GENDER EQUALITY: FOR PERFORMANCE’S SAKE

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An episode from the series BUSINESS REVOLUTION

Synopsis

Today’s hot topic is the promotion of women to executive positions.

Reaching gender equality in Japan is a major challenge for organizations like Nissan or Bristol Myers Squibb. In Iceland, men has been blamed for the country’s bankruptcy following the 2008 credit crunch; women took over and made Iceland the world’s champion in gender equality. In France, ING Direct has revisited its working hours structure in order to allow women to reconcile professional and private life.