Sentences with phrase «women in leadership positions within»

In particular, their policy designed to redress the imbalance between men and women in leadership positions within the tech sector.

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The letter urges five overall guiding principles and 10 best practices in order to get more women into the field generally and leadership positions, including: getting executives and boards to make gender diversity a priority; establishing mentorship programs that connect women with life sciences executives; and doing a better job tracking where female talent goes within biopharma firms, among other suggestions.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the new Director will also report quarterly on the current status of women both in Santa Clara County public jurisdictions and within the Santa Clara County Democratic Party and lead the compilation and publication of an annual report of the current number and percentage of women in elected office in Santa Clara County and post the report on the Party website and in an electronic communication to all members; and that the new Director will lead this effort by recruiting, training and supporting democratic women seeking public leadership positions in collaboration with the Director of Endorsements and Candidate Recruitment, the Director of Issues, the Director of Political Engagement and DAWN as well as any other interested Party Directors and clubs.

She relates her own personal experience encountering gender - based discrimination within the field: leadership positions are largely held by men; female designers having to use email addresses with male names and bringing male colleagues to business meetings because they find the reception more favourable; professional women being perceived as the assistant or as the «lesser talent» in male - female teams.

The award recognizes her outstanding service within the profession and her leadership rope in advancing the position of women.