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Yale study finds little evidence that AI is taking people’s jobs
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New (biggest and best ever) digital edition of Works magazine is now available to read free
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Business leaders are told to move fast and break things. But sometimes they shouldn’t
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Service charges rise as firms invest to encourage people to spend more time in the office
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Mandates fail to bring people back to the office, but design and flexibility might
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Interface expands Woven Gradience carpet tile collection with new transition colourways inspired by nature
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Text to video GenAI will help drive energy consumption of OpenAI to same level as India
November 8, 2013
The journey to get more Women on Boards is one worth taking
by Debra Ward • Comment, Facilities management, Workplace
There has been so much written lately about women on boards and what is holding women back from becoming board members. The evidence highlights that gender diverse companies are less volatile, have a higher ROA and a lower employee turnover rate, yet this still seems not to have spurred on employers to take up the board equality issue. My question is why have so few women progressed to board level? Personally, I disagree with quotas, believing that the best candidate should be appointed. Do we really need a quota to swing the pendulum into a more balanced position? Regardless of your view, the evidence is clear; companies with gender mixed leadership outperform those who have little or no senior female representation. Why then would companies choose to not reset their gender balance in senior positions? (more…)