companies that are in the top quartile for gender diversity on their executive teams are 21 percent more likely to experience above-average profitability. Research from DDI shows that companies with gender diverse teams enjoy 1.7x stronger leadership, 1.4x sustained profitable growth, and 1.5x stronger growth culture. We know that equality is the right thing to do, but it’s also good for the bottom line.
A company alone has power; collectively, we have impact. The FQ Practice helps organizations become a catalyst for change and achieve a return on equality. We are advancing equality in the workplace and in media through solutions for change, measurements for accountability, and helping companies become equality fit. We provide business leaders with research, tools, experiences to promote equality, and publish the Modern Guide to Equality, a playbook for activating change. We track progress in four key areas: parity, pipeline, policy, and purpose.
Doing good is doing well. We give back with generosity to non-profit organizations that support women through sales generated by our range of clothing and jewelry. Our collection of tees, jackets, totes, and necklaces share inspiring messages of equality — and unlock advice for the wearer. The impact of each sale reaches women and girls around the world; a generous portion of proceeds are donated to female-focused non-profit organizations, such as Charity: water.
First came IQ. Then came EQ. Now comes FQ.
