By Cleo Thompson (London), founder of The Gender Blog This is the next in our series of articles which looks at how UK business is approaching the issue of women on boards. According to a recent survey by executive recruiters Harvey Nash, 81% of women feel that bias in the appointment process has a major […]
By Melanie Axman (Boston) A recent study commissioned by Barclays Wealth and Ledbury Research shows that women perform better than men in financial markets, because they are not as overconfident and don’t take as many risks. The study seems to corroborate a 2010 New York Times article, which cites primitive biological instincts possibly at play […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) In her 20 year career in technology, Liv Sandbaek has climbed the ranks at Accenture to become Managing Director of Technology in the company’s UK office. In fact, she’s become so well regarded that she was recently awarded by Science and Technology award at the CBI and Real […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) This week the US Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration published a new report [PDF] on women in science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM) fields. And the report included some good news – the STEM wage gap is smaller than in other fields. But, let’s not forget that […]
By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani (New York City) One could say it’s laughable that, in the year 2011, women are celebrating Christine Lagarde’s appointment as the first female head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). But, says Subha Barry, Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Freddie Mac, “every ceiling that we break must be celebrated,” […]
By Cleo Thompson (London), founder of The Gender Blog For London based Kelly Widelska, an Associate Director at Ernst & Young, knowledge really is power and has led to global opportunities. Following her Masters in Information Management from the University of Sheffield, Widelska joined the accounting giant’s EMEIA management consulting division for two years, prior […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Last Week, the Women’s Executive Circle of New York held an event entitled The Path to the Boardroom: What you need to do today to get there tomorrow. The event, hosted by Morgan Stanley, featured a talk with Bonnie Gwin, Vice Chairman and Managing Partner, Heidrick & Struggles. […]
By Cleo Thompson, Founder of The Gender Blog This is the first in a series of articles which looks at how UK business is approaching the issue of women on boards. In February 2011, Lord Davies of Abersoch released his long-awaited report, Women on Boards, a review of female representation at senior levels in UK […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) In a recent Forbes piece, Georgia Collins, managing director of North American business for strategic consulting agency DEGW, wrote about her decision to go back to work after her son was born. She wrote: “It wasn’t easy going back to work in March – five months after my […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “It’s an interesting time to be a woman in this business – you have the opportunity to be a pioneer and affect change. Women might be on the verge of real change thanks to women supporting women. There is a sense of urgency to promote and empower,” said […]