Around the World, Companies Are Catching On
In the Americas, DiversityMBA’s Top 50; the most diverse Canadian firms; and women’s jobs evaporating faster than men’s on Wall Street
In Europe, ways to hang on to female high-fliers; a very women-friendly company; better use of women’s talents in the UK, but not in France
In Asia, Philippine women managers share their strategies; and women-led firms do better in India and Vietnam”:712-0-in-vietnam-too-firms-whose-ceos-are-women-fare-better.html
In Australia, the 111 firms of choice and limits to female lawyers
In the Arab World, banks cater to women,
In Africa, female entrepreneurs aren’t slowed”:644-0-difficulties-dont-stop-female-entrepreneurs—in-africa.html but there is no growth in hiring of South African women
How companies are changing
Leading companies from Air Liquide in France to GE in the US are determined to achieve a better gender balance at the top levels of their organisations, knowing that this will improve their bottom line performance. They and other pioneering companies, which stick with the commitment to change, will be profiled in this section of WOMEN-omics, divided into geographic regions.
Nissan - Innovating For The Future
Miyuki Takahashi, General Manager of the Diversity Development Office (DDO), Nissan
Nissan is living proof that the recession need not force companies to put their vision for gender balance aside. Instead, as Nissan’s leadership shows, you can use the moment of volatility and change to push through innovation. Miyuki Takahashi, General Manager of the Diversity Development Office (DDO)at Nissan Motor Company provides some insights into the progress they have made in increasing the proportion of women in sales and management and why it is so important to them. More
Alcoa's 80/20 Rule
Rudi Huber, VP, Alcoa and President, Alcoa (Europe)
Find out how Alcoa implemented the 80/20 Rule in its Global Business Services (GBS) division whereby managers had to aim to make 80% of their graduate hires women or from minority groups.More
Women are a business issue at Shell
Peggy Montana, EVP, Supply & Distribution, Shell
Women have the leaderships skills of empathy, resilience and toughness needed to steer companies through tough times, says Peggy Montana, Shell’s EVP, Supply & Distribution. This article, based on interviews with Montana and other executives at Shell, reveals why gender diversity is a business imperative at the oil and gas multinational.More
Practical guidance...
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- 2012 NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women
- Deutsche Telekom Works To Put Women On Top
- Wal-Mart Sets Goals To Help Women
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