Full-time Employees: Female Managers (OI1571)

This metric is intended to capture the number of unique individual female managers employed by the organization in full-time roles at the point in time defined by the reporting end date. This metric excludes Temporary Employees (OI9028).

Organizations can refer to the glossary for additional guidance on defining management. The composition of management can vary based on an organization's stage and type. Generally, managers are responsible for setting objectives (setting goals for the group and deciding what work needs to be done to meet those goals), for organizing (dividing work into manageable activities and selecting the right people to accomplish the tasks), for motivating and communicating (creating a team from the individuals through decisions on pay, promotion, and communications with the team), for measuring (establishing targets, interpreting and analyzing performance), and for developing people.

Organizations are also encouraged to footnote if the number reported for this metric includes any female managers in the following positions: Chief Executive Officer/President, Chief Operating Officer, or Chief Financial Officer.

This metric is multi-dimensional in regards to the five dimensions of impact: it may help describe the WHO dimension when the stakeholder group represented by the metric is the stakeholder group targeted by the investment or organization. It may also help measure the HOW MUCH Scale dimension, which helps estimate the number of the targeted stakeholders experiencing the outcome. For more on the alignment of IRIS metrics to the five dimensions of impact, see specific guidance document. No single metric is sufficient to understand an impact; rather, metrics are selected as a set across all dimensions of impact. When possible, the selection of metrics to measure and describe the five dimensions should be based on best practice and evidence.

To report against 2X Challenge requirements, organizations must disaggregate by Senior Management level using the 2X definition: C-Suite or equivalent (e.g. Managing Directors, Partners). As titles may change depending on investees' size and status, some judgement is required.