What is largely being captured in the 25 - 54 year old employment rate data is
the increased number of women in the workforce.
However, the company responded to comments to that effect on its Facebook page, writing, «Audi has diverse hiring practices to ensure equality across our staff and we pledge to put aggressive hiring and development strategies in place to
increase the number of women in our workforce, at all levels.»
But here we have one rule about corporate diversity that's so vaguely written as to be nearly meaningless for
increasing the number of women in leadership.
Maya Marissa Malek, CEO of Amanie Advisors offers thoughts on how to
increase the number of women in Islamic finance.
Franklin Templeton is proud to partner with Girls Who Invest, a non-profit organization dedicated to
increasing the number of women in portfolio management and executive leadership in the asset management industry.
And, by
increasing the number of women in leadership roles in community groups and cooperatives, WCF is helping women gain visibility and empowerment in the cocoa industry.
he says Lib Dems are fighting for shareholder pay, strengthening environmental» legislation,
increasing the number of women in boardrooms and have «seen off the head bangers who think the idea of sacking someone is some kind of aphrodisiac».
That said,
increasing the numbers of women in government (as in the parliament) does not go uncontested.
It suggests that
increasing the number of women in Cabinets is regarded as beneficial by political leaders.
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) had earlier asked government to
increase the number of women in critical positions to curb corruption.
These demographic shifts are driven largely by social and economic trends:
the increasing numbers of women in professional occupations, for example, and the spiralling cost of buying a home.
The aim is to «
increase the number of women in leading positions» in academe, government, industry, nonprofit organizations, and elsewhere by «rais [ing] the visibility» of outstanding women, said Ingrid Wünning Tschol, senior vice president for health and science at the Robert Bosch Stiftung, in a speech to the first European Conference for Science Journalists at the Euroscience Open Forum on 22 July.
The reshuffle allows commission President Jean - Claude Juncker to make good on his promise to
increase the number of women in senior management roles, 20 months before the end of his term.
The Archer Film Festival strives to bridge that divide by empowering and highlighting young filmmakers who share the goal of
increasing the number of women in the film and television industry, and to participate in the conversation about women's representation onscreen.
Seventeen percent of all respondents said
increasing the number of women in management positions has been an issue in their district; 86 percent said that qualified females were considered for the vacancy they filled last year.
Finding innovative ways to
increase the number of women in key leadership roles in our schools will produce benefits for teachers, students and the overall culture and diversity of the school.
«Shoes on view range from designs to be worn in the privacy of a woman's home, shoes that American suffragists wore as they marched through city streets, «sexy» heels that reflected changing norms of female aesthetics, and professional shoes suitable for
the increasing numbers of women in the workforce.
It began with a simple discussion between NMWA Director Susan Fisher Sterling, Washington Post Arts Reporter Katherine Boyle, and me about
the increasing number of women in leadership roles within Washington, D.C. cultural organizations.
One recent initiative is the «Call to Action» issued by the Chicago Bar Association Alliance for Women, which seeks to promote women's leadership in the legal profession by committing firms to
increase the number of women in partnership and leadership roles.
Some of Aecon's diversity objectives in the past year include increasing the number of women and aboriginals in skilled trades, and
increasing the number of women in management positions at the company.
To help
increase the number of women in technology, Google created a coding education program for women.
The Board of Directors Network is a nonprofit research and advisory organization seeking to
increase the number of women in executive leadership and on corporate boards.
Our new women's initiative involves
increasing the number of women in key leadership roles to not only create a more balanced and diverse senior leadership group, but also provide a means to increase our recruitment and retention of strong female contributors.
Not exact matches
The fact that the
number of women entrepreneurs has
increased over the years has been made possible,
in part, by their passion, talent and dedication and their ability to obtain essential business support including access to capital.
Harford is a prominent diversity champion, both
in the financial services sector and the wider business community, and served as the co-head
of Citi
Women and on the board of directors of The Forte Foundation, a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women leaders in busi
Women and on the board
of directors
of The Forte Foundation, a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to
increasing the
number of women leaders in busi
women leaders
in business.
Women's participation in business and MBA programs has grown more than five-fold since the 1970s, and the increase in the number of engineering degrees granted to women has grown almost ten
Women's participation
in business and MBA programs has grown more than five-fold since the 1970s, and the
increase in the
number of engineering degrees granted to
women has grown almost ten
women has grown almost tenfold.
The organization's studies show that the
number of women in Canada who hold senior officer positions
in the corporate sector
increased just 4 % between 2002 and 2010.
That's a pretty decent
number of companies whose policies support
women, and hopefully that
number will grow as attention to the index fund, and
women's issues
in business and elsewhere,
increases.
Measuring just 14 centimetres long, the Lady is one
of an
increasing number of «purse - friendly» guns on the market, as manufacturers compete to combine fashion and firearms
in an attempt to appeal to
women.
Changes
in government contracting guidelines, and an awareness
of those changes, has made it more attractive for
women to own businesses; and there has been an
increasing number of resources available to
women and veterans who want to become entrepreneurs.
While men sustained more than 70 %
of the job losses during the recession, new
numbers from the National Bureau
of Economic Research
in the U.S. suggest that through 2010, male employment rates
increased and eventually surpassed those
of women.
Generous daycare subsidies might be the smartest thing governments can do: Extensive research shows the most effective way to
increase the
number of women taking part
in the economy is to ensure reliable, affordable child care.
And it doesn't really do what it's supposed to: When Sprout conducted clinical trials,
women only reported a small
increase in the
number of times they had satisfying sex — around one additional time per month.
Phin Barnes, a partner at First Round Capital and an investor
in startup Modern Fertility, says the
number of pitches he sees from companies addressing
women's health care has
increased about 10 times
in the past five years.
The percentage
of women coached by
women has declined to an all - time low, even while Title IX, which prohibits sex - based discrimination
in any education program or activity that receives federal dollars, has dramatically
increased participation
numbers for female athletes.
Sexual harassment
in the workplace is hardly a new phenomenon, but the deluge
of disturbing allegations
of sexual assault and harassment by powerful, high - profile men has prompted an
increasing number of women to come forward with stories
of how harassment has impacted their careers.
«I'm dedicated to
increasing the
number of black
women at the firm because I believe
in equity,» she says.
As you'd expect, men outnumber
women on the list, but the 17 - to - 13 margin points to an
increase in the
number and quality
of women pursuing leadership roles
in business.
Heroin use
in the US has
increased for men and
women of all age groups and all income levels, with the
number of users nearly doubling between 2007 and 2013.
As more
women hold lucrative positions, the
number of female billionaires worldwide continues to
increase: There are now 145 female billionaires, up from 22
in 1995.
Aspect has since closed on a $ 150 million fund and gained some notoriety for being one
of an
increasing number of venture firms, run by
women, willing to look at
women entrepreneurs and
women - run companies
in a new way.
Examine the reasons why so few
women choose to enter or stay
in venture capital roles and call on the venture capital industry to do more to recruit and promote
women investors to partner level roles
in order to
increase the
number of women investment professionals
Previously we reported on the steady
increase in the
number of women founders and the universities that produce them.
«We are so proud not only
of the
increasing number of WBENC's Top Corporations, but also for the leadership
of these corporations who are consistently choosing to set the standard for access and
increase opportunities for
women suppliers
in new markets — both domestically and internationally,» said Pamela Prince - Eason, President and CEO
of WBENC.
The fastest growing industry sector is educational services, which has seen a 67 %
increase in the
number of women - owned firms since 2007 versus an overall 21 %
increase.
«Greater participation
of women in boardrooms is necessary and the way to do this is to increase the number of senior female executives from which board members can be drawn,» said Carrie Hartnell, associate director of Intellect's Women in IT F
women in boardrooms is necessary and the way to do this is to
increase the
number of senior female executives from which board members can be drawn,» said Carrie Hartnell, associate director
of Intellect's
Women in IT F
Women in IT Forum.
There's been a 46 %
increase in the
number of women running businesses over the past two decades,
of which «mumpreneurs» -LSB-...]
We've seen a jump
in applicants to our college by 17 % each year for the last two, and within those
increases, there's been a rise
in the
number of women who are interested
in studying STEM every year,» she says, adding: «I've heard anecdotally that's also happening at many
of our peer
women's colleges.»
Between 1997 and 2014, the total
number of businesses
in the United States
increased by 47 %, but the
number of women - owned firms
increased by 68 % — a rate 1 1/2 times the national average.
In a report commissioned by American Express Open, it was reported that since 2007, the
number of businesses run by
women has grown by a whopping 68 percent,
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