In 2013, a mere 16.9 percent of Fortune 500 board seats were filled by #women. And we're not doing much better in Silicon Valley: Among 128 companies representing $1.2 trillion in shareholder value, only 8.4 percent of board members are women. It's a shame when you consider that companies with "sustained high representation" of women on their #boards significantly … [Read more...] about Women In The Boardroom
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Senior Executives Doubt Value of Gender Diversity
"While 71 percent of top #executives believe #gender #diversity in the boardroom ... always a good thing, nearly a third (29 percent) of all senior executives doubt its value altogether". In the category of " They Just Don't Get It".... its surprising and and disappointing to see that in the Western world, many fail to see why #gender diversity is a good thing, not just … [Read more...] about Senior Executives Doubt Value of Gender Diversity
Women in IT: The Male Exec View
...organisations cannot afford to leave promoting women to chance, he says. "Survival of the fittest doesn't lead to diversity. Therefore, you need to support and develop female talent." The value of this piece is questionable - I am confident no #it executive would publicly state that they do not want women in management circles. I'd rather look at the companies stats on … [Read more...] about Women in IT: The Male Exec View
“Women are the problem”: Fix the women; Ignore the system
#university managers believe women themselves are primarily responsible for the gender imbalance in higher education, according to research published today. University of Limerick sociology professor Pat O’Connor said she surveyed 34 senior managers in universities here and found the majority believed women were the source of this “problem” and the focus must be on “fixing the … [Read more...] about “Women are the problem”: Fix the women; Ignore the system
Research: Gender Diversity in Asia
A fresh #research resource is now available from 14 April to review #gender diversity in #asia. Gender diversity is an issue across the globe and Asian countries often have a particular challenge in making it happen. In many Asian and Oriental cultures, women are very much in the background and not considered as part of the fabric of high level decision making or … [Read more...] about Research: Gender Diversity in Asia