Posts tagged women

Anwar Mondal is very happy as he shows off his new mobile phone to everyone he meets. Noor Begum, his wife, gifted the mobile phone to Anwar last month.  Earlier, …

About the Trust SROTOSHWINI TRUST has been active since 2013 in the field of spreading education amongst underprivileged children. The thought of CHURNI came as a concern of how to …

The concept of management education has taken place in the USA   long back, about 100 years ago. This new area of education was slowly accepted globally and became popular. Students …

Perfect Body – many of us have been living in a delusional world because of these words. Many of us are reminded each day how our bodies are not perfect …

The ideal of a married woman decorated with sindoor, sakha, and bichiya is romanticized through legend and folklore; steeped in this culture, women themselves see value in these rituals. Millions …

It is said that in children we find reflections of God. But in developing countries like India, millions of children do not have access to education. Leave alone education they …

‘Give a fish to a person, you feed her for a day, teach her to catch a fish, you feed her for life.’ An inspirational story of a one-woman army …

This is the inspirational story of a young lady’s successful entrepreneurial journey. Sandhya is exemplary for the kind of passion she demonstrated, for her very rational approach to entrepreneurship and …

Why does one undermine the contribution of a homemaker? And why is it assumed that only a woman can be a homemaker? When new acquaintances tend to get more familiar, …

Women are better suited to leadership than their male counterparts in most areas, including clear communication and ability to innovate. This is according to Professor Øyvind L. Martinsen, head of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour at the BI Norwegian Business School.

Academic bar set far higher for female leaders than male leaders in the FTSE 100. Only 10% of Executive Directors on FTSE 100 boards are female compared with 35% of Non-Executive Directors. Utilities remains the most female friendly sector while the health sector has seen a decline in the number of senior female employees at executive level.

Executive Associate Coach at business transition specialist Working Transitions, Jayne Harrison, has given the following advice for women aiming to work in leadership positions.

New analysis from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) reveals the UK economy will need 2 million new managers by 2024 – and 1.5 million will need to be women if we are to achieve gender balance. Yet the problem for many organisations is the ‘missing middle’. While women out-number men at junior levels, not enough make it through middle management and to the top.

Significant engagement gaps found in key areas, including mentorship, appreciation, and cooperation with colleagues.

Heidrick & Struggles, a provider of executive search, leadership consulting and culture shaping worldwide, has launched The Leadership Network, a forum for women in executive leadership roles who aspire to C-Suite and non-executive director roles.

The future is bright for female micro-business owners in the UK. Over six in ten expect their business to do better financially in 2016 according to Vistaprint’s Women-owned Micro Businesses Trend Report released this week, which studied female entrepreneurs in both the UK and US.

The Government and businesses should look beyond quotas and regulation in order to address a lack of gender diversity at the most senior levels of UK businesses, according to Mercer.