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10/23/2017

Shedding the armor: Why feminine leadership is good for your business

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This article focuses on the importance of feminine values and strengths as an asset for companies that embrace it.

Read the full article here. (10/23/2017, Smart Brief)

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5/2/2017

On this list of the 50 best places to work for new dads, Netflix leads the pack

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This article highlights the top American companies in terms of offering paid paternity leave to their employees. As more fathers take up paid paternity leave, companies are looking at ways to retain their male employees.

The full article can be found here (05/02/17, The Washington Post)

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4/4/2017

The Latest Perk to Keep Mothers at Work

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Companies are providing mothers concierge services to retain top female performers.

​The full article can be found here (04/04/17, Dow Jones Newswires)

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3/20/2017

How Women Can Talk Themselves Out of Speech-Based Gender Biases

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Women don't need to adopt all the communication styles of men or use only one style, but it's clear that they face higher expectations, or what Andrea Kramer and Alton Harris call the "Goldilocks dilemma." "Because workplaces are so suffused with gender bias, women need to have both a forceful, decisive style and an inclusive style -- and probably many others -- at the ready," they write.

Read the full article here. (03/20/2017, Fast Company)

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3/8/2017

Financial Times Report on Women in Business

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Report by the Financial Times on the ​current status of Women in Business for International Women's Day 2017. The report includes country articles on the US, UK and Japan and industry articles on hospitality, the arts, and technology. It also provides the latest data on the pay gap globally, strategies for companies to promote women in their workforce, networking and recruiting practices.

​Read the article here. (3/6/2017, Financial Times)

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3/1/2017

Women in business - new perspectives on risk and reward

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Grant Thornton provides recommendations to increase women in senior leadership, with a particular focus on how men and women approach assessment of risk differently, and how diverse management teams can improve business decision making around risk.

Read the full report here. (March 2017, Grant Thornton)

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3/1/2017

Winning the fight for female talent

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PwC provides a statistical analysis of the status and impact of diversity in recruitment practices, and provides recommendations for companies that are interested in improving their practice in this area.

Read the full report here. (March 2017, PwC)

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2/27/2017

U.S. progress on board diversity lagging, study finds

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Leadership advisory firm Egon Zehnder finds that boardroom diversity in the United States lags behind Canada and Western Europe. Its findings indicate that there the U.S. should set a quota for at least 3 women to be represented on the board of companies operating in the U.S.

Read the full article here. (02/27/2017, IR Magazine)

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2/1/2017

Women in Work Index 2017

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PwC analyses the latest statistics on the gender pay gap, including the potential economic benefits from closing the gap. It also considers potential public policies and business initiatives that could help reduce pay inequality, with a particular focus on the UK.

Read the full report here. (February 2017, PwC)

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1/30/2017

A woman's lowly place in Japan, mirrored in its language

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This article discusses Kittredge Cherry’s 1987 book Womensword: What Japanese Words Say About Women, which examines how sexism is reflected in the Japanese language. The book depicts a Japanese society in the 1980s with unequal perceptions of men and women.

​Read the full article here. (01/30/17, Japan Times)

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1/10/2017

Current Issues regarding Family Caregiving and Gender Equality in Japan: Male Caregivers and the Interplay between Caregiving and Masculinities 

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This article examines how the increasing number of male caregivers in Japan can affect gender equality and the perception of masculinity, which may lead to changes in the traditionally male-centered aspects of Japanese society.

Read the full article here. (01/10/2017, Japan Labor Review)

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1/7/2017

Are female scholars taken seriously in Japan?

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This article discusses the different expectations placed upon males and females in academia, citing a low percentage of female undergraduates at Tokyo University. It also details public backlash against the university’s proposal to subsidise housing for some female students to attend the university.

​​Read the full article here. (01/07/17, Japan Times)

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1/1/2017

More women taking up farming in Japan

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​This article talks about how collaborative female farming support groups have formed to promote the livelihoods of females in the traditionally male-dominated agricultural industry.

Read the full article here. (01/01/17, Japan Times)

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11/1/2016

The WAA factor

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This article examines the "Work from Anywhere and Anytime" (WAA) flexible working policy put in place by Unilever Japan. The author examines the goals and the successes of the policy.

Read the full article here. (November 2016, Eurobiz Japan)

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10/28/2016

She's Price(d)less: The Economics of the Gender Pay Gap

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This report from KPMG details the scope and causes of gender pay gap in Australia. The report was prepared for the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. 

​Read the full report here. (10/28/16, KPMG)

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