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title: Now is the Time to Act
description: n the UK, only 36% of women believe gender diversity is important to their CEO in oil and gas. The time for change is now. The POWERful Women UK is a network helping to drive gender diversity.
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# [Now is the Time to Act](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/now-is-the-time-to-act)

 Written by [ALLY](https://www.allyenergy.com/blog/author/allycommunity) | Apr 6, 2019 12:00:00 AM

In the UK, only 36% of women believe gender diversity is important to their CEO in oil and gas. The time for change is now. The [POWERful Women UK](https://allyenergy.com/event/powerful-women-annual-conference-2019/) is a network helping to drive gender diversity.

POWERful Women aims for 40% of middle management roles and 30% of executive board positions to be occupied by females by the year 2030. And they are taking action to make it happen.

Right now in the UK, females make up 47% of the workforce. Yet, only 22% of women work in the oil and gas industry - a significantly smaller share than almost any other sector. Of these:

- 26% work for international oil companies.
- 13% work for national companies.
- 16% are in oilfield services.
- Less than 20% hold senior management positions.
- Only 7% are board members.
- 1% of CEOs are female.

POWERful Women is addressing the under-utilization of a critical pool of talent. Now is the time to change.

[https://vimeo.com/328557243](https://vimeo.com/328557243)

To learn more about this organization and how you can get involved, visit the [POWERful Women UK](http://powerfulwomen.org.uk/)website.

The POWERful Women Annual Conference will be held on May 16th in Westminster, London. [CLICK HERE](https://allyenergy.com/event/powerful-women-annual-conference-2019/) for more details and to register for this event.

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