Women at work

France bans extremely thin models

I welcome this new French law, that demands models to provide a doctor’s certificate showing their body mass index is healthy. A previous law, suggesting a minimum BMI, was rejected. I suppose that could have been perceived as dictating what marketable beauty is. But who can be against preventing that anorexia, a serious and often deadly […]

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Millions waisted on gender diversity programs that aren’t giving women what they need to succeed

Countless studies have shown women to be great leaders who improve company performance. Organizations across a multitude of industries that have embraced the business case for increased gender diversity are spending millions of dollars on programs to help women advance. Yet we have not yet reached gender parity in the C-suite. Why? A new study

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The women who shape Brussels

The leaders of the largest political groups in the European Parliament, the heads of their umbrella parties and the three EU presidents — of the Commission, Council and Parliament — are all men. Women still make up less than one-third of the College of Commissioners and just one-seventh of the Council. Meanwhile, only six of

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In ‘Unfinished Business’ Anne-Marie Slaughter explores: Can women have it all? 

Should putting family over work be seen as ‘dropping out’? And what about ‘halo dad syndrome’? Hillary Clinton’s former policy chief believes a lot needs to change. Here’s her take on women, work, men and family. Source: Unfinished Business by Anne-Marie Slaughter review – the latest episode in the ‘Can women have it all?’ soap

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Wanted: Women to be a rising force in business

In my new home, Belgium, only 33% of entrepreneurs are women. It’s the lowest level in Europe. But on March 8, international women’s day (yuck! I hope we will soon not need this ‘special’ day anymore) business organisations Start It @kbc and Straffe Madammen (Tough Ladies) have launched a campaign to change this. They’re ambitious,

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