Women on Business
JULY 13, 2012
NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Having a diverse workforce not only benefits company innovation and productivity but it also benefits the economy. From driving economic growth to being competitive in a globalized world, workplace diversity is critical to economic and business success. A diverse workforce drives economic growth.
Women on Business
NOVEMBER 26, 2012
To date, nine countries have created some kind of quota requirements for corporate board diversity and another 20 have added some type of requirement for companies to address corporate board diversity in their annual reports. Despite these efforts to boost board diversity, women and other minorities are still grossly underrepresented.
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Women on Business
JANUARY 30, 2012
For example, for the first time ever, IBM chose a woman CEO, Virginia “Ginni” Rometty. These are just two examples of global, male-dominated companies now run by women. India, for example, has more women CEOs than the US. Hewlett-Packard, another technology company, named Meg Whitman as their CEO in September 2011.
Women on Business
OCTOBER 11, 2012
For example, P&G looks for women and minority owned contractors. Almost all major and mid-sized corporations have a diversity department and when they seek out companies with capacity to fulfill their needs they often look for MBE and WBE companies that fit what they need. It’s not worth the effort for most WOB.
Women on Business
OCTOBER 20, 2011
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Women on Business
AUGUST 19, 2011
Provide professional development that deals with team building and diversity training. Don’t just focus on typical race/gender diversity; really make an effort to help your employees understand each other and your customers. So try these things: Provide adequate customer service training. Walk the front lines and stay engaged.
Women on Business
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
The chart below offers an example of the disparity in K-12 education. The flip side of this phenomenon is what is coined the glass escalator, or glass elevator, which refers to the precipitous promotion of men over women into management positions in female-dominated fields such as nursing, education, social work, and even ballet. Teachers 1.
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