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Negotiation tips every week on The Glass Hammer

Monica — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:53:07 +0000

The Glass Hammer will publish an article with advice and inspiration on negotiation every Wednesday during the month of November.
You can read the first article “Negotiation November: Five tips to remember next time you negotiate a raise” here.

WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2011 published in November

Monica — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:17:56 +0000

“Over the last six years, while 85% of countries are improving their gender equality ratios, for the rest of the world the situation is declining, most notably in several African and South American countries. The sixth annual World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2011 shows a slight decline over the last year in gender equality rankings for New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom this year, while gains are made in Brazil, Ethiopia, Qatar, Tanzania and Turkey.

Nordic countries (Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) continue to hold top spots having closed over 80% of their gender gaps, while countries at the bottom of the rankings still need to close as much as 50%”.

Italy ranks 74, stable compared to 2010 and 2009.

If you want to read or download the full report, click here.

Nellie Kroes Commissioner for Digital Agenda on women and technology

Monica — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:34:13 +0000

Nellie Kroes, Commissioner for Digital Agenda of the European Commission discussed with a group of MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) about the opportunities related to the digital economy and how not to exclude women.
“I want to get “girl power” into ICT and technology – and by “girls” I don’t just mean the young, but also the young at heart!” she wrote in her blog.
Read her post here.

Cranfield’s 6 Month Monitoring Report published

Monica — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:24:53 +0000

Cranfield last week presented to David Cameron the 6 Month Interim Davies Report on Women on Boards.
Since the first Davies Report numbers have slightly improved with 21 new women appointed.
Download the report here: http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/p1087/Research/Research-Centres/Centre-for-Women-Business-Leaders

If you are arrogant you will earn more

Monica — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:05:11 +0000

This is what emerges from a recent study, commented in an article on Il Corriere della Sera that you can read here.
A research team has collected and analyzed data from over 20 years of studies and interviewed more than 10 thousand employees.
The outcomes of this research is summarized in a report entitled “Do nice guys – and gals – Really finish last? The joint effect of sex and agreeableness on income”. You can read and download the pdf version of the report here.

Forbes List: The 100 Most Powerful Women of 2011

Maria — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:03:26 +0000

The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women: This Year It’s All About Reach
by Caroline Howard
Forbes Magazine, August 24, 2011

Europe is in debt crisis, the Middle East is shaking and there’s market panic at home. It is against this backdrop that we present the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.

The women on this list were chosen not just for being on top but for being smack in the middle of Richter-registering events–and more. Their power derives from money and might, yes, but also (thanks to old, new and social media) reach and influence.

This year’s No. 1 in the ranking, German Chancellor Angela Merkel–recognized as the “undisputed” leader of the EU–is key to curing what ails the euro zone. Go to article and full list

A Woman’s Place

Maria — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:09:09 +0000

A Woman’s Place

Can Sheryl Sandberg upend Silicon Valley’s male-dominated culture? Three years after Sandberg joined Facebook, the company is profitable.

by Ken Auletta published in The New Yorker

Read the article

Watch her presentation at TED where Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions — and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite. “Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders”

Do movements against male-dominated systems in Saudi Arabia, Italy and France signal a moment of progress for women?

Maria — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:29:34 +0000

By PETER CATAPANO
Just Drive, She Said

Do movements against male-dominated systems in Saudi Arabia, Italy and France signal a moment of progress for women? Read the New York Times piece here

PWA Member in the Media: Work Life Balance Survey Results

Maria — Sun, 01 May 2011 12:24:26 +0000

PWA member Gini Dupasquier is interviewed by La Carriera Rosa about her company DonnaLab’s latest survey results: Work life balance:uomini e donne a confronto

“Le “affirmative actions” attuate dal mondo politico stanno iniziando a porre ad aziende e istituzioni il problema di come attrarre e trattenere un sempre maggior numero di donne di talento. Da qui è nata l’idea di creare un’attività che si rivolgesse proprio alle imprese, perché in fondo è il mondo in cui ho vissuto fino a pochi mesi fa e che conosco bene. L’obiettivo è far comprendere al management che la valorizzazione delle proprie risorse di talento, e delle loro peculiarità di genere, è chiave dal punto di vista economico prima ancora che da quello etico”, afferma Gini Dupasquier fondatrice di Donnalab, una nuova società di consulenza al femminile che propone strategie organizzative per supportare le aziende nel comprendere e valorizzare al meglio le proprie risorse e attrarre, trattenere e valorizzare le donne di talento.

Ben presente nel dna di questa nuova iniziativa è l’attività di ricerca incentrata sul tema del lavoro. Donnalab si propone come un osservatorio sul panorama lavorativo italiano attraverso le proprie surveys e i focus group rivolti a uomini e donne all’interno delle organizzazioni.

La sua ultima indagine, che La Carrierarosa presenta in anteprima, ha avuto l’obiettivo di esplorare la soddisfazione per il proprio lavoro, le opportunità di carriera, il work-life balance di circa 300 uomini e donne, dipendenti di aziende, banche, società di servizi, studi legali, che hanno risposto ad un questionario on line. Il campione è distribuito tra persone con e senza figli, di età media attorno ai 38 anni, che ricoprono una posizione di quadro o superiore.

Read full article here

Chiara Daraio, Brilliant 10 according to Popular Science

Monica — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:49:07 +0000

She is Italian, 32 years old, mother and full professor at Caltech. She was included in the annual “Brilliant 10″ list published by Popular Science.

Find the list here.