With women still underrepresented in leadership globally, why aren’t organizations and investors doing more to realize the benefits that diversity brings? Perhaps it’s the C-suite that needs changing.
Women are just as interested in opportunities for advancement as men are. However, they find them less attainable because of their busy schedules.
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Although LGBTQI+ people certainly enjoy greater career opportunities than their peers a few decades ago, it is exceedingly rare to see them on corporate boards.
Two women ruled the dating app tech industry last year. How they were portrayed by mainstream media versus how they portrayed themselves in social media says a lot about how women leaders are viewed.
French-language advocates protest Air Canada’s chief executive Michael Rousseau’s inability to speak French in front of the airline’s head office during a demonstration in Montréal. The sign reads: “Rousseau Get Out.”
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What CEOs say and how they say it are essential. Their words can set the tone at the top of the firm and have far-reaching repercussions.
Lack of resources and support for women entrepreneurs lowers their chances of success. But this problem can be partially overcome through crowdfunding initiatives by socially validating female-led ventures.
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Can social validation — specifically, the number of crowd-funding supporters — reduce the gender gap as companies helmed by women try to raise funds?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with a family following a child-care funding announcement in Montréal in August 2021.
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The recent federal election could be a game-changer for organizational gender inequality. The proposed Canada-wide child-care strategy could have a profound impact.
Research shows women job-seekers are turned off by job postings that use the type of language that appeals more to men.
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Gender parity leads to collaboration and a blending of visions, and paves the way for the adoption of more comprehensive and inclusive solutions than if they’re conceived from only one perspective.
Yellen with a few of the boys.
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Both male and female employees report reacting more negatively to criticism from a woman, which has implications for the success of women in leadership roles such as Citigroup’s incoming CEO.
U.S. corporate boards still lack women.
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More women on corporate boards means more opportunities for women, and better performances by businesses.
Women-focused capital financing is supposedly aimed at ending the corporate gender gap. But many equity investors, still largely high-net-worth men, still view women entrepreneurs as being deficient — and are practising what’s known as pinkwashing.
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Women-focused capital financing is supposedly aimed at ending the corporate gender gap. But many equity investors still view women entrepreneurs as being deficient and are practising pinkwashing.
Women CEOs face a much tougher road than their male counterparts. They’re more harshly judged and more likely to get fired.
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At a time when corporations are struggling to address gender gaps at all levels, killing off stereotyped myths such as the Queen Bee Syndrome is essential.
Women in upper management are discriminated against by all employees, not just men.
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New research suggests women-led startups can experience more rapid employment growth than those run by men in certain scenarios.
Maria Ramos, pictured here at the 2009 World Economic Forum early in her tenure at ABSA.
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Several locally listed companies still have no female board members while most who do diversify their boards tend to appoint only one female director at a time.