Strengthening Women’s Voices in Government
November 2011
Government Equalities Office
The Government Equalities Office recently published the findings from the ‘Strengthening Women’s Voices in Government’ public consultation. The Government consulted on a new model of engagement to bring women’s voices into Government……..more

Women Don’t Use Their Networks Like Men Do
November 17th 2011
Elissa Rose – http://www.forbes.com/
Marie Lalanne and Paul Seabright of the Toulouse School of Economics measured the effectiveness of executives’ networks using a database of board members in Europe and America. They found that executive directors with larger networks were paid 6% more, and the gap is larger for non-executives (14% more). They found the biggest difference between men and women, however, with women executives paid 17% less than male executives….more

Where you look indicates your status
November 23rd 2011
Barbara Hannah Grufferman- http://www.huffingtonpost.com
According to Dr. Virginia Valian, Professor of Psychology and Linguistics at Hunter College and author of Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women, where you look during social interactions clearly indicates your status, and more often than not, women tend to come across as “subservient” when talking with men…..more

Violence Should Put Elections on Hold
November 23rd 2011
Hajer Naili- www.womensenews.org
Two prominent women in Egypt’s unfolding revolution say protest violence should put elections on hold. “It will be a circus,” said Gigi Ibrahim…… more

Having women on boards boosts performance
November 26th 2011
Peter Ranscombe – www.scotsman.com
Appointing women to the board of directors can boost a company’s financial performance, according to the early results from a massive Norwegian study……. more