Pro and cons against women’s quota dominated the diversity discussion this year. And although there were so many rumors around this topic, the German Telekom was the only enterprise that walked the talk and introduced a women’s quota. Tina Müller, ... read more
Tag: Karriere
„Too White, too German and too Male“ / „Zu weiß, zu deutsch, zu männlich“
“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
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
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