According to a new report from the European Commission, the economy would benefit by having full representation of both men and women in top positions. The report, “More women in senior positions – key to economic stability and growth,” shows that women continue to be severely under-represented in economic decision-making. In the corporate world, men […]
The second Arab women’s leadership Forum sought to accelerate the pace of Arab women’s inclusion in the workplace. Keynote speakers included Selma Aliye Kavaf, Turkey’s Minister for Women and Family Affairs, and Aseel Al-Awadhi, member of Parliament for Kuwait. The sessions centered on
According to the 2010 Eurobarometer study, Europeans believe that gender inequality is still common in their lives today – this being felt more strongly by women than men. A slight majority finds not enough efforts are being made in the EU to combat gender inequality. Europeans citizens believe that
Women have taken the dominant role in the European online trade of goods, according to a recent Deutsche Card Services report. As shown in “E-Retail Report 2009”, 61.35% of all transactions originating in European online stores are by women. In comparison with the 2007 report, where women encompassed only 44% of purchase transations, a quick […]
With Spain holding the EU presidency for the first half of 2010, Spanish Prime Minister José Zapatero plans to speed up the process to Gender Equality in the EU. While speaking at the ‘Women for a Better World’ Conference in Valencia, Zapatero stressed that during the Spanish EU presidency, Spain would continue to support the […]
The European Commission reports each year on developments towards gender equality in the EU Member States and presents future challenges and priorities. This year, there is a positive trend towards a more gender-equal society and labour market, yet gender inequalities persist, mainly to the disadvantage of women. The current economic crisis has raised
Deutsche Telekom has recently set a 30% female management quota, spurring a national and international debate over the most effective approaches to get more women into the executive suite and thus making the most of gender diversity in an organisation. The supporters of this move argue that
Deloitte’s award-winning Women’s Initiative (WIN) has been recognised for innovative, effective and measurable initiatives to advance women in the workplace. ‘Living the Lattice’ represents the innovation of Deloitte’s WIN programme, and includes Mass Career Customization, a model that enables all Deloitte professionals to dial up and dial down their careers to fit their needs at […]
April 22nd marked Girls Day 2010 in various European countries and over 150,000 placements were offered to young women to spend a day in the workplaces of non-stereotypical female jobs. In the Netherlands, over 2600 girls and 100 companies participated this year. Companies such as Shell, Corus, IBM, Philips, Merck, Unilever, and the Royal Navy […]
Women who choose to adopt their husbands’ surnames may be penalized in the job market, a new study from the Netherlands suggests. The authors did several experiments involving university students’ perceptions of hypothetical women — imaginary women who were described identically, except for their marital status and decision to keep or change their surnames. Results […]
