If there’s someone convinced of the necessity for quotas in Europe it’s definitely Viviane Reding, European commission vice-president for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship. She wants to see more women in top management jobs for 2 reasons. Because as she said, in this challenging economic...
Europe and the United States have made great strides to encourage women to join the workforce. In Europe, the employment rate for women is 62%, up from 55% in 1997. And women now represent 60% of university graduates. But most of us are also aware of the statistics on the other side of the glass...
You’ve heard the critics. Do we really need a special day to honour women? The truth is, having a dedicated day is a good way to get people to stop and think, to get the dialogue going again. Let’s use March 8 to cheer on women, but also as a reminder of all the work that still needs to be done. On...
After the "mommy penalty", here comes the "fatherhood bonus"! We started reading recently about something called the "fatherhood bonus". We had all heard about the "mommy penalty", the idea that having children creates a real roadblock for women's careers. But a "fatherhood bonus"? Could having...
WoTo goes on the inside track and brings you the accounts of women working in the City, in London. WoTo asked 3 women working in finance in London to share their personal experience. What we learned is worrisome. Not surprisingly, none of the women we met wanted to go public with their...
Finance is one of those fields that doesn't rhyme with "relaxing" and "flexible". The field stacks up as even more inflexible than other professions with a reputation for being demanding, such as medicine and law.
WoTo uncovers the shocking working conditions of female lawyers "Inaction", "opposition to change", "job insecurity", "admission of failure", these are a few of the expressions that come to mind when peering into the world of female lawyers. Even more so, when lawyers combine motherhood and their...
Are you aware of your own biases toward others? Here's a tool to find out! Gender is still a sensitive topic in much of the world. And while most of us may like to think of ourselves as not being biased, stereotyping remains a very prevalent phenomenon (see our previous post on the topic). In...
An immense factor that determines your effectiveness in the workplace is how people perceive you. Bad news, power and gender don’t mix well and perception plays against women, but wait… there is a solution. Cameron Anderson teaches Power&Politics at the Haas school of Business and one of his...
Recent data suggest that the equality we thought was well established is, in fact, still a long way off. The gender gap isn't just costing women their careers and promotions, it's costing companies profits and countries a significant amount in economic growth. If you have not already seen it, a...
WoTo takes a look at the rise of startup hubs all across Europe and how women are getting in the game. Is the Silicon Valley losing some of its appeal? That’s what we’re hearing through the grapevine. So where are today’s entrepreneurs flocking to? What makes these places so innovative? And are women making the most of these new hubs?
