Men and women both offer unique, valuable contributions to company boards. To reap these benefits, organizations should continue to increase gender diversity.
Women have been slow to recover their lost ground in the workforce compared to men.
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The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated social and economic inequality for women. Women have lost ground in the workforce and have been slower to return to work than men.
There are fewer women working on the French harbours today than there were 70 years ago.
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Despite gender equality progress being made in many male-dominated fields, some professions like longshoring are still difficult for women to break into.
More than money or social prestige, it is the desire for freedom and independence that drives female students into entrepreneurship.
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While women felt more included when they perceived male colleagues as allies, men who saw themselves that way reported more personal growth as a result.
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There are at least eight different ways to view gender equality. And this helps us understand why one of the biggest challenges for workplace gender equality is defining and measuring success.
Even when women come forward they are often silenced.
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We know from every previous wave of feminist activism that some men fear loss of status and power, two things manifest in work and pay.
While talks like those from Sheryl Sandberg may be empowering, this rhetoric of choice is problematic for a number of reasons.
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Interventions designed to fix women also leave the status quo untouched. They ask women to adjust to workplaces that are primarily designed by, and for, men.
Australia needs to tackle the widespread belief that it’s fair or feasible for people to work long hours without compromising either their health or gender equality.
The study found that the average total remuneration for female managers was equal to just the base salary for their male counterparts.
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