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To quota or not to quota?

It seems the article in the Economist featured in my last editorial has created quite a storm. Some women feel that the celebrations and claims of We did it! are way too premature.
As Nicki Gilmour, CEO Evolved People Media LLC, points out, we are still far off equality in the workplace. She adds that [...]

9 fév, 10 | Books

Women Under Glass

Breasts are an immediate disqualifier for executive positions. Consider this: Women hold only 12% of all S&P 500 corporate board seats. Nationally, there are 82 men for every 100 seats in America’s boardrooms. Furthermore, 73% of male CEOs believe that glass ceilings are no longer a problem for... 

9 fév, 10 | Feel good !

Are Store Credit Cards A Good Idea?

It seems like credit is drying up everywhere except at retailers’ checkout counters… The Financial Problem: Store credit cards entice with discounts, introductory rates, loyalty points, pre-sale invitations, free tailoring, free delivery, and dangerously low minimum payments. BUT, they also tote... 

9 fév, 10 | Women's networks

Hunting and Gathering: Networking with Men

I’ve never been fond of the imagery associated with the phrase “hunting and gathering,” conjuring up visions of big cavemen-types hurling spears at bison, while their female companions gingerly pick berries nearby. In fact, research has shown that this is often a bit more of a stereotype than a... 

9 fév, 10 | Feel good !

How You Can Promote Yourself Without Bragging

It’s not bragging if you can back it up. —Muhammad Ali Ali can get away with bragging but we women can’t. We must walk a fine line between informative self-promotion and outright bragging. Most of us have been raised on the little girl admonitions, “It’s not nice to brag!” and “Who does... 

8 fév, 10 | Woman's academy

Multiplier ses capacités de réflexion et de créativité et devenir plusieurs penseurs au lieu d’un

Comment inventer des idées nouvelles pour un monde différent? Changement radical, discontinuité, rapidité, compétition, besoin de « faire la différence », nécessité de démontrer une valeur ajoutée. Nous vivons dans un monde vraiment différent de celui d’hier.... 

8 fév, 10 | Companies & Gender

10 vrouwelijke trends

Een sfeerbeeld en een korte voorstelling van de 10 vrouwelijke trends zijn te bekijken op.  ...

8 fév, 10 | Books

Des souris et des salopes : De la misogynie en milieu animaliste

Depuis 20 ans, Michelle Julien est une observatrice avertie du milieu de la cause animale. Ce livre entend démontrer comment l’industrie de la publicité et la culture populaire animalisent les femmes et féminisent les animaux pour mieux banaliser leur exploitation. L’auteure dénonce les... 

5 fév, 10 | Inspiring women

Sylvia Métayer (Sodexo)

Sylvia Métayer, ancienne directrice financière Europe, vient d’être nommée directrice au développement des grands comptes internationaux chez Sodexo. Diplômée de HEC et de la Queen’s University au Canada, elle débute sa carrière chez Arthur Andersen puis chez Danone et Mattel où elle tient... 

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