Dec 18, 2020 · Among the 100 in the full list, there are some groundbreaking women who have smashed through the glass ceiling to become global leaders. But the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020 found that women occupy just 25% of parliamentary positions around the world and only 21% at a ministerial level.

Mar 3, 2020 · Beyond business, female leaders from across generations are working together to find new solutions to the world's biggest problems; The tech sector must attract more women to unlock the potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and ensure technology is developed from a balanced perspective.

Jan 20, 2016 · Across all industries, almost half of respondents – 44% – said that both unconscious bias among managers and a lack of work-life balance were significant barriers to gender diversity in the workplace. Almost as many – 39% – …

Jul 13, 2022 · Industries with already high female representation still show a gender gap between the overall female representation across all roles and the representation of women in leadership. For example, women make up 62% of total workforce share in the Personal Services and Wellbeing industry, but only 45% of leadership share.

Jun 15, 2021 · The ecosystem should celebrate female or male founders having families and discourage the narrative of the sleep-deprived, over-worked founders as the only way to success. Finally, we need more women in partner positions in VC firms to create a more balanced investment community that is attractive and welcoming to female founders too.”

Mar 8, 2022 · As the metric of measure for female economic empowerment moves with each generation, I am also focused on holding a stirrup so that my female peers can get a 'leg up'. The advancement of these emerging leaders presents a win-win scenario in which everyone gains, including organizations as a whole.

Apr 5, 2019 · In Bahrain, women comprise a record-breaking one-third of Bahrain’s foreign ministry personnel. And earlier this year, Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud became the first female ambassador to represent Saudi Arabia. In Lebanon, too, Raya Al-Hassan became the first female interior minister in the entire Arab world.

Mar 8, 2023 · The last few years have given us a glimpse into the future of work and as leaders, it’s our responsibility to do what I call 'Turn and Pull': look behind us and make sure that we are creating the environment where the next generation of women leaders can fill the shoes of those of us who are fortunate enough to sit in the leader seat.

Dec 17, 2018 · Female political leaders have engaged in conflicts (such as the ex-prime minister of the UK Margaret Thatcher and the Falklands War) and have traded arms to nations outwardly repressive of women’s rights (such as Swedish arms sales to Saudi Arabia under foreign minister Margot Wallström’s “feminist foreign policy”).

Mar 4, 2021 · In my work with the World Economic Forum’s communities of Young Global Leaders and Global Shapers, I am inspired every day by amazing women in our network: young female leaders who are driving the call for equitable and sustainable food systems, de-stigmatising mental health in developing countries, curbing the pandemic in vulnerable ...