Closing the gender gap when hiring new staff
Women remain underrepresented in positions of power, so is for instance just 8% of Fortune 500 companies led by women. So, how can we close the gender gap when hiring
It’s (still) a man’s world in Hollywood
The percentage of top-grossing films that featured female protagonists plunged last year, from 40% in 2019 to just 29% in 2020, according to the latest study from Dr. Martha Lauzen,
LinkedIn diversity report – Gains for women but few in tech positions
LinkedIn diversity report for 2020 confirmed the steady gains that the company has made during the past years in adding women to its workforce. However, the share of female employees
UK launches G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council
The British government has announced the creation of a new advisory council to lead UK’s gender equality work at the G7. The newly formed Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC) will
Promising increase of women led unicorns
Female-founded and female-led startups are becoming more common and the global number of women led unicorns has increased 400% in seven years. Central and Eastern Europe have more female founders
AI gender discrimination in Facebook job ads
Sexism and racism in artificial intelligence worries scientists. University of California has now studied how AI chooses to show job opportunities for men and women. Researchers conclude that Facebook gender
Diversity Reports: Thomson Reuters with racial representation at only 14.5%
Thomson Reuters has set new goals to increase diversity in its senior leadership by 2022, including 45% or more women, 20% or more racial and ethnic representation, and a doubling
Google diversity report: Modest gains for women and people of color
Google’s diversity report for 2020 reveals modest gains in representation for women and people of color. Even though the company reported the largest increase in hiring of Black+ technical employees
How a gaff is promoting gender equality at Olympic Games
Safety has naturally become a main issue for the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games as there is not much hope that the pandemic will be gone and forgotten when the games
Retailers pledge to improve diversity & inclusion
More than 50 of the UK’s leading retailers have pledged to improve their diversity and inclusion following findings that representation of women and ethnic minorities “falls well short”. There is