Sentences with phrase «of women in the industry»

The gaming industry has taken broad steps to be more inclusive and supportive of women in the industry.

Currently, depictions of women in the industry tend to run more towards the underdressed, heavily tattooed women who appear on sites like The Ganja Girls.

«The lack of women in the industry is definitely a sensitive issue,» says Peirone.

Cari is keen to emphasise the financial focus of the women in the industry: «You're out there because you've got to get some money.

At Natural Products Expo, we highlight the power and accomplishments of women in the industry through the Women in Naturals networking event.

IMO's global programme on the Integration of Women in Maritime Sector aims to improve the representation of women in the industry.

While sexual harrassment exposed depressing truths about the state of women in the industry, it was also a banner year for female - led films.

Harvey has been accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault by a number of women in the industry.

In recent times the gaming world has seen a great deal of discussion on the «issue» of women in the industry.

Thanks to Bioware, Bossa Studios, Capcom, Dinosaur Polo Club, EA UK, Google, Greater than Games, Henchman and Goon, Nyamyam, Riot Games, Snowman and UsTwo Games for hosting such informative and inspiring Twitter takeovers, highlighting personal accounts of women in the industry.

Ozma will contribute to a more gender equal game industry by using affirmative action and by working to towards the empowerment of women in the industry.

Here are four takeaways from the event that address the role of women in the industry and ways to make it more diverse.

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«In the financial industry, there's been a lot of debate, post — financial crisis, around different approaches to risk and gender difference,» says Brenda Trenowden, global head of funds at ANZ Banking Group in London and a member of the steering committee of the 30 % Club, which works to get more women on corporate boardIn the financial industry, there's been a lot of debate, post — financial crisis, around different approaches to risk and gender difference,» says Brenda Trenowden, global head of funds at ANZ Banking Group in London and a member of the steering committee of the 30 % Club, which works to get more women on corporate boardin London and a member of the steering committee of the 30 % Club, which works to get more women on corporate boards.

Webber learned all she could about the industry, in part by taking advantage of the fact that her mostly male competitors didn't take her seriously as a woman landscaper.

Melinda Gates told The New Yorker men who «demean, degrade, or disrespect women» have been able to operate in industries like tech and venture capital, and that «the asymmetry of power is ripe for abuse.»

The blockchain technology space is particularly male dominated, with women making up just between 4 and 6 percent of people in the industry.

The dream grew bigger, however, and turned into a desire to create an empire for future generations of women to play a central role in the industry, Sun told CNBC's Dan Murphy at the Credit Suisse Global Megatrends Conference in Singapore.

But she's keen to emphasize that innovation is about more than just technology, citing the example of a local female entrepreneur in the construction industry who couldn't find workboots for women and started a company to manufacture them.

Ninety - nine percent of the respondents said they «strongly agreed» or «agreed» that «it is my duty to pay it forward and help mentor and support younger women in my company or industry.»

Organizers also laid some blame on the tech industry itself, saying that women fill only a fraction of its jobs, including in computer security.

Since few women worked in industry in those days, this finding indicated that the effect was independent of occupational exposure.

In 2010, Industry Canada estimated that only 17 % of small businesses were majority - owned by women.

I think there are certain kinds of industries where very powerful men have direct contact with young women who need a «yes» from them in order to succeed.

That's one reason why City Girl Coffee Company, run by Alyza Bohbot, gets its beans from women - run farms and cooperatives and donates 5 % of its profits to organizations that support women in the coffee industry.

In an industry in which 89 % of partner - level investors are men, a venture capital firm run by three women is rarIn an industry in which 89 % of partner - level investors are men, a venture capital firm run by three women is rarin which 89 % of partner - level investors are men, a venture capital firm run by three women is rare.

«The conflation of STEM experience with ability to be «in tech» is something that seems to happen far more frequently (and reflexively) where women are concerned — yet it's a standard that is not similarly imposed on the many, many male entrepreneurs and VCs who participate in the industry,» wrote Rachel Sklar, founder of TheList.

«But we should respect the emotion of the women taking such a strong step in coming out, and being so brave, and help stop this from happening in our individual industries.»

The fact that the VC industry is so male — 89 % of partners — doesn't help, Wiedenmiller says, noting a Stanford study saying that in 2013 women entrepreneurs received only 4.2 % of VC funding.

As powerful men across an array of industries have been accused of harassing and abusing women, both parties have had to deal with misconduct allegations in their ranks.

The Firm has been a diversity pioneer in its industry and was one of the first venture capital firms to hire women as partners.

On March 6, 2018, the Women Startup Challenge Emerging Tech finalists will pitch their innovative ventures to a panel of tech industry investors on stage at Google, in New York City.

In Europe, in more traditional economies supported by heavy industry, the rate is six percent of women compared to 13 percent of meIn Europe, in more traditional economies supported by heavy industry, the rate is six percent of women compared to 13 percent of mein more traditional economies supported by heavy industry, the rate is six percent of women compared to 13 percent of men.

«A confluence of industry events has brought [the lack of women and minorities in technology] to the center stage, from the threats and harassment that have characterized the debate in the gaming world to the publication of hiring data and diversity statistics in the tech industry,» Intel CEO Brian Krzanich told the audience during his keynote address at CES.

The Time's Up Women of Color committee, which includes director Ava DuVernay and television mogul Shonda Rhimes, asked on Monday that the music industry cut ties with the hit singer and songwriter while also seeking support for the #MuteRKelly movement that was started in 2017.

In this woman - centric podcast (which does feature male guests from time to time), host and business consultant Natalie Eckdahl highlights inspiring stories of entrepreneurs from a range of industries.

Similarly, in 2001's economic dip, women's job losses accounted for only 14 % of total layoffs, largely because women overwhelmingly work in recession - proof industries such as health care, education and the public sector.

It requires the focus and attention of companies and both men and women to actively encourage and support women in technology through long - term investments in education and mentorship initiatives, all while fostering an industry - wide culture of inclusion.

«I tell the people I work with that they should be Vikings or pirates,» Bridget van Kralingen, SVP of Industry Platforms at IBM (ibm), told attendees of last week's Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C. And what exactly does that mean?

Women business owners still face greater difficulties in gaining access to commercial credit and bidding on government contracts than do their male colleagues, and pockets of resistance to women entrepreneurs remain strong in some industries and geographic regWomen business owners still face greater difficulties in gaining access to commercial credit and bidding on government contracts than do their male colleagues, and pockets of resistance to women entrepreneurs remain strong in some industries and geographic regwomen entrepreneurs remain strong in some industries and geographic regions.

She's also an inspirational figure, having overcome poverty and abuse to become one of the most powerful women in the entertainment industry.

As a result, the concentration of women business owners in the retail and service sectors — and in traditional industries such as cosmetics, food, fashion, and personal care — is slowly changing.

A rule of 50 % of board members being women in an industry when there's no women to start with would be counterproductive.

The tech industry's deficit of women and minorities is present in all areas of their businesses, not just in engineering.

Our 2017 ranking is comprised of 26 CEOs controlling $ 1.1 trillion in market cap, seven newcomers, one returnee, and nine women in the tech industry.

In popular, high - paying industries like tech, women are offered lower starting salaries than their male counterparts for the same job at the same company 63 percent of the time.

The book explores the role of gender in the tech industry — at startups and venture capital firms — and the interaction between men and women in the two.

The illegitimate daughter of a Mississippi sharecropper, she overcame poverty, parental neglect, sexual abuse and racism to become one of the richest and most powerful women in the entertainment industry.

Still, there's more that needs to be said, according to Brianna Wu, one of the women in the game industry who has been harassed.

A recent study from Babson College found that venture capital firms with female partners are more than three times as likely to invest in companies with female CEOs than firms led by all - male teams, but the percentage of women in the VC industry has dropped from 10 % to 6 % since 1999 — and only 2.7 % of VC - backed companies have a female CEO.

A search on IWPR's site shows that it has done a report on raising the minimum wage and its effect on women in the restaurant industry — citing the work of ROCU and written by a college intern.