by Margaret E Ward | Aug 25, 2017 | Insights
Gender diversity at board level How to get women into the boardroom The latest batch of figures on gender diversity in Irish boardrooms paints a very disappointing picture. More than a quarter of boards have fewer than 10 per cent female membership, according to an...
by Margaret E Ward | Aug 11, 2017 | Insights
Why it’s time for women to invest in other women Here’s something that we hope will catch on. A Boston-based venture capital firm has launched a new fund that will back only female-led start-ups. It’s not the first such fund, either. Others, such as the Female...
by Margaret E Ward | Jul 28, 2017 | Insights
Partners – the best career choice of all Your clients may be important but your choice of life partner is key to business success. Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, in her book Lean In, identifies the single biggest career decision for a woman...
by Margaret E Ward | Jul 11, 2017 | Insights
Diversity Dividend The $12 trillion gender gap Bridging the gender gap in the workplace is not just a question of equality, but also a matter of economics. In 2015 a private sector think-tank, the McKinsey Global Institute, estimated that a massive $12 trillion could...
by Margaret E Ward | Jun 23, 2017 | Insights
Women walk a tightrope to be heard Imagine you are in a meeting, mid-way through making an important point, and suddenly a colleague cuts across you, disregarding your contribution. Understandably, you get flustered, lose your train of thought and feel your chance to...
by Margaret E Ward | Jun 16, 2017 | Insights
Workplace diversity – a box-ticking exercise? Irish business leaders agree that workplace diversity is a key to performance, but they are reluctant to invest in initiatives. One in three spends less than €1,000 a year on such ventures. A lot of companies make a lot of...
