Equileap
Desideria Benini is a Senior Research Analyst at Equileap, a position held since June 2021, where responsibilities include developing relationships with research partners, overseeing research delivery, and mentoring new team members. Previously, Desideria served as a Junior Research Analyst contributing to evaluations of gender equality for publicly listed companies. Other experience includes roles at SEED Madagascar, H.U.M.A.N. - Help Unify Mankind And Nations, and WaterAid, where Desideria worked on project development and consulting focused on equality and inclusion. Desideria holds a Master’s degree in Global Development from the University of Leeds and a Bachelor of Arts from Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, along with additional studies at Harvard University and Nantes Université.
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Equileap
Our mission is to close the equality gap in the workforce. As a leading data provider on diversity and equality, we enable responsible investors to make informed decisions. Equileap evaluates companies based on a broad set of diversity & inclusion criteria measuring 19 gender equality criteria, as well as 5 additional criteria on race & ethnicity and LGBTQ+, in the workplace. Our evaluation is based on various metrics including gender balance across the workforce, the gender pay gap, paid parental leave, anti-sexual harassment policies, gender discrimination controversies, race & ethnicity discrimination controversies, support for gender-diverse employees, and others. In addition, Equileap publishes regular research reports on the status of equality within companies to increase awareness and support companies in their practices as they address all types of discrimination. Billions of dollars of assets under management are based on Equileap data throughout the world.