Countries with greater gender equality are more competitive and grow faster – UN

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All The United Nations (UN) said the world will lose from gender discrimination but acknowledged that countries with greater equality are more competitive and grow faster. It said about a billion women fall short of their potential economic contribution due to barriers in decision-making, labour markets, financial services,…

Yvonne Abraham: Many companies’ boards are for men only, still – The Boston Globe

See on Scoop.it – Women Have it All Oh, no he didn’t! I called Safety Insurance president, CEO, and chairman of the board David Brussard a couple of days ago to ask him one simple question. Why is there not a single woman on his company’s board or executive team? I was curious about this…