At Johnson Matthey, we are committed to creating a culture where all employees can fulfil their potential regardless of gender. By 2030, our goal is to have at least 40% female representation across all management levels.  
 

Partnerships & recognition 

JM works with a number of external partners and have signed several initiatives to demonstrate our commitment to gender inclusion. We continuously look beyond our business to measure ourselves against the high standards set by experts and industry benchmarks so that we can continuously develop and improve.  

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Impact Awards
JM has been shortlisted in the 2025 Impact Awards in the “Parity Award” category for our efforts to advance gender equality in the organisation and beyond, break down barriers, and promote equal opportunities.
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Woman of the Year

Tauseef Salma, JM's Clean Air Chief Technology Officer, was named Women in Chemicals' 2024 Woman of the Year for her leadership, innovative vision, and dedication to advancing women in the chemicals industry. 

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Qween
Qween empowers women by providing them with the tools, resources, and support they need to succeed in their personal and professional lives.
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STEM Returners
Helping employers recruit, develop and retain the best available talent, enabling highly qualified and experienced STEM professionals to re-start their career or transfer their skills.
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Tent Partnership for Refugees
JM has partnered with Tent, a non-profit organisation mobilising major businesses to help connect refugees to work, to take part in their refugee women mentorship programme.
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Women in Platinum Group Metals
Women in PGMs aims to provide a platform for women within the platinum group metals value chain.
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FTSE Women Leaders Review
JM was ranked first in the chemicals industry in the 2025 FTSE Women Leaders Review on achieving gender balance, increasing from our second-place spot in the 2024 review.
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Women in Manufacturing
WiM's mission is to support, promote, and inspire women in manufacturing careers through the delivery of powerful, effective and proven resources to women in industry and the companies that employ them.

Employee Resource Groups


Gender Equality Network

The Gender Equality Network (GEN) is a voluntary group created to embrace JM’s global diversity strategy. The aim of the group is to advance and achieve gender balance within JM, where all employees can fulfil their potential regardless of gender, and feel they have a fair share of professional success. By removing barriers to gender equality in the workplace, we will enable the best personal outcome for our people and in doing so, improve all aspects of JM. 

Key achievements  

Although there is room for progress still to be made, throughout the years JM has already accomplished a tremendous amount when it comes to gender inclusion.  

Elevating Women in Leadership

JM has partnered with LHH to launch a female development programme aimed at empowering our female talent and supporting them to reach their full potential. Since 2023, we have run annual cohorts of the programme with participants from around the world.

Gender Pay Gap Report

Each year, JM publishes our annual gender pay gap report. The gender pay gap is the difference between the average hourly pay rate of all men and all women in an organisation. You can find out more about our gender pay gap, the drivers for it, and some of the key areas JM is currently focusing on to address this by reading our full gender pay gap report.

Awareness and education

A group of people posing for a photoDescription automatically generatedOur ERGs, ambassadors, and the DI&B team regularly host several educational webinars and in-person events to raise awareness about discrimination, take action to drive gender parity, and celebrate women’s achievements.

Community Investment

​​​​​​The Gender Equality Network has made a charitable donation to the following organisations:
  • ​​​​​Wellbeing of Women, a charity which saves and changes the lives of women, girls, and babies. From period problems and starting a family, to menopause and gynaecological cancers, they are here for women’s gynaecological and reproductive health.
  • VIHAAN, an organisation that works at the grassroots level to fight human trafficking and other forms of abuse and exploitation.  
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