The first female CEO in Google images is…Barbie
Search the term “CEO” in Google images and the first female you’ll find is 15 rows down. Surprisingly, she turns out to be a Barbie doll.
Tag: First Women
Infinity and beyond: A look into the lives of historic space heroines reveals unchanged gender bias
John Glenn, who became the first American in orbit, once said the “role of men is to go to war and into space. Women are not involved in these activities.”
Shoot me now feminists but I am so terribly bored of this gender equality lark
By Jan Cavelle
Actually, I am pretty bored of the whole government statistic thing. But then my accounts department has been having its annual tussle with a particularly absurd statistics requirement called Prodcom.
2to3days: Giving talented women the platform to work part-time
When women go on maternity leave their skills are often parked up and under-utilised for months or years on end. Now, 2to3days has emerged and is connecting employers with these new mothers
Voice of RB First Women: What are your business rules
By Jo Haigh
The name of my first book, written nearly a decade ago, was “Business Rules”. This was a guide to the pitfalls you could inadvertently fall into, when running your own business. Some ten years on, I would have written a different book, because this next decade is more, in my opinion, about business behaviour, rather than following any so-called rules.
Female engineering graduates should be given a rebate on the cost of their education
By David Craik
Julie Kenny, chair and chief executive of Rotherham-based security alarm manufacturer Pyronix, believes the government should look seriously at slashing the cost of university fees by as much as 50 per cent for engineering students – but only if they join the industry immediately after graduation.
First Women Summit: What the next UK government should do to help support women
The evidence is clear: equality for women means progress for all. However, the UK is still lagging behind. There have been numerous discussions about the potential for men to help achieve gender equality, but a First Women Summit debate asked what policies the next UK government should be prioritising in order to support women in business.
First Women Summit: Men lack confidence too, they just fake it!
Boardrooms are the places decisions get made, deals hammered out and careers often made. However, the behaviour and macho nature of some in this environment can often be toxic to business development.
First Women Summit: “Growing a serious business takes your whole life”
Building a business is like getting pregnant and falling in love even if it’s an ugly baby. At least, that’s what Sofia Fenichell, CEO and founder of Wonder Place said at the First Women Summit. Becoming an entrepreneur is all about having the confidence to transform ideas and let go when you know it’s a sinking ship, something which the panel agreed on.
First Women Summit: Flexible working requires a cultural change to work
The flexible working debate has increased in prevalence during recent years, as legislation involving parental leave and varied hours have emerged.