Sponsored feature: Shell's quest to close the gender gap

According to a recent survey by NES Global Talent, three-quarters of women working in the oil and gas sector say they feel welcome in the industry. Despite this  45%[1> still believe they don’t receive the same recognition as men.

Shell was recently named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2015, which lists the organisations that are leading on workplace gender equality. Shell was the only oil and gas company to feature on the list, alongside heavyweights from industries such as financial services and engineering consulting.

Trui Hebbelinck, Vice President for UK Human Resources at Shell, credits The Times Top 50 recognition to the hard work the company has done on senior leadership accountability, flexible working, parental coaching and promoting more women into leadership positions. She believes Shell has embarked on a step-change addressing the gender challenge in energy roles.

‘We want the diversity of our workforce to mirror that of our customers and the communities we work in,’ she said. ‘Recognition like this demonstrates that we give everyone a chance to succeed in our company.’ In particular, judges said Shell scored highly on how it includes diversity into its roles, for its fair and transparent pay processes, as well as the impact our gender policies have on individuals and performance culture.