The evidence is clear that gender parity in all walks of life benefits individuals, families, businesses and nations. Beyond the moral and economic imperative, however, is the need for large employers like Commonwealth Bank to reflect the communities where they operate so that they better understand and respond more meaningfully to their customers’ needs.

This means mirroring diversity in all its forms. At Commonwealth Bank we have translated our pledge to gender equality into tangible commitments to gender targets to ensure we deliver diversity at every single level of our business, and in all our interactions with customers and communities.