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Authors work to reveal hidden gender discrimination - The Boston Globe

Authors work to reveal hidden gender discrimination - The Boston Globe | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
Judging from the media buzz, women appear to be racing to the top of the corporate ladder. Books trumpet the “end of men” and wives taking over as breadwinners, articles tout the success of female executives at GM and Yahoo, charts show women earning the majority of advanced degrees. But authors Caryl Rivers and Rosalind Barnett were certain the picture wasn’t as rosy as it seemed. So they pored over mountains of research done on working women and turned their not-so-rosy findings into a book, “The New Soft War on Women: How the Myth of Female Ascendence Is Hurting Women, Men -- and our Economy.” Women are still discriminated against in the workplace, they say, but the discrimination has become harder to detect.
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India's New HR Challenge: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce - K@W

India's New HR Challenge: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce - K@W | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
As India's workforce grows younger, there is an increasing emphasis on the importance of effectively managing workers from different generations.
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India's new HR Challenge: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce

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Diversity Management Is the Key to Growth: Make It Authentic

Diversity Management Is the Key to Growth: Make It Authentic | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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Consolidating Gains: Gender Diversity in Business Leadership

Consolidating Gains: Gender Diversity in Business Leadership | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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
NEng's curator insight, March 30, 2015 5:55 AM

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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US Lags Behind Europe When It Comes To Gender Diversity On Boards

US Lags Behind Europe When It Comes To Gender Diversity On Boards | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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Game-changing gender data launched | The Workplace Gender Equality Agency

Game-changing gender data launched | The Workplace Gender Equality Agency | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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Neurodiversity: A New Talent Opportunity

Neurodiversity: A New Talent Opportunity | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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The Problem With Time Magazine’s New Take on Asian-Americans in Tech - COLORLINES

The Problem With Time Magazine’s New Take on Asian-Americans in Tech - COLORLINES | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
How Time acknowledged but ended up succumbing to the pitfalls of writing about Asian-Americans in the U.S.
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The gender wage gap represents the biggest obstacle to eradicating poverty.

The gender wage gap represents the biggest obstacle to eradicating poverty. | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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13 Subtle Ways Women Are Treated Differently At Work

13 Subtle Ways Women Are Treated Differently At Work | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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‘Gender Doesn’t Matter at a Leadership Level’ - India Real Time - WSJ

‘Gender Doesn’t Matter at a Leadership Level’ - India Real Time - WSJ | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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Silicon Valley's Biggest Brands and Investors are Getting Behind Diversity

Silicon Valley's Biggest Brands and Investors are Getting Behind Diversity | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
Brandchannel - always branding. always on.
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Why Don't More Women Want to Work With Other Women?

Why Don't More Women Want to Work With Other Women? | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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The 5 Biases Pushing Women Out of STEM

The 5 Biases Pushing Women Out of STEM | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
By now, we’ve all heard about the low numbers of American women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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Championing gender equality in Australia | McKinsey & Company

Championing gender equality in Australia | McKinsey & Company | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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Europe Leads With Intent On Gender Diversity

Europe Leads With Intent On Gender Diversity | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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How To Survive A Bad Boss

How To Survive A Bad Boss | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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Moving mind-sets on gender diversity: McKinsey Global Survey results | McKinsey & Company

Moving mind-sets on gender diversity: McKinsey Global Survey results | McKinsey & Company | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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8 Inappropriate Things You Might Be Doing At Work - Business insider

8 Inappropriate Things You Might Be Doing At Work - Business insider | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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Global Gender Gap

Global Gender Gap | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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How 6 Countries Compare on Executive Gender Balance

How 6 Countries Compare on Executive Gender Balance | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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Too Pretty to Hire? When Jealousy Creeps into the Workplace

Too Pretty to Hire? When Jealousy Creeps into the Workplace | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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12 More Critical Issues With Diversity Recruiting Today

12 More Critical Issues With Diversity Recruiting Today | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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Explaining the Gender Wage Gap

Explaining the Gender Wage Gap | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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The Ongoing Struggle to Implement Workplace Anti-Bullying Policies

The Ongoing Struggle to Implement Workplace Anti-Bullying Policies | Diversity Management | Scoop.it
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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