“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
Tag: Career
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
Leadership Tips for women / Führungstipps für Frauen
Eight reasons why and how women constrain their own career can be found on Roland Kopp-Wichmann’s personality blog. They add up to one central mistake, women make at work: They are too polite and stick too much to the rules. ... read more
FAZ-Poll about Women in Management Positions / FAZ-Umfrage zu Frauen in Führungspositionen
We already wrote many blog posts about this topic and it is still one of the most discussed topics in the media: why are there so little numbers of women in top management positions? A lack of competence, management skills ... read more