When I was an executive recruiter at a retained search firm, one of my colleagues placed a pregnant candidate, in her eighth month of pregnancy, in a senior strategy consulting role. Strategy is a demanding job, with frequent travel and volatile hours. The eighth month of pregnancy is when you’re visibly pregnant (so the
Managing culturally diverse teams requires the same skills as managing teams in general, but there are some things that need extra attention. Perhaps your company has worked hard to cultivate diversity. Or, maybe you’re part of a multicultural organisation that prioritises the contributions of a diverse workforce. Now, you’re managing a culturally diverse team
On International Women's Day, Iceland became the first country in the world to force companies to prove they pay all employees the same regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nationality. The country's government announced a new law that will require every company with 25 or more staff to gain a certificate demonstrating pay equality. Iceland is
Gutsy girls skateboard, climb trees, clamber around, fall down, scrape their knees, get right back up — and grow up to be brave women. Learn how to spark a little productive risk-taking and raise confident girls with stories and advice from firefighter, paraglider and all-around adventurer Caroline Paul. Original post www.ted.com
Women on the march wave their placards at the International Women's Day march, Melbourne, 1970's. This day, March 8, is a symbol of the struggles that women around the world have undergone to gain equality and rights and a reminder of how far there is still to go. Fortunately, there are some things that
In July 2015, The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University appointed a female to lead its MBA Program. Kathryn Barraclough was previously the Director of the Masters in Finance Program at Vanderbilt University. Tepper School’s Dean, Robert Dammon, said of the appointment: “Kate Barraclough brings an impressive and broad background, ranging from academia
Watching the 2016 US presidential election campaign unfold – Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton – has been fascinating. We’re all global citizens these days, which is why it has been hard to look away from the highly-divisive and emotionally-charged political shenanigans. If there is an upshot, the campaign has put the lens on gender equality
Australia is ranked #46 in the world for gender equality. The gap is slowly closing, but to be fully equal, women will have to wait 170 years. Here are some bitter truths of unequal pay in Australia alone. All facts found on www.wgea.gov.au Join together and make a change in your lifetime, not 170 years. Join
