Thursday, February 17, 2011

Women at the Top, February 2011

Women at the Top
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Women at the Top blog
The Women at the Top blog contains news and discussions on women's advancement, fairness and equality in the business arena, as well as the role of the world's most prominent women in business and their increasing participation in global economic growth.

Gender gap narrows in Brazil
Women executives report progress in equality, but more needs to be done at the very top of the ladder, writes Joe Leahy
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Are women their own worst enemies in the boardroom?
According to an FT survey of women managers and chief executives, this is only partly true; there are other important factors too that prevent women from taking their places in the boardroom
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The top 50 women in world business
View respected businesswomen from around the globe – as an interactive graphic or full profiles – in this year's FT Women in World Business ranking, with Indra Nooyi, chief executive of PepsiCo, in first place for the second year in a row
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VIDEO
Women in the UK are half as likely as men to start their own businesses, but a growing number are choosing to do so

VIDEO
American business is crying out for comprehensive tax reform, says Indra Nooyi, chief executive of PepsiCo

INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC
View an interactive graphic of the top 50 women in world business in 2010

A woman to watch: Ester Levanon of the Tel Aviv stock exchange
Ester Levanon, chief executive of the Tel Aviv stock exchange since 2006, talks about her work and her background
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Boardroom gender quotas: the magic medicine fails
THE GREAT QUOTA DEBATE: Female quotas for company boards are the latest "magic medicine" said to deliver improved performance, but it is time for a rethink of this policy, writes Catherine Hakim
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Women on boards: time for the stick
THE GREAT QUOTA DEBATE: There can be no option but the implementation of quotas when it comes to the proportion of women on the board of companies, writes Lynda Gratton
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