2011 Global Summit of Women – Instanbul May 5-7 – The “Davos for Women”
Posted on 11 January 2011.
This year’s Global Summit of Women will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on May 5-7, 2011. Described as the “Davos for Women”, this year’s summit features another stellar line up of international leaders, including Government and Business leaders from PepsiCo. , HSBC, Credit Suisse, Alcan, Vodafone, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, PwC and more… 1,000 women leaders are expected […]
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Brandsfever shopping membership site – free signup invitation for sphinxx readers – save up to 70 per cent on international brands
Posted on 11 January 2011.
If you’re a savvy shopper… or you just love a bargain… you will love Brandsfever – a new members-only shopping club in Australia bringing you fashion & lifestyle brands at up to 70% off retail prices. The site works on a first come, first served basis, offering massive discounts on international brands for a limited […]
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One child equals a “nominal family”? Women choosing to “marry up” in preference to establishing a career? When women attack women everyone loses
Posted on 11 January 2011.
Earlier this week I wrote about the fact that everyone loses when women leave their careers. The same is true when women attack women: everyone loses. I’ve seen first hand the vengeance of stay at home mums whoattack women for using childcare. Then there’s the Ladder Kickers who get to the top and refuse to support the […]
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Why are women are still leaving top organisations and jobs in their droves… and why don’t business leaders stop it from happening?
Posted on 10 January 2011.
Back in 2005, just a couple of years after completing my MBA, my classmate Bianca sent a copy of Off-Ramps and On-Ramps (a Harvard Business Review article by Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Carolyn Buck Luce) to all the women in our cohort. The article which highlights the large numbers of highly qualified women dropping out of mainstream careers was […]
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UN Women officially launched – recognising that more must be done towards equal rights and opportunities of women
Posted on 07 January 2011.
On the 1st January, UN Women was officially launched. Formally known as the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women emerged from agreement by UN Member States – backed by strong advocacy from the global women’s movement – that more must be done so women can claim equal rights and […]
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Transfemational leadership – why a feminine approach is absolutely essential for success in 2011
Posted on 07 January 2011.
Welcome to a new year, resplendent with new opportunities. I love this time of year, when we can choose in our work and in our life what we want the year ahead to look like, what we’d like to achieve, how we’d like to lead. To this end 2011 could look remarkably the same as […]
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