Archive for the ‘World News’ Category

By M Saraswathy, Mumbai – Shaifali Aggarwal, a single woman in New Delhi, always found it difficult finding people to carry out household repairs. Even if she had to get a door-lock repaired, she often waited for around one-and-a-half months, as she, being a working woman, never got the time to get them fixed. It was then [...] more »

Another proof that Thai women are gaining power in business circles was provided by the 2011 Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) survey, which showed that the Kingdom boasts the highest percentage of women holding senior management titles (45 per cent) in privately owned businesses. more »

By Ginka Toegel — As we move toward the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (March 8), it is clear that the world of business is being transformed by women, but the gender makeup of business leadership has barely changed. more »

By Lisa Jucca — A draft bill aimed at boosting low female representation on Italian company boards is under threat from a barrage of amendments, and opposition from big business and banking lobbies. more »

By GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON — KABUL — Khan Agha Niazi stands in his narrow street-front showroom and thumbs through a blue plastic folder full of orders from customers outside Afghanistan. Gingerly removing earrings and a silver bracelet from a wood-bordered glass case, he unveils the jewelry he will soon be shipping to the United States. more »

By Vineet Nayar — The leadership of women in politics, business, and society is becoming evident across the globe. Growing numbers of women are becoming political leaders, the most recent being Dilma Rouseff, who took over as Brazil’s first woman president. She follows in the footsteps of other female politicians such as Chile’s Michelle Bachelet, [...] more »

Kiva and skin-care company Dermalogica launch a campaign to promote microloans for women in the U.S. and overseas. By John Tozzi more »

Written by Rob L. Wagner Published Thursday, December 09, 2010 Despite government support, cultural barriers still present formidable challenges About five years ago, Shroog Radain, a 29-year-old teacher’s aide at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, saw the perfect niche for her skills as a baker and confectioner. She founded Mini Bites, a small company [...] more »

by Heather Struck — Only 70 mothers in the world have billion-dollar fortunes, and just eight of these built their own. more »

Men were the main victims of the recession. The recovery will be female. more »