After playing up for a while, my, no, our washing machine broke down. ‘I’ll take care of this,’ Hugh, my very supportive husband said. Within a few days a repairman showed up on our doorstep at 8 a.m.. Together they went to work. Half an hour later I was called to the scene. The moment […]
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Gender stereotypes can kill a woman’s self-confidence, new research by Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Katherine Coffman shows. Oh no! Yet another reason why we can’t make it?! [Women] lack confidence in their ability to compete in fields that men are stereotypically believed to perform more strongly in, such as science, math, and technology. Women
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At a time when women outnumber men at university in most Western countries, I think it’s safe to say that lack of intelligence cannot be the reason why women still are lagging behind when it comes to occupying decision-making positions. Similarly, it’s been known for at least 30 years that more women at the top
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Recent research by Bank of America Merrill Lynch shows that employing more women at the top is excellent for share prices. All male boards will soon have to let more women in, not because they like to share power, but because this is what moves the money. Women now have more economic power than ever.
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That working women get punished for being mothers is not new. However, when researchers of the Universities of Gent and Leuven, Belgium, sent out 960 job applications with different profiles, they found that children are bad news for working fathers too. Male candidates with children were invited 18% less often for job interviews. According to Professor Stijn
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Billie Jean King’s challenge of the old boys’ network in sports, way back in the 70’s, paved the way for women to receive equal prize money in tennis. In ‘The Battle of the Sexes’ Emma Stones plays this heroic woman. Sadly, there is still a huge payment gap everywhere. In fact gaps exist in every field.
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It’s time to stop putting our heads in the sand. Global warming is happening fast, and it puts many of us -if not all- in danger. Many solutions are being discussed, and many have a hefty price tag. Educating girls seems the cheapest option, and a very effective one too, is the conclusion of Paul
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Sad but true, Penelope Gazin and Kate Dwyer faced a lot of sexism and condescension when they launched their e-commerce marketplace for weird art. Everything changed when they introduced an imaginary co-founder named Keith Mann. The founders of Witchy clearly have guts and a good sense of humor -they must, with a site like that-
Een recente studie van #Google en #GlobalWebIndex voor Danone Activia geeft aan wat vrouwen verhindert zichzelf volledig te ontplooien op het vlak van werk, relaties, welzijn. Het zelfvertrouwen van de vrouw wordt ondermijnd door…? Vrouwen zijn hun eigen grootste vijand, en alsof dat nog niet genoeg is, wordt er ook met verschillende maten gemeten. Een optimale Body Mass
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Networking is essential to help your business flourish, but women tend to limit their exposure to new people and new ideas. Hermiana Ibarra, professor of Organisational Behavior at London Business School, analyses why, in this piece below. Source: Why strategic networking is harder for women | Herminia Ibarra
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‘Brand India’ got another smudge when the film Lipstick under my Burkha was banned because it was too ‘lady orientated’ -whatever that means. I find it hard to believe that the land that many people associate with spirituality has such an appalling attitude towards women. Ironically Alankrita Shivastava is drawing attention to that very fact
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Het mannelijk lichaam is altijd de norm geweest. Maar nu wordt die eenzijdige focus hersteld. Van die inhaalslag schrikt Martin van Creveld, meent Simone van Saarloos, die zijn boek ‘De bevoorrechte sexe’ genadeloos afmaakt in onderstaande recensie. Source: Vrouwen bevoorrecht? Nee, ze zijn juist bezig met een inhaalslag – NRC
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