The Business Case
The "business case for diversity", theorizes that in a global marketplace, a company that employs a diverse workforce (both men and women, people of many generations, people from ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds etc.) is better able to understand the demographics of the marketplace it serves and is thus better equipped to thrive in that marketplace than a company that has a more limited range of employee demographics. In this section, we will explore the following sub-themes: Women in Boards, Women and leadership, Glass ceiling, labyrinth and Work-life balance.
European Professional Women's Network (EPWN)
European Professional Women's Network (EPWN)
Associations & Networks / Communities & Networks
2009
EuropeanPWN isEurope ’s dynamic fast-growing online and offline networking and leadership development platform for professional women of all sectors and industries. With 3500 members and more than 90 nationalities, EuropeanPWN organizes around 600 events a year in 17 cities: Amsterdam , Barcelona , Berlin , Brussels , Copenhagen , Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva , London , Lyon , Madrid , Milan , Nice-Côte d’Azur, Oslo , Paris , Stockholm and Vienna
European Professional Women's Network (EPWN)
Associations & Networks / Communities & Networks
2009
EuropeanPWN is
Grandes Ecoles au Féminin (GEF)
Foundations, Non profit organizations & NGOs / Communities & Networks
2009
GEF (Grandes Ecoles au Féminin) is a group representing women inFrance
Foundations, Non profit organizations & NGOs / Communities & Networks
2009
GEF (Grandes Ecoles au Féminin) is a group representing women in
Women Corporate Directors
Women Corporate Directors
Associations & Networks / Communities & Networks
2009
Women Corporate Directors is a rapidly growing international community of women who serve as directors of corporations. We are committed to sharing the best practices of corporate governance and to discussing the challenges of conducting business in a highly competitive and volatile global economy. With over 575 members who serve on over 750 boards, WCD membership provides a unique opportunity for networking, making new friends, and learning from the intellectual capital of accomplished women from all over the world.
Women Corporate Directors
Associations & Networks / Communities & Networks
2009
Women Corporate Directors is a rapidly growing international community of women who serve as directors of corporations. We are committed to sharing the best practices of corporate governance and to discussing the challenges of conducting business in a highly competitive and volatile global economy. With over 575 members who serve on over 750 boards, WCD membership provides a unique opportunity for networking, making new friends, and learning from the intellectual capital of accomplished women from all over the world.
"Women Still Outside the Boardroom", by Peter Day
BBC News
Media (press, TV, radio) / Press review
2008
Is it time for British women to use the law to get more representation in company boardrooms? Research on gender and teamwork conducted by the Centre for Women in Business atLondon Business School
BBC News
Media (press, TV, radio) / Press review
2008
Is it time for British women to use the law to get more representation in company boardrooms? Research on gender and teamwork conducted by the Centre for Women in Business at
FTSE 100 Cross-Company Mentoring Programme
Praesta
Private companies / Projects (incl. Awards), Programs
2009
UK has attracted interest from overseas, with Canada , France
Praesta
Private companies / Projects (incl. Awards), Programs
2009
The Programme, launched in 2003, involves FTSE 100 Chairmen and CEOs acting as mentors to senior women just below board level in other FTSE companies. The mentors guide and advise women in the management of their careers so that they are better positioned to be considered for board appointments in FTSE companies and other major organisations.
Forté Foundation
Foundations, Non profit organizations & NGOs / Projects (incl. Awards), Programs
2009
Forté Foundation is a consortium of leading multinational corporations, top business schools in theU.S.
Foundations, Non profit organizations & NGOs / Projects (incl. Awards), Programs
2009
Forté Foundation is a consortium of leading multinational corporations, top business schools in the
Equal Opportunities
Swedish Institute, Sweden
Academics / Reports
2009
This report gives information on equality and equal opportunity inSweden
Swedish Institute, Sweden
Academics / Reports
2009
This report gives information on equality and equal opportunity in
2009 Global Employment Trends for Women report (GET)
International Labor Organization (ILO)
Governments & Institutions / Reports
2009
The economic crisis is expected to increase the number of unemployed women by up to 22 million in 2009, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global Employment Trends for Women report (GET), adding that the global jobs crisis is expected to worsen sharply with the deepening of the recession in 2009.
International Labor Organization (ILO)
Governments & Institutions / Reports
2009
The economic crisis is expected to increase the number of unemployed women by up to 22 million in 2009, the International Labour Office (ILO) says in its annual Global Employment Trends for Women report (GET), adding that the global jobs crisis is expected to worsen sharply with the deepening of the recession in 2009.
