Posted on 01 November 2010. Tags: Best Practices, Bias & stereotypes, Career Management, Diversity, Management and Leadership
Over the past months I’ve read a number of engaging SheEO blogs on women in leadership roles and moving into the boardroom. Those are aspirational goals and ones that every little girl should have in her toy garage or dollhouse at the ready. But, what about those women who are more than competent, but for […]
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Posted on 22 October 2010. Tags: Bias & stereotypes, Diversity, Supporting women worldwide
Those of you interested in statistics and data will love this new UN report released this week in New York on the state of play for women around the globe. It’s not a quick read – at 284 pages!!!! – but includes a comprehensive review of that women and employment, health, education and all things […]
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Posted on 22 October 2010. Tags: Bias & stereotypes, Quotas, The Glass Ceiling
Off the back of news this week that the former prime minister of Canada, Kim Campbell has she wants gender parity in Canadian politics comes another wave of rationale for why we don’t need quotas for women. According to Campbell, sex is “the fundamental category where parity ought to be assured” and her plan is […]
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Posted on 11 October 2010. Tags: Bias & stereotypes
Say no more… (Original source is unknown but thanks to Sharon for sending the us the link on boing boing)
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Posted on 11 October 2010. Tags: Ascend Development Days, Bias & stereotypes, Career Management
So it’s the middle of October already… how are those career resolutions shaping up for 2010? If you’re thinking “what resolutions?” – you’re not alone. It’s been a big year all around the world and here in Australia we’ve worked hard to keep our economy in ship shape. Combined with new policies that will benefit […]
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Posted on 01 October 2010. Tags: Bias & stereotypes, Employers
Gender stereotypes are much more prevalent then many employers would like to think – I could write a gender stereotype War and Peace of the stories I’ve heard from both the women who are discriminated against (or suspect they are) and the employers who have been shocked to realize what was going on in their […]
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