The talent war has a new frontline – more candidates are asking 'where are your female leaders?

The rules of recruitment are changing as professionals are no longer choosing employers based on compensation alone. Increasingly, they are evaluating organisations through a broader lens: leadership diversity, workplace culture, and whether gender equality is embedded into strategy — not just written into policy manuals. For many candidates, especially senior-level hires, representation at the top matters as much as remuneration.