Do you heart Facebook? Many women do it seems – with 58 per cent of its users being women. That’s no small number when you consider the 800million users on Facebook. Apparently women spend more time than men making status and profile updates and commenting on others’ posts (I know that’s certainly true of my […]
Tag Archive | "Women on boards"
Let’s boycott Facebook this Valentines Day! Facebook shuns women on its Board
Posted on 07 February 2012.
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Do you have a good article on how gender diverse boards are more successful (or their companies?) I need some empirical evidence about this…
Posted on 19 January 2012.
Hi Jen, do you have a good article on how gender diverse boards are more successful (or their companies?) I’d love to share some empirical evidence about this with a client of my firm. M. Sure, M, as you might expect there are loads of articles around women and boards. The three that I recommend […]
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Progress of women on boards since 1917… what’s your take?
Posted on 11 January 2012.
As a longtime fan of ForbesWoman, I was intrigued to read that B.C. Forbes, the founder of FORBES magazine, dedicated the first issue to women in business. “Forbes believes her achievements are wide,” he wrote, predicting that women “will soon sit on boards beside men.” That was in 1917. Almost 100 years on, have we […]
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More women makes for better Corporate Social Responsibility – says new research by Catalyst and Harvard
Posted on 05 January 2012.
I’ve long suspected that there’s something special about women leaders and the heart and soul they bring to an organisation. It’s different to the stereotypical leadership model; rather that just dollars and cents, I’ve noticed that many women directors and executives bring a strong sense of values to a business. Now new research from Catalyst […]
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Assistance needed with Not-For-Profit survey – are you on the board or the payroll of a NFP?
Posted on 29 November 2011.
Women are well represented within the workforce of nfp, charitable and community sector organisations. The community sector alone comprises around 85% women, which is a key factor in the equal pay case for community workers currently before Fair Work Australia. Yet we know very little about the gendered nature of senior management and their boards. […]
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Are people your greatest asset? Then your executive and board must include people expertise, and that probably means more women
Posted on 11 November 2011.
I have a question: if people really are the greatest asset in any business (as many would say), why is it that HR professionals are paid less than those who manage the financial, property and operational assets of almost any business? Why do the so-called “soft skills” and “support roles” harbor less pay, promotional prospects […]
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