Category Archives: Gender equality
WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO DO FOR WORKING PARENTS
http://www.fastcompany.com/3040333/second-shift/why-employers-must-help-families-make-it-work?utm_campaign=home&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=exchange&partner=linkedin —Vivien Labaton is the co-executive director of Make It Work, a campaign to advance economic security for working women, men, and families. We all deserve a chance to not worry about how we’ll make time for birthday parties and … Continue reading
Here’s Why So Many Good Employees Are Looking to Leave This Year
http://www.tlnt.com/2014/03/07/heres-why-so-many-talented-employees-are-looking-to-leave-this-year/ Marta Steele is a Partner at PeopleResults and a change and human resources consultant, having served in diverse internal and external consulting roles for over 16 years. Prior to People Results, Marta was affiliated with Accenture where she held … Continue reading
Gender Balance Is Hard, but It’s Not Complicated
http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/10/gender-balance-is-hard-but-its-not-complicated/ Large, established organizations are finally starting to accept that gender imbalances are a business problem. Yes, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella recently lit up the blogosphere with his unfortunate suggestion that women should not ask for pay raises. (He quickly … Continue reading
Gender Diversity Pays Off
http://www.ddiworld.com/blog/tmi/september-2014/gender-diversity-pays-off#.VCCLxZR_srV By Tacy Byham, Ph.D. is DDI’s Senior Vice President of Leadership Solutions. Posted: 16 Sep, 2014
Hacking Tech’s Diversity Problem
http://hbr.org/2014/10/hacking-techs-diversity-problem/ar/1 When Google, Yahoo, LinkedIn, and Facebook disclosed their woefully low levels of female employment in the summer of 2014, admitting that they had a lot of work to do to improve them, they signaled a shift for the technology … Continue reading
What happens to salaries when men and women become parents?
http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/what-happens-to-salaries-when-men-and-women-become-parents–eJ46sD_EEl New fathers can expect to see their pay increase by six per cent, while new mothers are likely to experience a four per cent reduction per child, a US study has suggested. Posted 09/09/2014 by Matthew Champion in The Independent
Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified
http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/08/why-women-dont-apply-for-jobs-unless-theyre-100-qualified/ You’ve probably heard the following statistic: Men apply for a job when they meet only 60% of the qualifications, but women apply only if they meet 100% of them. The finding comes from a Hewlett Packard internal report, and … Continue reading
Give Your Organization a Work-Life Vision
http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/09/give-your-organization-a-work-life-vision/?utm_source=Socialflow&utm_medium=Tweet&utm_campaign=Socialflow Overwork is especially hard to fight when the rationale offered is “current business demands.” You know the refrain: “In this market, we’ve all got to work harder.” In other words, work-life integration and well-being are luxuries we can only … Continue reading
Unpredictable Work Hours Are Stressing Too Many People Out
Unpredictable Work Hours Are Stressing Too Many People Out http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/08/unpredictable-work-hours-are-stressing-too-many-people-out/ Those who have been influential in demanding workplaces with greater flexibility need to think holistically about what happens next. Leaders in work redesign not only have to make work more … Continue reading
Why Swedish men take so much paternity leave
“Daddy months” – The Economist explains: Why Swedish men take so much paternity leave Forty years ago Sweden became the first country in the world to introduce a gender-neutral paid parental-leave allowance.
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