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As Harvard Business School commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first women admitted to the school's two-year MBA program, a wealth of new research is emerging from HBS on gender issues in the workplace.
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As India's workforce grows younger, there is an increasing emphasis on the importance of effectively managing workers from different generations.
MindShare HR's insight:
India's new HR Challenge: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce
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Diversity management is the key to growth in today’s fiercely competitive global marketplace. No longer can America’s corporations hide behind their lack of cultural intelligence. Organizations that seek global market relevancy must embrace diversity – in how they think, act and innovate. Diversity can no longer just be about making the numbers, but rather how an organization treats its people authentically down to the roots of its business model. In today’s new workplace, diversity managem
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Can we envision a time when we will no longer be surprised to hear that a woman is leading an energy or technology company? Can closing the gender gap in leadership, especially in male-dominated industries, be a possibility in fewer than 100 years? Today’s dynamic women in top leadership positions are opening up the possibility of answering these questions with a resounding “Yes!” They have shattered glass ceilings and paved the way forward for countless others trying to uproot deeply entrenched
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If a woman can manage a household and be able to delegate tasks, and gain followers in a home, she can manage anything under the law.
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Eight European countries have a higher representation of women on the board than the US, according to a 2014 Catalyst Census: Women Directors report published by Catalyst, a non-profit NGO working to advance women into leadership. The census focuses on women’s share of board seats in stock market index companies across [...]
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Diversity is crucial to driving business growth and encouraging innovative thinking. Multiple and varied voices, perspectives and experiences can help generate new ideas about products and practices. Forbes Insights examined the link between diversity and corporate innovation multiple times; the title of “Global Diversity and Inclusion: Fostering Innovation Through a [...]
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How Time acknowledged but ended up succumbing to the pitfalls of writing about Asian-Americans in the U.S.
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Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Helen Szoke on the new report 'The G20 and gender equality' out today. Helping women will change the world.
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Discrimination today is difficult to see and hard to fight. Here are some of the subtle ways women are still treated differently.
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In the latest in our “Women at Work” series, Aruna Jayanthi, CEO of Capgemini talked about why so few women make it to the top.
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Most Americans don't care about the gender of their coworkers, but those who do prefer men by a wide margin.
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By now, we’ve all heard about the low numbers of American women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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A group of business leaders is redefining the role of men in the promotion of gender equality—and improving the environment for women leaders in their own organizations. A McKinsey Quarterly article.
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Eight countries in Europe have better representation than the United States when it comes to women on corporate boards. The U.S can claim a figure of 19.2%, but while there’s a wide gap in European representation: from a low of 7.9% in Portugal to a high of 35.5% in Norway, it [...]
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What happens when you end up with a really bad boss ? Do you just grin and bear it, complain to higher authorities, look for an escape route, or do something else? Here are some ideas about how to survive.
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To ensure that corporate culture supports—not hinders—the ability of women to reach top management, companies must address mind-sets and develop a more inclusive, holistic diversity agenda. A McKinsey & Company article.
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grantlairdjr/flickrNever ask a coworker: "When do you plan to retire?"The workplace can be a difficult space to operate from a social perspective. You always
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The Global Gender Gap Report, introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, provides a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities around the world. The index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education- and health-based criteria and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparison across regions and income groups and over time.The rankings are designed to create greater awareness among a global audience of the challenges posed by gender gaps and the opportunities created by reducing them. The methodology and quantitative analysis behind the rankings are intended to serve as a basis for designing effective measures for reducing gender gaps.Find out more about:Women Leaders and Gender Parity ProgrammeGlobal Gender GapCorporate Gender GapRepository of Successful PracticesGlobal Agenda Council on Women’s EmpowermentGender Parity Task ForcesArticles from Forum:Blog
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All countries are not equal – in gender as in much else. Our Annual Country Scorecards show how national culture and legislation impacts companies’ progress on gender balance.
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Regardless of your religious affiliation, you’re probably familiar with the story of David and Goliath. (If not, spoiler alert: Goliath, a 9-foot-something giant, was knocked in the head …
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Second of two parts Last week (in The 10 Biggest Problems With Diversity Recruiting Today) I highlighted how a weak business case, not being data-driven, failing to segment your recruiting …
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Critics complain that estimates of the gender wage gap are inaccurate oversimplifications. In reality, the statistic that women earn 77 cents to the male dollar reflects real structural barriers to equality deserving of attention.
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By Howard Mavity Workplace and school violence events have contributed to our increasing national conversation about “bullying.” Recently, NPR quoted a Zogby poll in which more than a …
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