Egalité, mixité, leadership équilibré : la rétrospective 2016

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at jump forum Paris 2017
MARIE DONZEL | EVEPROGRAMME.COM

Janvier 2016 : Taiwan élit une Présidente de la République 56,12%. C’est le score électoral par lequel Tsai Ing-wen est devenue, le 16 janvier 2016, la première Présidente de la République de Taiwan. Juriste émérite, elle s’est notamment distinguée par le passé...

How to avoid gender stereotypes

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at jump forum brussels 2017
ELEANOR TABI HALLER-JORDAN | THE PARADIGM

Corporations across Europe share the same problem: a dramatic gender gap in leadership. Although the size of this gap varies from country to country, men far outnumber women in senior business leadership. What makes the most senior positions in business so inaccessible to...

Bâtir un leadership plus inclusif

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at jump forum brussels 2017
VALÉRIE CLAIRE-PETIT | Tdex

L’image du leader charismatique n’a pas changé depuis 50 ans ; elle est si bien intégrée dans l’inconscient collectif qu’elle masque les compétences de la majorité des leaders potentiels. Pour en sortir, il faut bousculer les icônes et ouvrir le leadership à des profils diversifiés.

Everyday Inclusion, Briefing

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at jump forum brussels 2017
ELISABETH KELAN | LEGALSUPPORTNETWORK.CO.UK

One firm that we spoke to about Brexit earlier this year said teams had long been burning the midnight oil to compile a couple of strategic ‘manuals’, one for each way the referendum vote might go. They fully expected to bin one of them – and as the vote came in, of course that’s the one they were thanking their lucky...

Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Conversation On The State Of Gender Equality

GENDER AT WORK ONTHEMARC.ORG

Our Contributors Weigh In
Hear from our contributors below on the state of gender equality—and let us know what you think in the comments! Breaking Down Gender Stereotypes As the executive sponsor for the MARC program at Hydro One, I’m becoming more aware of the impact that gender equality has on our society.

GOOD INTENTIONS, IMPERFECT EXECUTION?

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at jump forum brussels 2017
Isabelle Kürschner | CATALYST Report

Highly visible projects, mission-critical roles, and international experiences are hallmarks of “hot jobs.” They predict advancement, yet our ndings show that women get fewer of these hot jobs than men. Given the strategic importance of shaping tomorrow’s leaders, most global companies have embraced the business case for gender diversity, and...

How to Make White Males Understand

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at jump forum brussels 2017
BILL PROUDMAN | DIVERSITYJOURNAL.COM

Many business leaders, especially white men, view diversity as a problem to solve or a set of strategies to implement. This approach overlooks the leaders’ personal role. White male leaders who effectively lead in this effort do more than implement strategies to fix the problem. They first expand their mindsets—how they think...

Is It OK for a Bunch of Men to Lead a “Women in the Workforce” Initiative?

COMPANIES & GENDER AVIVAH WITTENBERG-COX | HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW

President Trump has just appointed two men to head up his women in the workplace initiative. The reactions are predictable: How can men appropriately represent women? But that is the typical misframing of the gender issue. Gender equality is not a “women’s issue”...

Corporate diversity programs: No white men need apply?

GENDER AT WORK ANNE FISHER | FORTUNE.COM

Dear Annie: I work for a company that recently announced a big push to hire and promote more women and minorities (no, I don’t work at Intel). I think I have a few useful ideas about this, partly based on community volunteer work I’ve done, and also because I have two smart, talented daughters who I hope will have the same career...

The Global Gender Gap Report 2016

GENDER AT WORK WEFORUM.ORG

Through the Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks their progress over time, with a specific focus on the relative gaps between women and men across four key areas: health, education, economy and politics. The 2016 Report covers 144 countries. More than a decade of data has revealed that progress is still too...

The worrying normalisation of misogyny

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at the jump Forum 2017
DOROTHY DALTON | 3PLUSINTERNATIONAL

The car ad that prompts a sexist backlash
Audi, the car manufacturer, recently released an ad for the Super Bowl which has become controversial. It was not because the message relating to gender parity, was particularly contentious or...

Gender inclusivity for middle managers

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at jump forum brussels 2017
ELISABETH KELAN | HRMAGAZINE.CO.UK

Male middle managers must be encouraged to view gender equality as business-critical It is a much-lamented issue that there are not enough women in leadership positions. A common approach has been to support women to ensure that they fit into organisations. However, ‘fixing the women’ has not...

Eight tips for helping middle managers become gender aware

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at jump forum brussels 2017
ELISABETH KELAN | HRMAGAZINE.CO.UK

Elisabeth Kelan reveals eight tips for helping male middle managers become more gender aware
Male managers are in a central position to influence organisational cultures. Here is a checklist of advice you can give a male middle manager who wants to become more gender aware:

Gender Smart Succession Planning

GENDER AT WORK INGE | W2OCONSULTINGANDTRAINING

Succession planning can be tough, especially if you try to improve gender balance. Perhaps your organisation has a simple system of succession planning by just putting a couple of names in a box, and invariably the box contains more men and three men are shortlisted. Perhaps your organisation has quite a sophisticated system, but when push comes to shove a man is...

How to accelerate gender diversity on boards

COMPANIES & GENDER CELIA HUBER AND SARA O’ROURKE | MCKINSEY.COM

Slow progress in adding more women to boards has dominated the conversation. But tips from standout companies are more likely to inspire others to take firmer action. The tone of much public discourse on the issue of women’s representation on boards has been pessimistic of late, and understandably so, given the crawl toward...

Everything has changed – but gender equality remains as important as ever

HIGHLIGHTS NICOLE SCHWAB & ANIELA UNGURESAN | WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

Around the world people are still trying to work out what the result of the US election will mean for them, their family and their country. From a gender equality perspective, many had hoped to hear the sound of the most enduring of glass...

Bringing White Men Off The Sidelines

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at jump forum brussels 2017
BILL PROUDMAN | WHITE MEN AS FULL DIVERSITY PARTNERS

Bill Proudman, CEO of White Men As Full Diversity Partners, explains how the issue of inclusion is about everyone. Making white men understand that equality is not a women's problem but a win-win deal is the best way to move...

Stop fixing women – start building sustainable businesses

HIGHLIGHTS AVIVAH WITTENBERG-COX | BUSINESS-REPORTER

Women are 60 per cent of the talent pool. They make 80 per cent of consumer buying decisions. They will soon earn some $18 trillion (£14.5 trillion) globally. They run countries from Germany, to the UK and Scotland. They run companies like Pepsi, Lockheed...