The pandemic is damaging the progress towards gender equality at work. According to the World Economic Forum’s (2021) Global Gender Gap Report, 5% of employed women lost their job compared to 3.9% of men, and less women were hired into executive or senior roles in 2020 as Broom (2021) clarifies. Through my experience as theContinue reading “5 Ways Companies Can Support Women’s Inclusion in Labour Markets”
Category Archives: Gender Gap
Q&A With Antoinet Van Dalen On How HR Departments Can Support Women’s Day
As everyone into the topic of Gender Equality knows, March 8th 2021 is Women’s Day. This annual event is dedicated to spreading awareness about gender equality and women’s rights around the globe, and as every Human of HR knows, it’s a great day to reflect on the issues women have faced throughout history in the world of work.
Gender Diverse Hiring Practices: closing the gap between companies & candidates
Through my experience as a founder of a solutions-based platform for workplace gender balance in the tech sector, I regularly speak with companies about their challenge to hire more women. I work to solve the challenges that arise when hiring women in positions where they are underrepresented at one hand, and more specifically, with femaleContinue reading “Gender Diverse Hiring Practices: closing the gap between companies & candidates”
Women, Work, and COVID-19: Why We Need To Rely On Sisterhood More Than Ever
2020 has been a year unlike any other. While the impact of the COVID-19 crisis is horizontal in a certain way (United Nations, 2020), as it affects the worldwide population from an economic, social and political aspect, it’s abundantly clear that it hits each one of us differently. The impact of Covid-19 turns out to beContinue reading “Women, Work, and COVID-19: Why We Need To Rely On Sisterhood More Than Ever”