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“The structural organization of work has proved more inflexible than women’s ovaries,” three Yale and Harvard academics wrote, back in 2014. For International Women's Day 2016, and our Agenda in Focus: Women at Work series, here are some top quotes on female leadership and women at work.
5 inspirational women with important lessons for success in business. For International Women's Day, we asked World Economic Forum Managing Director Sarita Nayyar to share the lessons she learned from some of the women who have inspired her throughout her career. The list includes Maya Angelou, Indra Nooyi and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Below are ten perspectives from our constituents on how to level the playing field, and why it’s so important that we do so. 1. Drew Gilpin Faust, President, Harvard University: 2. Carlos Ghosn, Chairman, Renault-Nissan Alliance: 3. Haifaa al-Mansour, Saudi Arabia’s first female filmmaker: 4.
Here are six inspirational young female leaders who influence me and others around the world: Dr Neema Kaseje, Surgeon at Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) and Founder of Surgical Systems Research Group, Young Global Leader. Dr Neema Kaseje is a medical surgeon working on the frontlines in Siaya, Kenya, to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and provide ...
It's an inspiring message, befitting an event that has brought us some of the most memorable moments in sporting history. As athletes fight it out for gold, silver and bronze in Rio, here is a list of quotes by Olympians who, through hard work and determination, have left an indelible mark on the greatest event in sports.
Diversity in representation matters. Here are 10 incredible women to watch in 2024. International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March not only celebrates women’s achievements, but is an annual reminder that more action is needed to achieve gender parity. At the current rate of progress, it will take 131 years to reach full gender parity, according ...
1. Be passionate. “Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.”. 2. Nothing’s impossible. “It always seems impossible, until it is done.”. 3. Lead from the back... “Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.”.
Disrupting the Status Quo of Gender Roles. Gender roles have changed, no doubt about it. Here in Davos female participants include Meg Whitman, the CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Fabiola Gianotti, the Director-General of CERN. But too many women around the world still face barriers to reaching their potential, and the gender gap at work ...
Margaret Hamilton was one of the first female coders who contributed to Apollo 11 mission Image: MIT. The team wrote the code for the first portable computer. Their work made the first moon landing possible and spawned a new industry. Hamilton became an expert in systems programming, but as she explained to Wired:
The work was done under the supervision of Frances Perkins, the US’ longest-serving labor secretary and the first woman to hold the position. Anna Schwartz (1915-2012) Anna Schwartz is the lesser-known coauthor of what is probably the most influential single book on monetary economics written since the second world war.