We already know that the increasing number of inspiring women at the top are having a measurably positive impact on business. Recent studies looking at three critical financial measures show Fortune 500 companies with the highest representation of women board directors attained significantly higher financial performance on average than those with the lowest representation of […]
Whilst the latest report from the Hampton-Alexander Review in November 2019 indicates progress is being made with regards to the number of Women on Boards and in leadership roles, this remains “too slow”. Research undertaken in 2018 by business incubation network Sussex Innovation, on behalf of its member company Momentum4, analysed a variety of factors […]
Transitioning to a new senior role is more challenging than dealing with divorce, bereavement or a serious health issue and almost 50% of leadership transitions are considered a failure. One could argue that once an individual reaches a senior level, it’s down to them to make their own transition a success. But is that realistic? […]
However, for the world’s women leaders, this presents a frustrating conflict. Research from 2018 described how “paradoxical tensions exist between agency and communion because they are associated with distinct, and at times conflictual, cognition, behaviour, and motivation.” In short, says the research, you must be both warm and nice AND competent and tough. A 1998 […]
Forbes has been honing its list-making methodology for years. It’s a data-driven exercise. The numbers are crunched and the chips fall where they may. Nonetheless, the US business magazine was slammed by the international press; its approach heavily criticised. But perhaps the real problem here is not Forbes, but rather that women are still so […]
Ophelia Brown’s Blossom Capital is a superior performer. The London-based venture capital firm’s $85 million first fund is ranked in the top 5% of funds raised in the US and Europe in the past year, according to Cambridge Associates and Prequin. A second $185 million fund took just three months to raise.
Men continue to dominate the world’s richest lists, with the likes of Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates becoming the first in history to achieve a net worth in excess of $100 billion. Bill Gates followed Jeff Bezos to become the world’s second ‘centi-billionaire’ back in March 2019, after his fortune reached the $100 billion threshold. […]
In today’s business environment, gender diversity – and diversity on a broader scale – is essential to ensuring we have the right skills base and talent pool within our organizations.
As the 8th of March ushers in the 110th International Women’s Day (the first was held in New York in 1909), we talk to five trailblazing senior female professionals from the creative industries, and ask them how they deal with the challenges facing women in the workforce today, and the key qualities that you need […]
In most boardrooms, the majority of directors are male. This comes down to outdated biases and a lack of understanding around the benefits of gender diversity.
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