Tag: family and job
Do women on Dax boards fail more often than men?
Dusseldorf When the sporting goods giant Adidas announced last week that HR manager Amanda Rajkumar was leaving the company after only two and a half years, it brought back memories…
Proportion of women in the top floors of companies at an all-time high
quota for women The proportion of women in management positions has recently increased, primarily due to legal regulations. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Frankfurt According to studies, there are now more women…
There is still a lot of room for improvement in the distribution of roles
Dusseldorf Work-life balance has made progress: there are more men on the street who push prams, stay at home for at least a few months after the birth and also…
The career levels of men and women are so unequal
gender bias According to an evaluation, in three out of four Dax companies, women achieve a worse career level than men on average. Berlin Nine women are at the helm…
Who works in Germany for how long?
People work in the office late at night Highly skilled workers are more likely to work more than 30 hours a week than those without a degree. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Why medicine often treats women wrong
Berlin When women suffer from shortness of breath, back pain and cold sweats, very few think of a heart attack. However, these symptoms are typical for them – and much…
Women must be relieved in the household
pharmacist The shortage of skilled workers runs through numerous industries. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) The federal government recently presented its strategy for dealing with the serious shortage of skilled workers. By…
Why women earn more returns than men
Dusseldorf The stock market knows no gender. Their mechanisms work the same for everyone involved. And yet women are clearly underrepresented in the capital market. Only a third of all…
The frustration of women in the FDP
Berlin It is a gray day in January when something erupts in the FDP Baden-Württemberg. The Liberals have come together for the state party conference, Secretary General Judith Skudelny is…
Women in particular are driving the job boom in the pharmaceutical industry
pharmacist Overall, the proportion of women in the pharmaceutical industry is 45 percent. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin At the beginning of the week, Andrea Nahles made it clear what she…
Gender equality is important to our prosperity
Gender equality in employment is a central issue of justice and freedom. Because economic independence is one of the prerequisites for a self-determined life and for building up one’s own…
BMW and Puma close wage gap
Dusseldorf Facts like these are still voluntary: the sporting goods manufacturer Puma has developed a strategy to guarantee fair pay for women in its own company. The company is thus…
Equal Pay Day: Wage gaps remain large
Equal Pay Day, which falls on March 7 this year, symbolizes the pay gap. In theory, women work for free until that date, while men have been paid for their…
Spain’s President Sánchez announces quotas for women in politics and business
Pedro Sanchez At the beginning of the election year, the coalition government of Sánchez’s socialist party PSOE and the left-wing party Unidas Podemos are in trouble over a dispute over…
“There is a different discussion culture in mixed teams”
Claudia Nemat Claudia Nemat has been a member of the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management since 2011. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Dusseldorf At the age of nine, Claudia Nemat, 54, had a…
How women conquer the Dax
The ideal CEO The women at the top of German companies are international, highly educated, and team-oriented. The Dax has never been so feminine as it was this year. A…
How women conquer the Dax
The ideal CEO The women at the top of German companies are international, highly educated, and team-oriented. The Dax has never been so feminine as it was this year. A…
Why women remain in the minority on executive boards
Dusseldorf The more women hold a board position in European, listed companies, the smaller the chance for other women to be appointed. Two women make it to the executive floor…
What you should consider when working part-time in 2023
Does that prove the triumph of part-time work? Not quite. Because the trigger for the insurance experiment was that part-time workers felt partially left behind. They saw fewer role models…
The proportion of women on DAX executive boards has risen to around 23 percent
woman in business The proportion of women on the executive boards of the 40 largest listed German companies rose from 19 to 22.7 percent last year. (Photo: dpa) Munich The…