Violence against women increases: a shadow pandemic
Globally 1 in 3 women across their lifetime suffer from physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner. The number has remained largely unchanged
In Amazon 70% of managers are men
Among Amazon’s global employees, 44.6% are women and 55.4% are men. But when it comes to management positions, the difference is bigger. Among managers globally, 29.3% are women and 70.7%
European women earn 14% less than men
Women in the European Union earn on average 14.1% less than their male colleagues, according to statistics from EU’s statistical office Eurostat. ”There are imbalances in the earnings of women
How are media organisation’s doing with diversity in management?
Women journalists are still under-represented in media top management. Only 23 per cent of the top editors across 200 major outlets in ten countries are women despite that, on average,
Lack of women in management
More than 9.5 million people held a managerial position in the European Union in the third quarter of 2020. 6.2 million men and 3.3 million women. Although women represent almost
Tool to fight gender pay gap
The European Commission has presented a proposal on pay transparency as a tool to fight gender pay gap. The proposal sets out pay transparency measures, such as pay information for
Women majority in knowledge-intensive jobs
Women are the majority in EU knowledge-intensive service. Of the total 77.9 million employed in these jobs, 46.1 million are women and 31.8 million men, EU´s statistical service Eurostat said
Progress for women in work back to 2017 levels
March 8 is the International Women’s Day. It is the moment to celebrate the social, economic, political and cultural accomplishments of women around the world. It could be also an
Women majority in finance but not in top positions
Women made up nearly 60% of junior-level finance employees, but only 40% of senior roles, suggesting the pathway to the CFO’s (Chief Financial Officer) office is not as clearly illuminated
Major failings in the New York Times’ diversity report
“We must change our culture”, the New York Times says and plans “sweeping” reforms after the diversity report’s findings. The New York Times’ diversity report published last week paints a