Female leaders: Twice the patience, twice the chutzpa, twice the stamina


Interview with Executive Coach Angela Heise

Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella recently caused controversy with his suggestion that women should not ask for pay raises. Despite him quickly apologising it showed there still are major issues for women in business. Fact is that female executives are still faced with huge pay gaps with many earning only three-quarters of what their male colleagues make. ...

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Female confidence sabotaged


Interview with Henrik Naujoks

Henrik Naujoks, partner at Management Consultancy Bain & Company in Germany, on the question of why so few women make it into the C-suite. ...

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Women in executive positions make more money

A new report from S&P Global Market Intelligence examined the performance of firms that have made ...

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Why more women need to be on company boards

With more women as board chairs, business can better serve society, writes Helen Pitcher, chair of ...

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How to complain the right way

On average people complain between 15 to 30 times a day, writes Will Bowen, author of “A ...

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US-survey shows more women in C-suite

Women now hold 25 per cent of the five critical C-suite positions. That’s an increase from 23 per ...

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New survey shows increase in female MBA enrolment

Female enrolment in full-time MBA programmes grew to 38 per cent this year. This news comes from 52 ...

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When stubbornness becomes sheer stupidity

In business, persistence and perseverance are rated highly. Stories from founders like KFC's founder ...

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Insead research: How CEOs are handling gender inequality

Gender inequality is a topic in every workplace. Although many enterprises try to support female ...

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MBA teaching materials feature mostly men

MBA students mostly learn through case studies, but these case studies lack female leaders. Out of ...

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How the right intervention can improve outcomes for women in business and academia

The extreme under-representation of women in senior leadership roles is as mysterious as it is ...

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What women want at work

For 2018’s International Women’s Day, PwC published research based on the results of a survey of ...

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