Category: Diversity & Inclusion
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A Call to Action, and Platform to Enable Female Executive Search
CEO Worldwide & Female Executive Search A message from France Dequilbec, MD Female Executive Search, founded by INSEAD alum Patrick Mataix “The majority of the women I have interviewed over the past 2 years testify how difficult it is for them to access top level management and/or boards. There is no room for error and they…
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The power of language: watch your words!
By Anne Dumesges Language can drive diversity. Or not if you’re not careful. As behavioral scientists and practitioners know very well, words matter a lot. Words are the tools we use to describe the world and to communicate with people. They can impact people’s decisions and behaviors, depending on what or how you use them.…
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THE CURRENT STATE OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
Women are not a common sight in most executive suites. The number of females in C-level positions is surprisingly low. The problem is compounded by the fact that women rarely hold the roles that lead to the executive suite – even though research has shown that when women participate in leadership, companies tend to have…
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“Invisible Women” wins the 2019 Business Book of the Year Award
December 4, 2019The winner of the 2019 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award is an investigation into how a gender gap in data perpetuates disadvantages for women across the world. Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, by journalist and activist Caroline Criado Perez, delves into the ways data collection systematically ignores…
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Invisible Women – a world designed for men
by Caroline Criado Perez From the ‘one-size-fits-men’ approach to smartphone design to the medical trials that are putting women’s lives at risk … this book uses data like a laser. The problem with feminism is that it’s just too familiar. The attention of a jaded public and neophiliac media may have been aroused by #MeToo, with…
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Not walking the talk of gender diversity
INSEAD research finds investors are not walking the talk of gender diversity Middle East, Asia, Europe 29 November 2019 In recent years investors have become vocal advocates for gender-diverse boards. But how committed are they? New INSEAD research suggests that despite proclamations of support, investors perceive companies which increase female representation on their board as…
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8 Tips for Creating a Gender Balanced Workplace
A diverse workforce brings varied perspectives that contribute to an organisation’s prosperity, yet only one in five C-suite leaders is a woman and fewer than one in 30 is a woman of colour, according to a new study from LeanIn.org and McKinsey. Overcoming this disparity is critical to the success of top companies. In fact, investment analytics…