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Tweet[IWS] ILO: WOMEN IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT: GAINING MOMENTUM [12 January 2015]
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International Labour Organization (ILO)
WOMEN IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT: GAINING MOMENTUM [12 January 2015]
http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/WCMS_334882/lang--en/index.htm
or
[full-text, 44 pages]
Press Release 12 January 2015
Global momentum means more women move into management
New study shows positive link between female leadership and business performance and urges boost from current 5 per cent of women in top positions.
[excerpt from report]
The report underlines the fact that women’s presence in the labour market is
increasingly significant for economic growth and development at both national and
enterprise levels. It seeks to demonstrate the benefits that enterprises stand to gain
in recognizing and supporting women’s talent. As women surpass men in educational
attainment in most regions, they represent an incredible talent pool and national
resource. Women are running more businesses, and consumer-spending decisions
are increasingly in their hands. These realities often seem to be overlooked, even
though there is an intensive search for global talent and skills as economies are based
increasingly on knowledge and technology.
The report shows that women still have to deal with a number of hurdles to reach
positions as CEOs and company board members. While they have advanced in business
and management, they continue to be shut out of higher level economic decisionmaking
despite the last decade of activism to smash the “glass ceiling”.
CONTENTS
Background 7
The business case for advancing women in business and management 9
“Glass walls”: Women concentrated in specific management functions 12
Barriers to women’s leadership 15
Glass ceiling still intact and female talent underutilized 17
An expanding pool of female talent 18
Getting rid of the glass ceiling and glass walls 25
What can companies do? 28
Role of advocacy 35
Role of national employers’ organizations 36
The way forward to promoting more women in business and management 38
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