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Setbacks as Catalysts: How Women Leaders Embrace Imperfection
This week's ForbesWomen newsletter features Reshma Saujani's and Sofia Sahai's experiences, showcasing how setbacks can lead to impactful actions and highlighting the importance of embracing imperfection for women in leadership. The newsletter also discusses a potential "baby bonus," Alzheimer's res...
Setbacks as Catalysts: How Women Leaders Embrace Imperfection
This week's ForbesWomen newsletter features Reshma Saujani's and Sofia Sahai's experiences, showcasing how setbacks can lead to impactful actions and highlighting the importance of embracing imperfection for women in leadership. The newsletter also discusses a potential "baby bonus," Alzheimer's res...
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Thinktank Calls for Relationship Violence Prevention Leads in Schools
A thinktank is recommending that secondary schools in England and Wales appoint relationship violence prevention leads and provide training to teachers, after research revealed that almost a third of teachers have never received any training on the topic, and that only 50% of young people said their...
Thinktank Calls for Relationship Violence Prevention Leads in Schools
A thinktank is recommending that secondary schools in England and Wales appoint relationship violence prevention leads and provide training to teachers, after research revealed that almost a third of teachers have never received any training on the topic, and that only 50% of young people said their...
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Canada's Female MP Proportion Dips Post-Election
Canada's 2023 federal election saw a slight decrease in the percentage of women MPs to 30.03 percent, dropping Canada's global ranking in female parliamentary representation to 71st, behind countries like Mali and significantly trailing other Western democracies; Indigenous representation also decre...
Canada's Female MP Proportion Dips Post-Election
Canada's 2023 federal election saw a slight decrease in the percentage of women MPs to 30.03 percent, dropping Canada's global ranking in female parliamentary representation to 71st, behind countries like Mali and significantly trailing other Western democracies; Indigenous representation also decre...
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Global Campaign Launched Against Hospitality Sexual Assault
Five former Swillhouse employees launched a global campaign against sexual harassment and assault in the hospitality industry after raising over half of their legal fees to sue their former employer in Australia, prompting mandatory sexual violence prevention training for all NSW pub and club staff.
Global Campaign Launched Against Hospitality Sexual Assault
Five former Swillhouse employees launched a global campaign against sexual harassment and assault in the hospitality industry after raising over half of their legal fees to sue their former employer in Australia, prompting mandatory sexual violence prevention training for all NSW pub and club staff.
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Caregiver-Friendly Workplaces: Key to Attracting and Retaining Top Female Talent
A 2024 McKinsey report highlights that younger women are twice as likely to cite gender as a barrier to career advancement compared to older women, while companies struggle to retain female talent; offering flexible work options and childcare support can significantly improve employee morale and pro...
Caregiver-Friendly Workplaces: Key to Attracting and Retaining Top Female Talent
A 2024 McKinsey report highlights that younger women are twice as likely to cite gender as a barrier to career advancement compared to older women, while companies struggle to retain female talent; offering flexible work options and childcare support can significantly improve employee morale and pro...
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Vast Prize Money Disparity in Men's and Women's Professional Cycling
This spring, Tadej Pogacar earned over €107,000 in prize money from 1,743 kilometers of racing, significantly exceeding Lorena Wiebes's €35,283, highlighting the substantial gender pay gap in professional cycling despite her 1,489 kilometers of racing.
Vast Prize Money Disparity in Men's and Women's Professional Cycling
This spring, Tadej Pogacar earned over €107,000 in prize money from 1,743 kilometers of racing, significantly exceeding Lorena Wiebes's €35,283, highlighting the substantial gender pay gap in professional cycling despite her 1,489 kilometers of racing.
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Germany Eases Surname Restrictions for Married Couples
Germany's new law allows married couples more flexibility in choosing surnames, permitting shared double surnames or individual use of either partner's surname, reversing decades of patriarchal naming practices.
Germany Eases Surname Restrictions for Married Couples
Germany's new law allows married couples more flexibility in choosing surnames, permitting shared double surnames or individual use of either partner's surname, reversing decades of patriarchal naming practices.
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Statue Honors UK's First Female Landscape Gardener
Fanny Wilkinson, the UK's first professional female landscape gardener, is being honored with a statue in London's Coronation Gardens; she designed 75 parks, creating vital green spaces in Victorian London, and championed equal pay for women.
Statue Honors UK's First Female Landscape Gardener
Fanny Wilkinson, the UK's first professional female landscape gardener, is being honored with a statue in London's Coronation Gardens; she designed 75 parks, creating vital green spaces in Victorian London, and championed equal pay for women.
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Berlin Women Reclaim Walpurgis Night, Linking Historical Witch Hunts to Modern Violence
Thousands of women in Berlin will march on April 30th for Take Back the Night, reclaiming Walpurgis Night and connecting historical witch hunts to contemporary violence against women stemming from patriarchal fear of female resistance.
Berlin Women Reclaim Walpurgis Night, Linking Historical Witch Hunts to Modern Violence
Thousands of women in Berlin will march on April 30th for Take Back the Night, reclaiming Walpurgis Night and connecting historical witch hunts to contemporary violence against women stemming from patriarchal fear of female resistance.
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New Zealand's Robin Goomes Wins First Women's Rampage Title
Robin Goomes, a 28-year-old New Zealander, won the 2024 Rampage mountain biking competition in Virgin, Utah, becoming the first woman to achieve this feat in the event's history, after a childhood spent trapping possums and riding BMX bikes on the remote Chatham Islands.
New Zealand's Robin Goomes Wins First Women's Rampage Title
Robin Goomes, a 28-year-old New Zealander, won the 2024 Rampage mountain biking competition in Virgin, Utah, becoming the first woman to achieve this feat in the event's history, after a childhood spent trapping possums and riding BMX bikes on the remote Chatham Islands.
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France's Gender Parity Gap: Oxfam Highlights Persistent Imbalance in Leadership
Oxfam's report reveals that only 28% of key leadership positions in France are held by women in 2025, despite a nominally paritaire government; this disparity underscores the need for systemic change, as advocated in a recent tribune signed by prominent female politicians.
France's Gender Parity Gap: Oxfam Highlights Persistent Imbalance in Leadership
Oxfam's report reveals that only 28% of key leadership positions in France are held by women in 2025, despite a nominally paritaire government; this disparity underscores the need for systemic change, as advocated in a recent tribune signed by prominent female politicians.
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German Corporate Boards See Record High in Female Representation
A decade after Germany's 2015 law mandating female representation on corporate boards, women now hold 37.5% of private sector supervisory board positions and 38.9% of public sector positions, a significant increase from 19.9% and 24.1% respectively.
German Corporate Boards See Record High in Female Representation
A decade after Germany's 2015 law mandating female representation on corporate boards, women now hold 37.5% of private sector supervisory board positions and 38.9% of public sector positions, a significant increase from 19.9% and 24.1% respectively.
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44% Bias Score
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