Sentences with phrase «women in the industry in»

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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.

For more than five years, researchers have been able to demonstrate that women - led tech businesses, though rare in the industry, tend to outperform their male - led competitors.

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.

In a traditionally male - dominated industry, Hydro One has worked hard to foster a more diverse workplace and encourage women to enter the field, says Marcello.

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.

Still, as more women continue to succeed in different industries, Buffett holds tight to his positive outlook for women in the workforce.

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.

Stories from women in India's entertainment industry are starting to trickle out.

«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.

Larger automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. have also said they will cut back on the coquetry in Geneva, marking a potential sea change for an industry that has long pandered to male customers by using attractive women to sell cars.

By making a stronger connection between STEM jobs and careers in construction, the industry has an opportunity to reach more women, as well as others in STEM fields who can help take the industry to the next level.

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.

I believe that women need to continue to rise to the top in all industries to ensure that we have more open, innovative and thriving organizations.

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.

Time's Up was started by women in the entertainment industry this year in order to combat sexual assault and harassment in the workplace.

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.

Women, already badly underrepresented in the tech industry, are rare on panels at professional conferences.

«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.

When Marissa Mayer took over as Yahoo's chief executive one year ago today, the world knew her as a woman who could pretty much write her own ticket in the tech industry.

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.

If this is the case, we would observe that workers in industries where sexual harassment is pervasive — mining sees the most complaints from women, and the second-most from men behind only the information sector — are paid lower wages.

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?

By saying it will be a decade before change occurs, Williams has dealt a psychological blow to her peers who are working on diversity and to the few minorities and women who are already in the industry.

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.

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More and more women are actively engaging in the tech industry in hopes to spur leadership opportunities.

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.