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ArticleGender Medicine is a subject for Universities now

Have you ever heard about Gender Medicin? It is not so difficult to imagine that women might need other medicine than men? Did you know that most of the testing of medicine is done on men?

ArticleDiversity, zwei Portraits von Frauen im Management

Diese Woche sind mir zwei Artikel in der deutschsprachigen Presse ausgefallen - beide sind Portraits über Frauen: Brandeins portraitiert Amel Karboul - DIE HERAUSRAGENDE - Beraterin, moslemisch, Frau, braun, Tunesierin, lebt in Köln. Die andere wurde im Handelsblatt vorgestellt, DIE VIELFALTSBEAUFTRAGTE: Sie ist asiatisch, aus Singapur: Jill Lee, Diversity Managerin bei Siemens in München. Beide reden über Ihren persönlichen Weg, beide sind von einem anderen Kontinent und beide haben viel Mut, starke Frauen.

ArticleElinor Ostrom first women to receive the nobel prize for economic science

The Nobel in Economic Science was awarded to Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to receive the prize, and to Oliver E. Williamson on Monday. New York Times

ArticleReady for Generation y = Millenium?

There is a new magazine from EFMD about trends in management and I lilke to take your attention to the article of Rainer Jensen, who is Director Learning & -Development at Coca Cola in Berlin. He points out that Generation y is assumed to be very different from the privious generations and much more individual. And he mentions the need of special attention for Coca Cola:

- an aging society and demographic change
- female employment and leadership
- ethnic diversity

- Generation y/Millennials

ArticleInsights to Norway by Marit Hoel at the Conference in Brussels

EWMD International invited Marit Hoel to speak about the Change in Norway. In Brussels she gave a lively presentation on June 20th at the 25th  International EWMD Conference. EWMD members had celebrated women in business and politics who had been visible the last 25 years and shaped believes and became role models.

ArticleManaging performance by incentives

Today I found an article in the news about the behaviour based on social connections and incentives in the workplace. This study is academic but based on a field study on workers at a farm. So the data is more easy to analyse and also the result of the behaviour change. (Find in German: www.handelsblatt: Zu gute STimmung ist schlecht fürs Geschäft). As usual it is difficult to say, if you can compare this findings to other kind of business and if there is a chance even to compare it to gender issues - but think about it.

ArticleCoaching Alpha Women

Breaking the glass ceiling: Coaching alpha females  Trainingzone, UK

Women face tough challenges when they aim for the top of their profession. Dr Ho Law examines how coaching psychology can help Alpha females become champions in leadership and corporate social responsibilities.

ArticleDDI Studie: Holding Women back

Lange bevor Frauen die viel besagte „gläserne Decke“ erreichen, fallen sie in ihrer Förderung hinter der ihrer Kollegen zurück. Deshalb ist der Anteil von Frauen in Management-Positionen noch immer nicht zufriedenstellend. Zu diesem Schluss kommt eine aktuelle internationale Studie der Talent Management Beratung DDI. Für die Untersuchung „Holding Women Back“ sind weltweit über 10.000 Führungskräfte befragt worden, davon 3.800 Frauen. Presseartikel und Kontakt zur Studie

ArticlePodcast Interview on Learning Journey India and IT outsourcing

8. Mai 2009 Outsourcing India - Podcast Interview
Interview wit the Spanish Consultant José Ochoa in Madrid with Claudia Schmitz, Consultant in Cologne. (Starting in Spanish – the interview is in English)

ArticleVorstand Margret Suckale geht zu BASF

Das Karusell dreht sich - und zum Glück ist eine der wenigen weiblichen Vorstände in Deutschland nicht völlig abgetaucht - sondern glücklich bei der BASF gelandet, allerdings nicht mehr als Vorstand.

Erst Hartmut Mehdorn, nun auch Bahn-Vorstand Margret Suckale. Die Deutsche Bahn hat einen weiteren prominenten Kopf verloren. Suckale, einst Personalvorstand der Bahn, wechselt zum Chemiekonzern BASF.

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