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Untapped Reserves

Promoting Gender Balance in Oil and Gas


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A few years ago, the oil boom made Williston, North Dakota, an almost all-male town. Only one-fifth of workers in the oil and gas industry are female; only construction has a lower proportion of women. The World Petroleum Council, an international oil and gas group, teamed with the Boston Consulting Group to create a thorough and helpful guide to reducing the industry’s gender gap. getAbstract recommends this report especially to senior managers in the oil and gas industry, but everyone with an interest in diversity will find it useful.

Take-Aways

  • Women constitute a fifth of workers in oil and gas. The industry is second only to construction for its low proportion of female employees.
  • The oil and gas industry needs to expand its talent pool by resolving to become better at recruiting and retaining women at all levels.
  • At the entry-level, companies need to change their image as a male-dominated industry and offer funding and training for female science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students.

About the Authors

The World Petroleum Council is an international group that provides a platform for discussing oil and gas issues. The Boston Consulting Group is a business strategy firm.


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