International Women of Courage Awards 2025

April 2, 2025
International Women of Courage Awards 2025 The International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards recognize extraordinary women who have demonstrated unwavering courage, leadership, and resilience in their fight for justice, human rights, and gender equality. Established in 2007 by the U.S. Department of State, the awards have honored over 190 women from more than 90 countries, […]
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Kirsty Coventry: First Female and African President of the IOC

March 21, 2025
Kirsty Coventry: First Female and African President of the IOC Kirsty Coventry, a 41-year-old former Olympic swimming champion from Zimbabwe, has made history by becoming the first female and African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Coventry secured a decisive 49 votes out of 97 in the first round of voting, defeating six male […]
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Seema R. Hingorani: The Visionary Behind Girls Who Invest

March 6, 2025
The Visionary Behind Girls Who Invest Breaking Barriers in Finance—One Woman at a Time Seema R. Hingorani is a trailblazer in the investment management industry, known for her unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion. As the founder of Girls Who Invest  (GWI), she has set out to revolutionize the finance world by increasing the representation […]
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Study Finds Nearly 50% Of Women Considered Retiring Due To Menopause

August 19, 2022
A recent report by Circle In — Driving the Change: Menopause and the Workplace — found that 83% of respondents said their professional work was negatively affected by menopause.  Nearly half of respondents said that had considered retiring or taking a break from work when their menopausal symptoms were most severe. Meanwhile, 60% of respondents […]
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International Women's Day 2022: How To Honour Women In Business

March 8, 2022
The 8th March is International Women’s Day (IWD), an important annual celebration of social, economic, cultural and political achievements made by women throughout history. The idea grew out of the US labour movement at the turn of the last century with women campaigning for the right to better pay and hours and the right to […]
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Companies With Female Leaders Outperform Those Dominated By Men, Research Shows

March 8, 2022
The shadow secretary for women and equalities, Anneliese Dodds, said the research demonstrates that women are key to a stronger economy. She also accused the government of ignoring the needs of women throughout the covid-19 pandemic.  “When you’ve got more engagement from women, when women are in the driving seat to the extent they should […]
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International Women’s Day: Leadership Lessons For My Younger Self

March 4, 2022
Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8th, we spoke to female entrepreneurs, leaders, and business authors to hear the number one piece of advice they would give to their younger self when they first started out. Connect with others  Dr Joan van den Brink, Executive Coach, management consultant and author of The Three Companions […]
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Navigating Gender Equality In Leadership

February 25, 2022
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Cerys Johnson, CEO of REPL, part of Accenture, discusses the ongoing issue of gender inequality in leadership. Gender discrimination has been a challenge I have faced throughout various points in my career; I would be hugely surprised if there are any women in my generation who would say they haven’t […]
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Female-led Businesses Receive Less Funding Than Male-led Businesses – Here’s How We Change It

July 20, 2021
Jessica Robinson, a leading expert on sustainable finance and responsible investing, explores the directed steps needed to redress the gender funding imbalance in business. Females founders just don’t get the cash Women-led companies just don’t get the same kind of cash as their male counterparts – and this massive funding gap is a global phenomenon. […]
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How to Break Down the Promotion Glass Wall in Business

February 25, 2021
Crucial to establishing gender equity in an organisation are effective training programmes for women and recognition of the achievements that make them suitable for upper management.
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There Are No More All-Male FTSE Boards

February 24, 2021
The number of female directors at FTSE companies has risen 50% over five years, but those in top leadership positions remain rare.
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The Power of Exclusion: What it Takes to Get Her Ahead

March 31, 2020
New studies continue to reveal the startling lack of female presence in company leadership. Before real progress can be achieved, serious changes must be made to corporate culture.
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