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Editorial by Isabella Lenarduzzi
Founder and MD of JUMP
Solutions for Equality at Work

The place of women in the funding of a capitalist economy

With the launch of "Women in Finance", Belgium is finally acquiring an instrument to raise awareness in the financial sector about the strategic importance of corporate gender equality for its performance, as well as for the country's economic health and finally for building a more egalitarian society. Financial institutions are at the heart of the capitalist system. Their vitality and sense of responsibility are two essential factors in the well-being of our community.

I had the privilege to participate in the very first meeting of women leaders in finance at the invitation of Laura Atho, then CEO of BNY Mellon Belgium. None of us could have imagined that this pleasant dinner would become the founding moment of a much larger and more powerful network. But it was time for women leaders to decide to unite to achieve better gender balance in the financial sector.

Some banks have been working on this issue for many years and those who did it seriously were able to achieve good results that certainly give them today a competitive advantage. In 10 editions of the JUMP Award, which nominates each year the CEO Ambassador for Gender Equality, we have had three nominees in the sector.

One of them was Laura Atho with also Daniël De Clerck of BNP Paribas Fortis and Jef Van In of Axa Bank. These 3 leaders were chosen for their personal commitment in favor of equality, but also for the quality of their action plan and the good results obtained. But you can’t see the forest for the trees.

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OCT
2019
1
NOV
2019
Amsterdam
Women In Tech Regatta 2019
Isabella Lenarduzzi
will be a member of the panel “Why women turn against other” on 31 October at 16.00
 
 
 
5
NOV
2019
Diversity & Inclusion: How To Turn A Good Company Into A Great Company!
London
 
 
 
21
NOV
2019
Women in finance: Perspectives from across Europe
Brussels
 
 
 
25
NOV
2019
La nuit des relais : course solidaire pour la fin des violences faites aux femmes
Paris
 
 
 
25
NOV
2019
Conférence débat "Les réseaux sociaux, une arme contre les femmes journalistes ?
Brussels
 
 
 
28
NOV
2019
JUMP Hub Brussels
How to build a workplace free from sexism & inacceptable behaviours
 
 
 
29
NOV
2019
Droits des femmes et des filles dans la coopération au développement : nouveaux enjeux et défis
Brussels
 
 
 
05
DEC
2019
JUMP Hub Paris
Genre et générations : X, Y, Z, quel rapport à la mixité?
 
 
 
10
DEC
2019
JUMP Masterclass Lyon
Le rendez-vous lyonnais de la mixité et de l’inclusion
 
 
 

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HIGHLIGHTS SARA FOLLADOR | WIMADAME

Mon aventure dans l’écosystème startup a commencé il y a plus de 3 ans entre plusieurs vols destination de Paris, Vancouver, Casablanca et Istanbul villes contrastées dans le but de m’imprégner d’un esprit entrepreneurial sans limite géographique. Depuis, je suis allée à la rencontre des hommes et des femmes qui ont l’ambition de ‘’changer le monde’ ou de disrupter des industries mal vieillies, et c’est dans ces contextes que j’ai commencé à entendre parler pour la première fois de levées de fonds, d’accélérateurs et de chiffres mirobolants sortis de la bouche de fondateurs à la recherche d’investisseurs.

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Women in the Workplace 2019

 
 

COMPANIES & GENDER HUANG, ALEXIS KRIVKOVICH, IRINA STARIKOVA, LAREINA YEE AND DELIA ZANOSCHI | MCKINSEY

Five years in to our research, we see bright spots at senior levels. But companies need to focus their efforts earlier in the pipeline to make real progress. This year marks the fifth year of our research on women in the workplace, conducted in partnership with LeanIn.Org. We look back on data and insights since 2015 from close to 600 companies that participated in the study, more than a quarter of a million people that were surveyed on their workplace experiences, and more than 100 in-depth one-on-one interviews that were conducted.

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How Competent are Diversity & Inclusion Professionals?
 
 
COMPANIES & GENDER INGE WOUDSTRA-VAN GRONDELLE | LINKEDIN

There are many people that are passionate about Diversity & Inclusion. But is that enough for effective Diversity & Inclusion professionals? Driving a change initiative throughout an organisation requires a specific skill set. You need to be able to manage programmes, influence people, set a strategy, create buy-in and know how to measure results. On top of that you need to know about a wide range of specific topics ranging from Diversity and Equality Law to de-biasing recruitment to designing accessible websites. Or if you don’t know about these topics, you need to know how to find out about them and where to find the best experts.

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Gender Equality Index 2019: Still far from the finish line | European Institute for Gender Equality

 
 

LATEST RESEARCH VERONICA COLLINS | EIGE.EUROPA.EU

The EU continues its snail’s pace when it comes to gender equality progress. The latest Gender Equality Index from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that the EU’s score for gender equality is up just one point to 67.4, since the 2017 edition. Sweden continues to top the EU scoreboard, with 83.6 points, followed by Denmark with 77.5. Greece and Hungary have the most ground to make up, with both scoring less than 52. The biggest improver is Portugal, with an increase of 3.9 points, followed closely by Estonia with 3.1 points.

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The Theresa May Effect: When A Female Leader Deemed Inept Is Replaced By A Far More Incompetent Man
 
 
POLITICS & MEDIA TOMAS CHAMORRO-PREMUZIC | FORBES.COM

Theresa May was still the British Prime Minister when my latest book, “Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders (And How To Fix It)?” was released earlier this year. The book is based on a simple premise: that a major obstacle preventing women from becoming leaders is the lack of career obstacles for incompetent men. In other words, if we want to make it easier for competent women to get to leadership roles, we should start by making it harder for incompetent men.

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Women Score Higher Than Men in Most Leadership Skills

 
 

LATEST RESEARCH JACK ZENGERJOSEPH FOLKMAN | HBR.ORG

Women are perceived by their managers — particularly their male managers — to be slightly more effective than men at every hierarchical level and in virtually every functional area of the organization. That includes the traditional male bastions of IT, operations, and legal. It’s possible that these lower levels of confidence at younger ages could motivate women to take more initiative, be more resilient, and to be more receptive to feedback from others, which in turn makes them more effective leaders in the long run.

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FREE: The 1st handbook for managers and HR to free their company from sexism (French and Dutch)
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La France planque-t-elle les femmes de 50 ans et plus ?
 
 
HIGHLIGHTS CLÉMENT ARBRUN | TERRAFEMINA

Des médias à l’industrie du spectacle, il ne fait pas bon être une quinquagénaire. Mais pourquoi ? Penchons-nous sur ce flagrant cas “d’âgisme”. “Un corps de femme de 25 ans, c’est extraordinaire. Le corps d’une femme de 50 ans n’est pas extraordinaire du tout. Elles sont invisibles”. Difficile d’oublier ces propos édifiants de l’écrivain Yann Moix, recueillis dans le magazine Marie Claire, et la quantité de réactions outrées qu’ils ont pu susciter sur les réseaux sociaux.

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Why networking is like gardening

 
 

MY CAREER OLIVIA VERHULST | 3PLUS INTERNATIONAL

Rather than seeing it as a quick fix, maybe we should start thinking that networking is like gardening? Networking is like gardening – it takes time and effort in order to make the relationships grow, they don’t just spring up overnight. Years ago, as I was telling a mentee my way of networking: “dropping seeds and watering them makes it easier to harvest when needed.” I got this feedback: “Yep. And you need light to make it grow… but then again, you are a sun!”. This conversation didn’t just make me aware of how I function as a networker. It also brought to mind the importance of all the ingredients for a good recipe.

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Making the accepted unacceptable: strategies for dealing with workplace unacceptable behaviours

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Changing mindsets to reframe the partnership between women and men
Seeing with new eyes: understanding power and privilege

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De la diversité à l’inclusion: qu’est-ce qu’un management inclusif
 
 
 
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Managing across cultures: the challenges of gender and diversity of faith and beliefs in the workplace
 
 
 
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53 lauréates pour 866 hommes depuis 1901 : pourquoi si peu de femmes ont-elles reçu

 
 

EVERYDAY SEXISM MATTHIEU DELACHARLERY | LCI

Cette année encore, avec seulement une lauréate (pour 13 hommes), la gent féminine a été réduite à la portion congrue lors de l’attribution des prix Nobel. De quoi s’interroger une nouvelle fois sur les raisons de cette sous-représentation, notamment dans les disciplines scientifiques.

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Why #MeToo is a diversity issue

 
 

OPINIONS JO FARAGHER | DILEADERS.COM

The #MeToo movement is two years old this week, marking a monumental social media campaign that saw thousands of (mostly) women admit to being sexually harassed, often as they went about their work. The sharp focus on the time was on Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein and allegations of rape and other sexual offences, but underneath those headline-grabbing stories ...

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Women Chairs: The Time Is Now
 
 
CORPORATE PRACTICES HELEN PITCHER | KNOWLEDGE.INSEAD.EDU

With more women as board chairs, business can better serve society. Companies should benefit all their stakeholders. This is increasingly on the minds of regulators, activists, politicians, pension investors and individuals of this world. As Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of Blackrock, wrote in his 2019 Letter ...

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#AIDETACOLLEGUE : LA CAMPAGNE QUI INVITE A L’ÉCOUTE SUR LES VIOLENCES CONJUGALES

 
 

EVERYDAY SEXISM SOPHIE DANCOURT | JAIPISCINEAVECSIMONE.COM

La campagne #aidetacollegue lancée par Jacques Lambert au salon CE (Comités d’Entreprise) de Paris invite à une solidarité entre collègues. Souvent témoins de la souffrance liée aux violences conjugales, ils peuvent devenir un relais grâce à une écoute bienveillante.

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Melinda Gates: Here’s Why I’m Committing $1 Billion to Promote Gender Equality

 
 

HIGHLIGHTS MELINDA GATES | TIME

Gates is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founder of Pivotal Ventures, and best-selling author of The Moment of Lift. In 2018, there were more men named James running Fortune 500 companies than there were women. This year, only one CEO on that list of 500 is a woman of color. Women are 51 percent of the population but hold only 24 percent of the seats in Congress.

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How To Tell Work You’re Pregnant
 
 
WORK-LIFE BALANCE MARY SWEENEY | MOM LOVES BEST

Are you pregnant and wondering how to break the news at work? You may be ecstatic, but also nervous about how others will react. After all, a pregnancy announcement can signal big changes ahead for your coworkers, too: Will they have to take on more work? Will you return after the baby is born?

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Coaching for diversity and inclusion

 
 

COMPANIES & GENDER KAREN STEIN | DELOITTE

Deloitte Partner and Executive Coach, Karen Stein, provides practical insights for building inclusive leadership capability, drawing from her experience as the lead of Deloitte Australia’s female partner coaching program. Many organisations are increasing the number of diversity and inclusion information programs, to better equip their leaders as inclusive leaders.

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Female Lawyers Can Talk, Too

 
 

HIGHLIGHTS SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN | THE NEW YORK TIMES

As a Federal District Court judge in New York, I often encountered this courtroom scene: A senior partner in a large law firm would be arguing a motion. I would ask a tough question. He (and it was usually a man) would turn to the young lawyer seated next to him (often a woman). After he conferred with her repeatedly, I would ask myself why she wasn’t doing the arguing, since she knew the case cold.

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Comment lutter contre les inégalités de genre à l’Université?
 
 
SOCIETY & GENDER SOPHIE LECLÈRE | RTBF INFO

Une étude menée récemment à l’ULB a montré que la majorité des hommes et seulement 45% des femmes ne perçoivent pas d’inégalités de genre dans le fonctionnement universitaire. Or, l’Université est loin d’être épargnée par la question de l’inégalité, essentiellement en ce qui concerne la carrière.

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Why do so many incompetent men become leaders (and how to fix it)

 
 

BOOKS BY HRSQUARE

Pourquoi est-il si facile pour des hommes incompétents de devenir des leaders? Et pourquoi est-il si difficile pour des personnes compétentes – en particulier des femmes compétentes – de progresser dans leur carrière? Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic répond à ces deux questions et montre avec engagement ce qu’il faut vraiment pour être un leader et comment de nouvelles approches peuvent aider les organisations à placer les bonnes personnes aux manettes.

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Le livre du mois : Des hommes justes, d’Ivan Jablonka

 
 

BOOKS MARIE DONZEL | EVE WEBMAGAZINE

Belle surprise à la page 362 de l’essai récemment paru d’Ivan Jablonka, Des hommes justes – Du patriarcat aux nouvelles masculinités aux éditions du Seuil : le Programme EVE y est cité comme initiative exemplaire, aux côtés du réseau SNCF au Féminin et d’autres initiatives du monde de l’entreprise pour œuvrer à l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes. Cette flatteuse citation de notre programme n’est cependant pas la raison principale de l’intérêt tout particulier que la rédaction ...

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Avant, j’étais un patron de merde… Mais ça a changé !

 
 

BOOKS BY Anne-Catherine Trinon | L'ATTITUDE DES HÉROS

Ce livre à la fois guide pratique et témoignage démontre la force du management participatif et comment ce dispositif a permis de faire grandir l’entreprise et de réussir deux fusions. Il met aussi en lumière ses limites, sans tabou ni complaisance. Par où commencer une démarche de management participatif ? Quelles sont les étapes clés ? Quels sont les bénéfices pour l’entreprise, les collaborateurs, le dirigeant ? Quelles sont les limites du modèle ?

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Les oubliées du numérique

 
 

BOOKS BY Isabelle Collet | LE PASSEUR

Un livre essentiel pour comprendre pourquoi le numérique est massivement dominé par les hommes et quelles sont les solutions à mettre en place pour l’inclusion des femmes dans ce secteur, un enjeu crucial aujourd’hui. « Ordinateur : adjectif désignant Dieu mettant de l’ordre dans le monde. » Cette définition du Littré est un point de départ pour expliquer pourquoi si peu de femmes sont informaticiennes. Les fantasmes de pouvoir qui ont accompagné la naissance de l’ordinateur faisaient davantage partie de la socialisation des hommes que de celle des femmes.

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Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

 
 

BOOKS BY Caroline Criado Perez | THE PENGUIN

Imagine a world where your phone is too big for your hand, where your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body, where in a car accident you are 47% more likely to be seriously injured, where every week the countless hours of work you do are not recognised or valued. If any of this sounds familiar, chances are that you're a woman. Invisible Women shows us how, in a world largely built for and by men, we are systematically ignoring half the population.

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“Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future”

 
 

BOOKS BY Riane Eisler and Douglas P. Fry | CENTER FOR PARTNERSHIP

We are excited to announce Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future, by Riane Eisler and Douglas P. Fry, will be released by Oxford University Press in July, 2019. Nurturing Our Humanity holds the key to a clear perspective on our personal and social options in today’s world, showing how to structure our environments – from family and gender relations to politics and economics – to support our great capacities for consciousness, caring, and creativity.

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