Study Finds CEOs May Be Shaped By Daughters

COMPANIES & GENDER KENNETH KIM | FORBES

Do we men who have daughters behave differently from men who do not have daughters? While we might all agree that parents can shape and influence their children’s behaviors, there is research that shows that the opposite can also be true: children can shape their parents. According to a new study that will appear in the Journal of Financial Economics, a top scholarly journal in finance, ...

Vrouwen branden sneller op

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER EOS WETENSCHAP

Geslacht, leeftijd, familiebanden en persoonlijkheidskenmerken dragen in verschillende mate bij tot het risico op een burn-out. Zijn vrouwen gevoeliger voor een burn-out? Wilmar Schaufeli, arbeids- en organisatiepsycholoog aan de Universiteit Utrecht, spitte de kwestie in 1998 uit. Uit zijn analyse van het wetenschappelijk onderzoek komt inderdaad een zeker verschil tussen...

Résultats de la Consultation Financi’Elles 2017 dans le secteur finance, banque et assurance en France

COMPANIES & GENDER FÉDÉRATION FEMMES ADMINISTRATEURS

L’Observatoire Financi’Elles a rendu publics le 16 mai 2017 les résultats de sa 3è consultation sur la confiance des femmes et des hommes du secteur banque, finance et assurance en France.

3 enseignements majeurs...

The Uber sexual harassment and diversity report: 5 key takeaways

COMPANIES & GENDER ERIC BACHMAN | ZUCKERMAN LAW

Former Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. recently released portions of his law firm’s report and recommendations to Uber on sexual harassment and lack of diversity problems within the company. Here are five of the recommendations that stand out as novel and innovative.

Femmes ingénieures : vers plus de parité !

COMPANIES & GENDER CAMILLE RICHER | MIDETPLUS

Seulement 21 % des ingénieures sont des femmes en France, 13 % aux Etats-Unis. Et la situation est à peu près la même dans tous les pays du monde. Comment expliquer, mais surtout remédier, à ces inégalités ?
Des chiffres qui en disent long
35 % des étudiantes en ingénierie ne deviennent pas ingénieures ...

Madame Parfaite n’existe pas

HIGHLIGHTS LES GLORIEUSES

“ Etre parfaite jour après jour, année après année, est devenue comme porter toujours un sac à dos rempli de briques sur mon dos. Oh, comme j’avais secrètement envie de poser mon fardeau.” Anna Quindlen, journaliste et auteure américaine, dit tout haut ce que nous pensons tout bas.
Comment en sommes-nous arrivées à rechercher constamment la perfection ? Et surtout, pourquoi cette recherche est-elle un fardeau plus qu’autre chose ?

Should You Say No to Networking?

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER THEGLASSHAMMER.COM

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates attributed their success to one factor. According to Buffett biographer Alice Schroeder, in 1991 when Bill Gates’ dad asked Buffett and Gates what the most important factor for their success was, they both gave the same answer, “FOCUS.” Focus always comes before success.
Steve Jobs, no slouch in the success department himself, said that
“it’s only by saying No that you can ...”

Subtle sexism – not so subtle anymore

HIGHLIGHTS D. A. WOLF | 3PLUS INTERNATIONAL

Why we need to call out “subtle sexism”
Interrupted. Talked over. Silenced. “Subtle sexism” includes behaviours so routine in a woman’s life that we may come to accept them, forgetting how prevalent and damaging they are. Among the most common offenders: dismissal of our opinions (scoffing, eye rolling, ignoring); others taking credit for our ideas; assumptions about qualities...

Peering into a Psychopath’s Bag of Tricks: Slaps and Sexist Remarks

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER ANIMAH KOSAI | LINKEDIN

Slaps and sexist remarks shut up their targets and everyone around them. Speaking up and being heard is critical in both nation building and creating a healthy productive workplace. Denying a person from speaking up can be catastrophic, leading to corporate scandals, death and in the context of a nation – civil unrest or a strong unhappy undercurrent.

Diversity is a necessity, a driver, an opportunity. Paying lip service is not enough

HIGHLIGHTS GILLES PÉLISSON | LINKEDIN

Today’s organizations care about diversity, though to differing degrees, probably encouraged in some cases by evolving legislation, which forces them to care. And happily, the law is telling us what we already knew: that businesses must show how we can live together better, must be in the vanguard of a profound transformation in our ways of being, of thinking, of behaving. There is no doubt that what we do...

Reducing gender gaps would significantly benefit women, society and the economy

COMPANIES & GENDER ILO

Gender gaps remain one of the most pressing challenges facing the world of work. Women are substantially less likely than men to participate in the labour market, and once in the job market, they are less likely than men to find a job and the quality of employment they do find remains a key concern, a new ILO report shows. Helping women access the labour market is nevertheless an important first step.

7 Ways Being A Mom Makes Me Better At My Job

ACTIVE MOTHERHOOD CLAIRE ZULKEY | FAST COMPANY

These working moms have turned parenthood into professional development.
Karen Tappin took a one-day maternity leave. It would have been shorter, if not for her husband. The day after her 2007 home birth, the founder and CEO of the beauty line Karen’s Body Beautiful put her daughter in a wrap and...

The Man Trap

COMPANIES & GENDER EMILY BOBROW | 1843

Nathan, a successful lawyer in Manhattan, hardly seems like a candidate for sympathy. His midtown office is smart, his suit is natty and he earns a decent living negotiating contracts and intellectual-property rights for players in the city’s dynamic entertainment industry. Divorced and in his late 40s, he speaks fondly of his teenage children and is delighted with...

How I Got Over My Fear of Confrontation and Learned to Speak Up

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER KRISTIN WONG | LIFE HACKER

Years ago, I started a brand new job, and I was contracted on terrible project. There was no real work to do, so instead of technical writing—my actual job—I spent my time getting coffee for people and making copies. Rather than ask my boss about this, I kept it to myself. Weeks later, she confronted me,...

6 TIPS VOOR NA HET SOLLICITATIEGESPREK

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER SHE NEWS

Oké, je hebt het gesprek gehad voor die droombaan En het ging super! Helemaal blij ga je naar huis. Maar nu, ga je nu zitten wachten op een bericht van de werkgever of kun je zelf nog iets doen om je kansen te vergroten? Hier zijn 6 tips waarmee je jezelf een handje kunt helpen richting die baan.
1. Vraag om de contact gegevens van je gesprekspartner zodat je met ze kunt linken op LinkedIn. dat kun je aan het einde van het gesprek doen, als...

VIVEZ-VOUS LE SYNDROME DE L’IMPOSTEUR ?

BUILD YOUR OWN BUSINESS LAURENCE | EASY SOCIAL MEDIA

Avez-vous déjà entendu parler du syndrome de l’imposteur? En souffrez-vous?
C’est un terme que j’ai découvert quand j’ai démarré en tant qu’entrepreneure, et qui depuis ne m’a pas quittée. Je trouve qu’il est important d’en parler et permettre à nombre d’entre nous d’en prendre conscience. Rassurez-vous ce n’est pas une maladie incurable loin de là et je ne connais pas un seul...

Development will never be successful while the same power structures we seek to tackle in society, are embedded within our own aid agencies

HIGHLIGHTS SECRET AID WORKER | THE GUARDIAN

Development will never be successful while the same power structures we seek to tackle in society, are embedded within our own aid agencies I work at a UN agency where the middle management is full of intelligent, fiery and outspoken women,...

Strong Coffee, Stronger Women

SHOW SOLIDARITY BILL GATES | LINKEDIN

Of all the charts I’ve seen, this one is the most beautiful:
Why?
First, that descending red line captures one of the most amazing stories of human progress: It shows how the number of deaths of children under 5 per year has been cut in half since 1990.
Second, hidden along that line are millions of stories of the incredible work being done by heath officials, governments, donors, and parents around the world to help save all those lives.

La “charge mentale”, le syndrome des femmes épuisées “d’avoir à penser à tout”

COMPANIES & GENDER EMILIE TÔN | L'EXPRESS

Penser à tout, tout le temps, pour assurer le bon fonctionnement du foyer: la “charge mentale” pèse plus lourd pour les femmes que pour leur conjoint. Mais comment y remédier?
Le linge est rangé, le carnet de notes est signé, le loyer a bien été payé, il y a même une bouteille au frais, en cas de visite inattendue. Tout est bon, ou presque… Le fer, que vous avez laissé allumé par inadvertance,...

6 Characteristics of Inclusive Leaders

COMPANIES & GENDER BERNADETTE DILLON & JULIET BOURKE | DELOITTE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Inclusive leaders tend to share six signature traits that not only promote diversity on their teams, but also improve their capacity to innovate and deal with uncertainty, according to a study of inclusive leaders from six locations worldwide, conducted by Deloitte Australia. How many of these traits do you possess?
he IT profession in the U.S. doesn’t have a great reputation for diversity and inclusion.