All posts tagged "sexism"
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Sexism in the workplace: 5 baseline strategies to combat it
It’s hard to believe in these supposedly enlightened times, but sexism in the workplace is still a problem. Here are five key strategies to combat sexism that may be happening unconsciously in your workplace. Most...
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You’re too young … and now you’re too old
The joys of being a woman in business are nearly endless — no really they are. For a start, we live longer than men. We’re more likely to survive a huge range of illnesses (because...
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I will work in this town again, but I will not work with you
Mila Kunis is leading the way when it comes to standing up for yourself against sexism and surviving. Threatened that she “would not work in this town again” (Hollywood, of course) because she wouldn’t pose...
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When women are disrespected publicly and society does nothing about it
How can we tell our children that making fun of someone is not okay — but if you can make money out of doing it, that makes it okay? In case you missed it, multiple...
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Hot politicians – the story to turn every career woman’s stomach
What do Belinda Stronach and Orly Levy-Abekasis have in common? Is it the fact they are successful and outspoken politicians in their countries? Nope. They are ‘hot’. And apparently that’s crucial in politics, according to...
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The things men say to women at work
Despite all the training and supposed equality in the workplace, there are still issues about things men say to women colleagues. What is the worst thing a man has ever said to you in business?...