Posts Tagged ‘Women in Business’

RSA takes steps towards forming gender issues network

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

The RSA is forming an active network of Fellows with an interest in gender issues and diversity to begin to address some of the issues facing women.

Third of women are earning more than their men and are main breadwinners at home

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Nearly a third of women are the main breadwinners in their household, according to a major survey.

The spy who loved me: British husband of ‘femme fatale’ says her arrest was ‘not much of a surprise’

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

The former British husband of the New York-based businesswoman at the centre of the Russian spy ring has broken his silence – revealing she held secret meetings with Russian ‘friends’.

Vice president of Lehman Brothers made redundant on maternity leave ‘for not being at work’

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

A woman is suing Lehman Brothers for £150,000 over claims that she lost her job when she went on maternity leave a fortnight after the bank went bust.

Dee’s marketing blog: Mums the Word

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Dee embarks on a new four-part series with her take on Mums returning to work.

The App Show: Episode 1

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Weekly series ‘The Lady Geek App Show’ will showcase the best smart-phone apps for busy modern women.

Guest blog: How we can support more women to succeed in financial services

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Financial services has a disappointingly low number of women in top positions. We must challenge this lack of progress to better represent women in these high-powered positions says Sylvia Perrins head of the National Skills Academy in Financial Services.

Goga Ashkenazi: ‘I want to conquer the world’

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Despite her good-time girl image and passion for fashion, Goga Ashkenazi isn’t a Holly Golightly figure – she’s actually that rare thing: a female oligarch with a pathological need to make her mark as a successful entrepreneur.