Source: www.demorgen.be by Nathalie Leblanc
Davos voor vrouwen, zo werd het WIN-forum ooit omschreven. WIN, oftwel Women’s International Network verzamelt dit weekend in Barcelona een indrukwekkende lijst vrouwelijke CEO’s, directeuren en professoren. Development, empowerment en connection zijn de ietwat vage kernwoorden die concreet in toespraken, workshops en coaching sessions worden gegoten. Er zal ongetwijfeld over glazen plafonds en vrouwenloze Raden van Bestuur gepraat worden, maar een van de buzzwoorden op het forum is mentoring. Fundamenteel, vinden zowel Christel Verschaeren van IBM, een van de WIN-sponsors, als Isabella Lenarduzzi, organisatrice van het Belgische Jump-forum.

source: www.womenco.com
I enjoyed a glorious twelve weeks of maternity leave home with my baby girl thanks to FMLA (Family & Medical Leave Act.) I can’t even believe that I contemplated taking less time off from work. Twelve weeks fly by fast even without twelve weeks worth of sleep. And just when I’ve started to get the hang of how to be a mom, it’s time to return to work and learn how to be a working mom. If you’re like me and you find yourself ready to return to work, here are a few gems to file away.

source : The McKinsey Quarterly by Joanna BarshSusie Cranstonand Rebecca A. Craske
A new approach to leadership can help women become more self-confident and effective business leaders.
Women start careers in business and other professions with the same level of intelligence education and commitment as men. Yet comparatively few reach the top echelons.
This gap matters not only because the familiar glass ceiling is unfairbut also because the world has an increasingly urgent need for more leaders. All men and women with the brains the desire and the perseverance to lead should be encouraged to fulfill their potential and leave their mark.
With all this in mind the McKinsey Leadership Project—an initiative to help professional women at McKinsey and elsewhere—set out four years ago to learn what drives and sustains successful female leaders. We wanted to help younger women navigate the paths to leadership andat the same timeto learn how organizations could get the best out of this talented group.
To that end we have interviewed more than 85 women around the world (and a few good men) who are successful in diverse fields. Some lead 10000 people or moreothers 5 or even fewer. While the specifics of their lives vary each one shares the goal of making a difference in the wider world. All were willing to discuss their personal experiences and to provide insights into what it takes to stay the leadership course. We have also studied the academic literature consulted experts in leadership psychology or ganizational behavior and biology and sifted through the experiences of hundreds of colleagues at McKinsey.

Louvain-la-Neuve - Auditoires Socrate - Jeudi 9 octobre 2008 a 17h00

« Le futur appartient a ceux qui voient les possibilites avant qu'elles ne deviennent evidentes » - Theodore Lewitt, economiste americain (1925-2006)
Avec la participation de :
- Frank Janssen, professeur d’entreprenariat a la Louvain School of Management,
- Françoise Belfroid, administrateur-delegue des Ets. Ronveaux,
- Eric Domb, fondateur du Parc Paradisio, president de l'UWE

A look behind the gender wage gapand what we can do about it

The new figures are out. German women still earned 24% less per hour than men in 2006. This unadjusted gender wage gap is a useful indicator and underlines the need for action – especially since it has not decreased significantly in recent yearsin spite of women’s increasing education levels. Howeverthis overall indicator has the limitations of all aggregated averagesin that it mixes aspects of a different nature. In particularit is important to distinguish between potential discrimination (arising in the absence of equal pay for equal work) and “choices”like career patternsfor instance. At the same timethe latter are only partly driven by preferences – which makes things even more complex. We see four major aspects of the gender wage gapthree pertaining to women at largeand one specific to mothers (and a few rare fathers).

1. The professions which are female-dominated tend to pay less.
2. Being a mother slows down a woman’s career.
3. Women rarely make it to the better remunerated top positionsin spite of similar education levels.
4. “Equal pay for equal work” is probably not always true within companies.

A job for passionate and figure minded people in a multicultural and changing work environment where your point of view counts!

Our client is a very well known Belgian company created 80 years ago in Brussels. This company produces and sells food products in shops and stores all over the world with two production centres in Belgium and USA.
You will report to the HR Business Partner. You will be the point of contact for social legislation matters for the white collar workers and will work closely with the payroll expert blue collars.

Unique HR Consult is the specialist in Human Resources. We offer to our client and candidates a total HR solutions. From recruiting HR profiles, assessment centres, training, coaching to HR consulting, Unique HR Consult can help you to find the right HR position across the whole country.

On our website www.uniquehrconsult.be, you’ll find further information about us and other specific jobopportunities.

Our client, is one of the world leaders in the wine and alcohol business. The good results of this company make room for a new position in a dynamic team.
You will have a key function and will work in collaboration with the Sales & Marketing department and the production sites.
On our website www.uniqueoffice.be, you’ll find further information about us and other specific jobopportunities.

A proud presentation of a new, stunning and drop-dead-gorgeous must-have
Although LaDress was only launched two years ago, millions of women around the globe have discovered the joyful pleasure of the famous LaDress hourglass- and wrap dresses. Two stunning models, which were recently joined by a brand new range of wonderful, shiny summer dresses in cotton and denim. But the success story continues with the launch of a delightful Tunic dress, which yet again perfectly combines hipness with classic timelessness. This lovely, floating Tunic dress forms the ultimate translations of the never-out-of-fashion tunic into a wearable, yet stunning dress. Its feminine design is a true eye catcher, ready to be worn in different styles and easy to style in numerous ways. Feel free to wear Carmen to a fabulous cocktail party or just as easily to an important business meeting. Be inspired by the vibrant lavender colour of Rania while on a date in that one little Italian restaurant around the corner or for going on a shopping tour with your closest friends. Enjoy the sweetness of Joan who makes you look instantly like a stylegodess on her way to a garden party or a nice lunch.
Just mix’n match your LaDress with your favourite accessories, shoes, bags and jewels to create a new look each and every time, suited for the occasion LaDress, the must-have dress for every moment in life.

source : mannenatlas.be
Na Genève (2003) en Montreal (2005), is Brussel dit jaar gaststad voor een Congres met als thema 'Hommes, état des lieux'/ 'Mannen: stand van zaken'. De Canadese psycholoog en auteur Yvon Dallaire zal de rol van ere-voorzitter waarnemen. Relais-Hommes asbl is de intiatiefnemer, met Mannenatlas als Nederlandstalige partner. Het Congres wordt een tweetalig gebeuren met simultaanvertaling.

Op vrijdag 17 oktober start het Congres met een dag in de grote zaal van het Instituut voor Gelijkheid van Vrouwen en Mannen, E. Blérotstraat 1, Brussel (vlakbij het Zuidstation). Zaterdag 18 oktober vervolgt het Congres in de gebouwen van het IHECS, Stoofstraat 58-60, Brussel (vlakbij Manneken Pis en de Grote Markt). Daar is ruimte voor workshops in de namiddag.

Christiane Dardenne est une figure emblématique des médias et de la pub. Armée juste de son bac, elle est passée du statut de vendeuse à CEO en créant de nombreux produits et de nouveaux concepts. Son moteur "tout est possible!".

Voornaam, Naam : Heid Sichien
Leeftijd : 34 jaar
Naam van het bedrijf : Philips Lighting
Huidige functie : HR Manager
Gezinssituatie : Getrouwd en moeder van 3 kinderen
Succes en tegenslagen in uw loopbaan :
Succes: Ik ben gestart met een waardevol diploma van handelsingenieur en heb onmiddellijk interessante jobs gevonden bij werkgevers waar ik mijn talenten kon koppelen aan functies waar ik energie uit haalde ( Ernst&Young, Dupont de Nemours, Philips Lighting)
Tegenslagen: Ik vind het lastig te ontdekken dat mensen zo veel moeite hebben om te veranderen, en dat alle veranderingen zo enorm veel tijd vragen.
Wat is uw belangrijkste realisatie? : Ik ben blij dat ik er in slaag om een job op dit niveau te kunnen combineren met de zorg voor mijn drie jonge kinderen en mijn partner.

source : www.goedgevoel.be

Feesten na het werk levert nieuwe zakelijke contacten op. Dat blijkt althans uit een onderzoek bij ...

Par Laurence Dorlhac
Pourquoi les femmes font-elles peur aux hommes ? " Je crois que je fais peur aux mecs ! " Ce constat, il n'y a pas que des célibataires en panne d'âme sœur pour le faire.
Pourquoi ? Laurence Virginie - journalistes dans la presse féminine - ont recueilli les confidences des hommes sur les femmes qui les entourent. sans leur faire peur ! Car c'est un fait, depuis trente ans, les femmes ont changé. Une évolution des mœurs admise par leur partenaires masculins, du moins le pensent-elles. Les hommes ne sont-ils pas de plus en plus nombreux partager les tâches quotidiennes ? Et pourtant, méfiance ! L'incompréhension semble grandissante entre des hommes en perte de repères et des femmes qui se lamentent au son de "y a plus de vrais mecs !" Entre témoignages et petits contes du quotidien, les deux auteurs, mariées et mères de famille, proposent un éclairage original et amusant sur les relations entre les deux sexes forts, de la recherche du " vivre à deux " à la gestion des petites crises de la vie de couple.

Débat au Centre Culturel d’Uccle le mardi 21 octobre 2008 à 19 heures 30 avec Elie Barnavi, Hesna Caillau et Gabriel Ringlet.
Soucieux d’un mieux vivre durable dans la cité, nous considérons que des organisations qui œuvrent dans ce sens doivent être aidées. Nous organisons un débat entre penseurs réalistes de diverses origines religio-culturelles afin de permettre à des décideurs d’aujourd’hui et de demain à connaître l’autre et ses spécificités dans le respect mutuel. Le bénéfice généré par ce débat servira à financer des acteurs de l’intégration multiculturelle à Bruxelles.