The challenges are well known: women in business continue to face a formidable gender gap for senior-leadership positions.1 Moreover, there are fewer and fewer women at each step along the path to the C-suite, although they represent a majority of entry-level employees at Fortune 500 companies and outnumber men in college-graduation rates.2 Increasingly, the barriers too are well known: a mix of cultural factors, ingrained mind-sets, and stubborn forms of behavior, including a tendency to tap a much narrower band of women leaders than is possible given the available talent pool.
Via The Learning Factor
This McKinsey article highlights the importance of helping women to build resilience, confidence and determination in order to succeed in developing their careers.Also recommends companies should provide women with inspiring role models. Exactly the results the Springboard Women's Development programmes delivers! http://greenonyx.co.uk/springboard/
Definitivamente se necesita más mujeres en el ámbito tecnológico, de paso que se simplifica el código ;)
Balanced communities involve both genders, whether that's at work or outside. We have created an unbalanced world in business and I wonder if this is reflected in the current instability?