Posts by Helia Ebrahimi

So appearances do matter at interview

Monday, July 14th, 2008

CHARITY Dress for Success has found a job for its 2,000th disadvantaged woman.

The Conspiracy Theory

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

I went to a wedding a while ago where I bumped into a old friend. She used to be a [...]

Sony’s £44m threat over tennis pay

Friday, June 1st, 2007

Mobile phone giant SonyEricsson threatened to pull £44 million of funding from the women’s tennis tour unless prize money at Wimbledon was put on an equal footing with the men’s, Financial Mail can reveal.

Get a top job (but no vol au vents)

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

Modern networks are about more than swapping work anecdotes over a few glasses of wine and a handful of vol au vents. These days they are an integral part of getting ahead in your career.

Girl Power

Sunday, October 15th, 2006

It was the catchphrase that promised to change the world. Now, ten years later, our exclusive research suggests that for women with ambitions to reach the top, reality does not measure up to the dream

I wish we could tell a different story

Sunday, October 15th, 2006

Six months ago, when we started thinking about putting together some new research on women in the British boardroom, we [...]

The Lady of Leisure: Angie Risley

Sunday, October 15th, 2006

It is all about pushing yourself outside the comfort zone – according to Leisure company Whitbread’s First Lady: Angie Risley.

The portfolio approach: Susan Murray

Sunday, October 15th, 2006

They say if you want something done properly give it to a busy woman.