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Gender diversity at board level
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...
Investing in women
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...
Partners – The best career choice of all
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 is...
Diversity Dividend
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...
Women walk a tightrope to be heard
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...
Workplace diversity – a box-ticking exercise?
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...
Leadership, Nature vs. Nurture
Nature vs nurture: What makes a good leader? Are leaders born or made? It’s a perennial question and one that is often debated. In reality, the answer lies somewhere between the two extremes. According to Dr Colm Foster, director of executive education at the Irish...
Networking – make it work to your advantage
Networking – make it work to your advantage. If you groan when you hear the phrase networking, you’re not alone. Many women can’t stand it and actively avoid going to industry events and conferences. “That’s a big mistake” says Margaret E. Ward, founder of...
Man up to secure the best venture capital
Women who start companies attract considerably less investment than men. A major gender gap - in excess of 20pc - was highlighted in a Bloomberg analysis of US venture capital funding between 2009 and 2015. According to Bloomberg’s figures, investment for companies...
Silence not golden for women
There’s a magic to radio that draws in the listener. Invisible voices spin a tale, debate an issue or captivate their audiences with a personal story.
But why are some voices so notably absent?
A 2015 report into gender balance on Irish radio found that male voices accounted for 72 per cent of Irish news and current affairs radio broadcasting.
Almost two years on, new research conducted by DCU’s Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) on the gender balance of business radio programmes points to little change.