gender diversity
Future of boards on right path as gender diversity increases
ACCORDING to a recent report, the number of women on the boards of leading UK companies has increased by 50 per cent in the past five years to 1,026.
So is it now time for quotas?
THE Women in Business-run 'Spotlight on Success' conference in Belfast last week was a really inspirational event which brought together an array of amazing female leaders from both the local and national business world, who shared their personal and business challenges, their failings and, of course, their accolades.
Our gender diversity journey has just begun
I HAVE been beating my drum for years now about gender diversity and there is still a long way to go to get true and meaningful change that will have a tangible impact for the Northern Ireland economy.
Tech sector must do more to increase gender diversity
RECRUITMENT is something that is never far from the thoughts of technology companies in Northern Ireland – and with our biggest ever contract secured last year, Novosco has been very much in hiring mode during recent months.
Gender diversity still an issue in tech sector, new report says
The inaugural Tech Talent Charter benchmarking report said smaller businesses were making more progress in cutting the gender skills gap.
#Alltogether as Women in Business must engage more with men
WOMEN’S conferences in the US are increasingly inviting men to attend.
Businesses recognised for their commitment to gender diversity
ELEVEN businesses in the north have been acknowledged for their commitment to advancing gender diversity in the workplace, receiving Bronze Gender Diversity Charter Marks.
There are still blind spots when it comes to diversity
“Getting to gender equality starts with realising how far we have to go” is the title of the 2017 McKinsey Women in the Workplace report, a comprehensive study of the state of women in the corporate world.
Women in Business makes its 'Mark' on gender diversity in the workplace
THE promotion of gender diversity in the workplace was top of the agenda at the second annual Women in Business Chair's lunch.
Is it time to talk away from the bull?
THE research is still crystal clear, as in the movie A Few Good Men, so why are we not making more progress on gender diversity? According to McKinsey, companies across all sectors with the most women on their boards of directors significantly and consistently out-perform those with no female representation (by 41 per cent in terms of return on equity and by 56 per cent in terms of operating results).