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Tag: Gender

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Women leaders are better at fighting the pandemic

The performance of women leaders in the Covid pandemic offers a global experiment in crisis management. Why has gender made a difference?

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Mind the gap: enabling productive thinking to develop gender balance

Subtle mental shifts can increase people’s responsiveness to the gender gap, and their commitment to doing something about it.

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The gendered corporation

Many campaigners advocate an “add women and stir” approach to fixing corporate governance. But this ignores the broader role of particular types of masculine business culture.

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‘Modest’ improvement in gender equality at board level, finds OECD

Subtle improvements have been made in gender equality at board level globally, but there are bigger gains where forced quotas are implemented, finds major new research.

Limits to value in board diversity

A mix of gender and ethnic differences inside the boardroom is broadly accepted as better for a company’s prospects. Recent research suggests, however, that diversity has more complex facets than previously understood.

America’s boardroom diversity crisis

The US has failed to make the right progress on boardroom diversity. But the dominance of ageing, male directors cannot last.

No more all-male boards in FTSE 100

Attention now turns to more women becoming executives in the FTSE 100 after all-male boards become a thing of the past.

Companies under fire over all-male boards

Two companies preparing for London-based flotations have come under pressure over the lack of female representation on their boards.

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