Gender Representation in Leadership.

Gender representation in leadership fortifies Evolent’s unique and inclusive culture and cultivates an environment of fairness and belonging. To address the need, a formal committee was established to set strategies around hiring, development, and retention. We are particularly proud of our hiring practices and have shared some details below.

The hiring strategy focused on increasing diversity of candidate slates and interview panels. Evolent signed the Corporate ParityPledge in Support of Women, a commitment to interview and consider at least one qualified woman for every open role, VP and higher, including the C-Suite and the Board. Inspired by the pledge, and to help navigate the increasing applicant pool, Evolent’s commitment was adopted throughout the organization at all levels. Hiring managers were equipped with tools like Applied to ensure that all our job descriptions were gender neutral, inclusive and converted the best candidates. Evolent is also exploring ways to “establish a consistent interview panel trained to check bias, including standardized questions where applicable,” to support hiring managers to move through unconscious bias to more egalitarian decisions. If adopted, the current strategy leverages employees involved with a Business Resource Group (BRG) to assist with the efforts.

Other strategies included mentorship programs, diversified sourcing channels for open positions and a refreshed EEO tagline.

Through our efforts over the past five years, Evolent increased female representation in leadership by 13 points, growing from 31% to 44%.