A vision to inspire lasting social change was central to London’s bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
It is a simple truth: when promoting to the next level up, employers appoint from the next level down - that's why Sergeants are recruited from the ranks of Corporals, Cardinals from Bishops and PLC...
Compulsory quotas for women in the boardroom are a key way forward, according to a poll of women’s business networks, carried out by leadership consultancy, White Water Group.
With International Woman’s Day on 8 March 2012, and the EU committed to improving the number of women on executive boards, Mercer has revealed the ratio of senior executives and managers that were...
Professional services firm PwC has received almost 400 applications for its female partner shadowing scheme whereby undergraduates join the firm for a week this summer.
There has been much discussion from commentators, notably Harriet Harman, about the idea that had Lehman Brothers included women at the very top, the recent financial crisis may not have happened.
As Thanksgiving is being celebrated by US families today, it is worth reflecting on a survey published by the US Working Mother Research Institute, in conjunction with Ernst & Young, about “What Moms...
Many impressive senior female executives still aren’t giving themselves permission, despite their success. These women end up undermining their leadership over time. They pay a high price in terms of...
Over the past decade, organisations have increasingly trumpeted their policies to try to entice people from different backgrounds to join their ranks.
Irene Rosenfeld, chief executive and chairwoman of Kraft Foods, has topped the Financial Times’ Top 50 Women in World Business 2011 ranking
It has been six months since the publication of Lord Davies’ report on women’s representation on FTSE 100 Boards, and the progress report published by Cranfield School of Management reported slow but...
Steven Holliday, chief executive at National Grid addressed FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 leaders this morning saying: “Board diversity may be the ‘shop window’ but the real prize for business is to ensure...
