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For International Women's Day, we asked the Forum's Sarita Nayyar to share the lessons she learned from some of the women who inspired her throughout her career. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 5 inspirational women with important lessons for success in business
This is the question that we asked 11 women CEOs who are leading the companies of tomorrow on International Women's Day. Anna-Katrina Shedletsky – CEO and Founder, Instrumental Embrace the reality that nothing in the plan you make for yourself may happen the way you anticipated.
International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March not only celebrates women’s achievements, but is an annual reminder that more action is needed to achieve gender parity. At the current rate of progress, it will take 131 years to reach full gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2023.
“The structural organization of work has proved more inflexible than women’s ovaries,” three Yale and Harvard academics wrote, back in 2014. For International Women's Day 2016, and our Agenda in Focus: Women at Work series, here are some top quotes on female leadership and women at work.
Film producer Guneet Monga, who won an Oscar for her eye-opening documentary about menstruation, has made the list of this year’s 31 Most Powerful Women in business in India. The awards, which have been run by Business Today since 2003, recognize the achievements of women who have broken the glass ceiling and are making a positive impact on ...
In 2009 she became the first black woman honoured with a bust at the US Capitol. At the ceremony, Nancy Pelosi explained the statue’s importance: “Every person who visits the Capitol of the US will know her important role in America’s history, and will see her as an inspiration for the work left undone to fight injustice, hatred and cruelty in our society and in the world.”
Business magazine Forbes has published its 2020 list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. Hailing from 30 countries and born across four generations, the ranking – now in its 17th year – includes 10 heads of state, 38 chief executives and five entertainers.
The overall number of women in top business roles is still painfully low – only 5% of CEOs of major corporations in the US are women – but there are reasons for optimism. Since 2015 the number of women in senior leadership has grown, particularly in the C-suite where the representation of women has increased from 17% to 21%. Today, 44% of ...
These are just six women in a community of thousands whose stories and work are incredibly motivating and encouraging. As we commemorate International Women’s Month and Women’s Day on 8 March, we must celebrate the women like these who choose to take on incredible challenges for an equitable, healthier and sustainable world.
For example, UNCTAD's E-Trade for Women initiative is promoting the engagement of women entrepreneurs in developing countries in designing relevant and effective policies to address the obstacles that women face. It is also inspiring more women to venture into digital entrepreneurship.