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Editorial by Caroline Kersten,
Partner at Leverage HR, Co-lead for our new study

Busting the myth that women don’t want the leadership roles

Women are getting more seats at the table. And women are gaining a voice in companies and government. However, women in leadership continue to be under-represented and the rate of progress for women remains slow. The proportion of female leaders only increased by an average of just over 2% across 12 major industries in a decade. According to the World Economic Forum, at the current rate of progress, it will be another 217 years before we achieve gender parity.

The rationale for the lack of women leaders is broad and pervasive. Here are what we are still hearing from CEOs of FTSE 350 companies as to why there are so few women sitting on their Boards:
‘Most women don’t want the hassle or pressure of sitting on a board.’
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14
JUN
2018
Brussels - No Women’s Land, Un spectacle chorégraphique sur le combat des femmes dans une guerre qui tue sans impunité.
 
 
 
17
JUN
2018
Créteil - 2ème Festival des Femmes kurdes et du monde
 
 
 
18
JUN
2018
London - Gender Summit- “United in Science and through Science”
 
 
 
21
JUN
2018
Brussels - POLITICO - WOMEN RULE
 
 
 
25
JUN
2018
Sofia - Webit Festival Europe
 
 
 
26
JUN
2018
Brussels - Conférence sur l’égalité de genre en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
 
 
 
5
JUL
2018
La Défense - JUMP Hub – Indicateurs de genre : première étape vers le succès de votre plan d’action pour l’égalité professionnelle

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JUMP'S LATEST STUDY

 
 

How to Get More Women into leadership Roles?

Transitions into leadership are highly risky times which are pivotal to retention and leader success. This study identifies barriers perceived by career women that stop them from moving into these roles so that actions can be taken to remove them.
Women feel personally ready for leadership roles:
- Few self-limiting beliefs and behaviours 
- Thrive on change and challenges
- Flexible at work and at home
- Little social / family pressure
But perceive two main barriers:
- Organisational bias favouring men in both pay & performance evaluation
- Limited influence due to lack of robust professional support network


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Turning #PayGaps Into Potential

 
 

CORPORATE PRACTICES AVIVAH WITTENBERG-COX FROM FORBES

In April, the U.K. became the latest country to require companies to publish their gender pay gaps. These numbers, and the corporate names attached to them have captured the front pages of the global media – usually not in a flattering way. Given what Pew Research Center has just published about persistent gender imbalances in America’s corporate leadership, the U.S. may want to introduce something similar, though this currently seems unlikely.

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Time to talk – what has to change for women at work

 
 

STATISTICS & REPORTS PWC.COM

Women are more confident and ambitious than ever, but employers still need to work harder to address issues of gender equality in the workplace and empower female advancement. Our 2018 survey of 3,627 professional women from around the world tells this story of determination, hope and frustration. But it also gives a clear indication of three key essential elements that business leaders must focus on to advance gender equality and help women’s career ...

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GOOD INTENTIONS, IMPERFECT EXECUTION?
 
 
COMPANIES & GENDER CHRISTINE SILVA, NANCY M. CARTER & ANNA BENINGER | CATALYST

Women get fewer of the "hot jobs" needed to advance
How does your organisation determine who gets the "hot jobs" that could change the course of someone's career?
"Hot jobs" get high potentials ahead
Highly visible projects, mission-critical roles, and international experiences are hallmarks of “hot jobs.” They predict advancement, yet our ndings show ...

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Are Women’s Leadership Assumptions Holding Them Back
 
 
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER XIAOWEI ROSE LUO | INSEAD.EDU

There has been a lot of discussion about the stereotypes contributing to the lack of women in the c-suite. But one of the biggest obstacles could be their own assumptions on what path they’re supposed to take. While much has been written about the stereotypes propping up the glass ceiling, most gender difference research has focused upon the assumptions made about ...

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How does business thrive in a disrupted world? Through women’s leadership at all levels
 
 
CORPORATE PRACTICES CLARA GAYMARD | LINKEDIN

Across Europe, women represented 24% of corporate board members in 2015, according to Credit Suisse, up from a 14% average in 2010. It’s an encouraging sign that women are rising to the uppermost leadership positions. But look more closely and...

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Influencing behaviours for inclusion

Inclusion Nudge of the Month :

How to Motivate Executives to Sponsor Women



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Do Women’s Networking Events Move the Needle on Equality?
 
 
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER SHAWN ACHOR | HBR.ORG

Recently, I was flying home from the Conference for Women, where I had been invited to speak. I was carefully holding a copy of the conference program on my lap — my mom likes to save them, and I wanted to be a good son and bring her back an unwrinkled copy. The guy sitting next to me on the airplane noticed it and asked me about the conference.

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The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work
 
 
BOOKS AMAZON.FR

Women and men experience the world differently – not only do they see things differently, but they see different things. Men tend to have a bottom line, sharply focused, linear way of thinking that excludes any role for emotion or empathy. Women are more empathetic, more aware of the critical impact of interpersonal factors within and without the organization. Women are more empathetic, ...

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Women in Leadership: Surmounting Barriers and Bias
 
 
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER AVE RIO | CLOMEDIA.COM

Despite the fact that women earn almost 60 percent of undergraduate degrees and 60 percent of all master’s degrees in the U.S., they comprise only 25 percent of executive- and senior-level officials and managers, hold 20 percent of board seats and only 6 percent are CEOs, according to the “Women’s Leadership Gap” report by The Center for ...

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Why business leaders need to redefine ambition
 
 
CORPORATE PRACTICES DOROTHY DALTON | 3 PLUS INTERNATIONAL

Current perceptions of ambition are out of step with cultural shifts There is a strong need for organisations to redefine ambition in their leadership view Here are some stories I have heard in the past week. That’s right within only 7 days. Jennifer became a Partner in a major consulting firm last year. She is one half of a high-powered dual career couple and has a two-year old daughter, Emily.

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L’égalité femmes-hommes au travail: Perspectives pour une égalité réelle
BOOKS CHRISTOPHE FALCOZ | AMAZON.FR

L’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes au travail a fait l’objet de formidables avancées depuis le début des années 1970. Pourtant, l’égalité réelle tarde à venir. Voire, des crispations se font jour et un risque de retour en arrière n’est pas à exclure. Pourquoi l’égalité professionnelle en est-elle à ce stade, au milieu du gué ?
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Stratego for women
BOOKS MONIC BÜHRS AND ELISA DE GROOT

he same rules of the game also apply if you want to be successful at work. If you want to use this game to climb higher up the promotional ladder, you will need to have a good understanding of the field of influence in which you find yourself, and, most importantly, be familiar with the unwritten rules in order to choose the most effective form of attack or defence well ahead of time.
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"‘Vrouwen bluffen niet’ en 14 andere onmisbare inzichten voor mannen"

written by
MONIC BÜHRS AND ELISA DE GROOT

 
 
 
"A step back? No way!"

written by
BRIGITTE BALLINS

 
 
 
"Femmes, osons pour réussir"

written by
SOPHIE MUFFANG

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SEP 2018
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Mentorship vs Sponsorship, and how to maximise them both
 
 
 
22
NOV 2018
LA DÉFENSE
Mentoring vs Sponsoring : ou comment maximiser l’impact de ces outils pour booster la carrière des femmes
 
 
 
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The Uncomfortable Questions You Should Be Asking about Pay Equity

 
 

CORPORATE PRACTICES KNOWLEDGE.WHARTON.UPENN.EDU

How much money do you make? Are you paid fairly compared to the other people you work alongside? Do you have any idea if you’re paid fairly? How much does the head of your organization make? Do you care? Does he or she care about whether your pay is fair? For most of us, those are uncomfortable questions. Like politics and religion, asking someone how much they earn is, at best, considered impolite dinner conversation and ...

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Why women leave – it’s not complicated
 
 

CORPORATE PRACTICES DOROTHY DALTON | 3PLUS INTERNATIONAL

Companies need to learn why women leave. Why women leave businesses is not complicated, so organisations need to start with some serious self-examination. Hardly a week goes by when I don’t read a piece written about why women leave their companies. Whether it’s tech, law, accounting firms, or big corporates such as Nike which made the headlines recently.

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ICT Woman of the Year: “La diversité est un défi à relever tant par les femmes que les hommes”
 
 
INSPIRING WOMEN PIETERJAN VANLEEMPUTTEN | DATA NEWS

D’enseignante dans l’enseignement artistique à chief enterprise officer d’Orange Belgium en passant par 30 années chez Xerox : le parcours d’Ingrid Gonnissen surprend. Mais parvient aussi à exploiter pleinement chaque situation. Ingrid Gonnissen rêvait d’être enseignante dans l’enseignement artistique et tel fut le cas.

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Les femmes doivent dompter leurs propres biais de genre pour déjouer les pièges du plafond de verre
 
 
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER VALÉRIE HERNANDEZ AMALOU AND MARIE DONZEL | EVE

Rencontre avec Myriam Cohen-Welgryn, autour de son livre Et tu oseras sortir du cadre. Myriam Cohen-Welgryn est Présidente de Mars Petcare Europe. C’est aussi une pionnière du Programme EVE : en poste chez Danone de 1997 ...

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Die (Gender) Sprache der Unternehmen

 
 

HIGHLIGHTS UNGLEICH BESSER- DIVERSITY MINE

Darf es sich eine Bank (er)sparen, die Existenz weiblicher Kunden sichtbar zu machen? Und warum sollte sie dies überhaupt wollen? Und sollte ein Staat in seiner Nationalhymne nur den männlichen Teil seiner Identität erwähnen? Während der Business Case unübersehbar ist argumentieren Veränderungsgegner mit Kosten, Tradition und …

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La représentation des femmes dans les organes de gouvernance? Médiocre…
 
 
STATISTICS & REPORTS PEOPLESPHERE

La part des femmes dans les organes de gouvernance et les structures de direction reste médiocre en Europe (moins de 20%) et encore plus limitée dans le reste du monde. Vigeo Eiris a passé en revue la part des femmes dans la gouvernance de près de 4000 entreprises cotées dans le monde et profite de cette journée du 8 mars ...

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Interview: Isabella Lenarduzzi, Founder and CEO at JUMP
 
 
INSPIRING WOMEN EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

For this month’s interview, we have had the pleasure to meet WIL member Isabella Lenarduzzi, a committed feminist, entrepreneur, gender equality expert and the founder of the social enterprise JUMP, «Promoting gender equality, Advancing the economy». Since she was a child, Isabella has always wanted to make an impact in society, and after many years as a social entrepreneur, she decided to use...

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À l’Essec, le combat d’une prof de droit pour l’égalité
 
 
INSPIRING WOMEN CAROLINE BEYER | LE FIGARO

L’école de Cergy veut avoir un coup d’avance sur le sujet du genre et de l’égalité des sexes. Viviane de Beaufort, professeur à l’Essec depuis 23 ans, vient d’y lancer les «gender equality days». «Professeure» et «administratrice». À l’Essec, la féminisation des titres a été validée par le précédent directeur général, juste avant son départ, en 2017…

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A quand l’égalité professionnelle en France?

 
 

HIGHLIGHTS ANNE MOREAUX | AFFICHES PARISIENNES

Si les femmes représentent 60 % des diplômés de Bac +5 en France, elles n’occupent malheureusement que 17 % des postes de direction. Pire, l’écart de rémunération moyen entre homme et femme atteint 23,7 %, selon l’Insee, et 9 % pour ceux occupant le même poste. La disparité est encore plus criante dans les professions du droit et du chiffre.

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Pourquoi les hommes posent-ils plus de questions que les femmes dans les séminaires scientifiques ?

 
 

CORPORATE PRACTICES ALECIA CARTER | THE CONVERSATION

Le monde du travail est un monde d’hommes : les femmes sont payées presque 20 % en moins que leurs homologues masculins. À égalité d’expérience les hommes sont promus plus facilement, ...

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JUMP vous rend plus fort.e.s !
Sexisme, racisme, homophobie, voici les techniques pour booster votre sens de la répartie.

Après son enquête sur la perception du sexisme (près de 3 500 réponses), JUMP a voulu vous donner des outils pour trouver la bonne réponse et éviter que l’agression verbale se répète. C’est la personne qui essaie de vous faire du mal qui doit se sentir ridicule, pas vous ! Pour ne rien manquer, abonnez-vous à la chaîne YouTube …. Pour retrouver toutes les études, outils, articles et livres sur le sexisme, visitez www.stopausexisme.eu


 
 
 

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