“Too white, too German, too male” This was Siemens’ CEO Peter Loescher’s statement in 2007 when talking about the top management of German companies as the newspaper “Die Welt” reported lately. For him there was only one logical consequence: Diversity has ... read more
Category: Women in Business
Networking includes the word „work“ / Networking beinhaltet das Wort “arbeiten”
„Networking includes the word `work`”. This aspect Julia D. Tzanakakis, Assistant Director Diversity & Inclusiveness, Ernst & Yound GSA shared with about 40 participants of the EWMD (European Women’s Management Development) network and Henkel’s female network “Women in leadership” who ... read more
Women’s suffrage / Frauenwahlrecht
Last Friday, November 12th, an important birthday was celebrated in Germany: women’s suffrage in Germany was turning 92 years last Friday. For the first time, women got the right to take part in elections on 12 November 1918. Although Germany ... read more
Career 40 plus? / Karriere 40 plus?
From september 20 to 22 the HRM Expo, Europe’s biggest Human Resource Management expo and convention, took place in cologne. There, the Women’s Symposium extensively introduced measures, companies developed to support women. Especially women in leading positions was often discussed. ... read more
Female employees file a suit against Citigroup / Mitarbeiterinnen verklagen die Citigroup
Citigroup was among the Top 100 Diversity Employers and one of DiversityInc’s 25 noteworthy companies. But now the bank find’s itself in a lawsuit, accused by six women of being an „outdated boys club“ that discriminates against women. The women, ... read more
Yes we can – Headhunting for Women / Auf der Suche nach Führungsfrauen
The newspaper „Welt am Sonntag“ launched a new series which introduces women in leading management positions. The first article is an interview with Christine Stimpel, managing partner of Heidrick & Struggles Executive Search. In the interview she gives an insight ... read more