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              Women in business

              • Friday, 3 January, 2025
                European companies
                Germany’s biggest companies top 25% female leadership for first time

                Mandatory quota law passed in 2020 has improved equality but country remains behind western peers

                Daimler Truck chief Karin Rådström
              • Monday, 30 December, 2024
                Anjli Raval
                Women shouldn’t face a penalty for promoting themselves

                Fear of criticism can make female leaders feel squeamish about building a public profile

                Ruth Handcock CEO Octopus Money
              • Monday, 9 December, 2024
                Workplace diversity & equality
                UK boards’ push to increase diversity has slowed, says headhunter

                Spencer Stuart warns companies against ‘one and done’ mentality after meeting minimum targets

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              • Friday, 6 December, 2024
                FT Magazine
                Who are FT readers’ women of 2024?

                We asked you to nominate those who have shaped this year — here are the names you picked

                A collage of black-and-white photographs of five different women against a blue, mauve and turquoise ombré backdrop featuring the number 2024 in a big black font
              • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
                Special Report
                Diversity Leaders

                850 companies ranked; Cisco shines despite Big Tech reserve; Rolls-Royce outperforms counterparts on inclusion scale; Erste Bank rises above politics; Diageo takes measure of its market; Ireland notes ‘diversity disparity’; fund management gender lag

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              • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
                Special ReportDiversity Leaders
                Fund managers prove slow to address gender imbalance

                Studies indicate more diverse teams deliver better investor returns

                A woman wearing a red dress with intricate embellishments on the collar sits at a desk, her hands clasped in front of her
              • Monday, 11 November, 2024
                Special ReportManaging Climate Change
                Women fight to have a voice in climate negotiations

                Female leadership coalition was set up after the Azerbaijani COP29 presidency failed to include any women in its initial organising committee

                A 100 or so women standing together with one fist clenched held in the air at a right angle
              • Friday, 8 November, 2024
                Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
                Will women be the big losers from Rachel Reeves’ first Budget?

                National insurance increases will push up the cost of childcare and hit lower-paid part-time jobs

                Illustration of a woman using her laptop whilst holding a child, and with another child alongside
              • Monday, 28 October, 2024
                Leadership
                From intern to CEO: does it pay to be a company lifer?

                Executives who spend their career at one place can boost morale and loyalty but risk stifling innovation

                Montage image of Doug McMillon, Mary Barra, Elliott Hill and Duncan Wanblad
              • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
                Special Report
                Women in Business

                Lessons for public speaking from the frontline of comedy. Plus: take women seriously or they will leave; women who made a mark in AI and in sustainability on career paths; AI tools to help job-hunters beat the bots; next generation boards

                Vaishali Nigam Sinha, the co-founder of ReNew
              • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
                Special ReportWomen in Business
                Meet Joelle Pineau: shaping AI as the world grapples with its potential

                Meta’s head of research into the technology explains the career path that led to weighing questions on society’s future

                A smiling woman stands confidently with her arms crossed, wearing a bright purple dress. She is outdoors in front of a metal staircase
              • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
                Anjli Raval
                Too many women excel at their jobs but are ignored for top roles

                The struggle to overcome gender bias and be taken seriously leads many to quit prematurely

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              • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
                Special ReportWomen in Business
                Non-exec roles offer a launch pad to boardroom gender parity

                The role allows women to sharpen their leadership skills amid a lack of senior management opportunities

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              • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
                Special ReportWomen in Business
                Making voices heard: how to start a next generation board

                Platforms for under-represented staff are gaining ground

                A team sits around a conference table in a modern office, with a smiling woman in focus. The setting features large windows and an industrial ceiling, with colleagues exchanging ideas and working on laptops
              • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
                Special ReportWomen in Business
                When public speaking goes wrong: lessons from the frontline of comedy

                The world of stand-up offers tried and tested ways to embrace failure — and success — in front of any demanding audience

                A silhouetted figure speaks into a microphone on stage under bright, warm stage lights. The crowd in the background is bathed in shadow, focused on the performer as light flares softly in the foreground
              • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
                Special ReportWomen in Business
                How I got here: developing clean energy in India

                ReNew co-founder Vaishali Nigam Sinha outlines her route from finance to sustainability

                A woman smiles in an outdoor setting, dressed in a vibrant, patterned shawl over a simple brown blouse
              • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
                Lorena Goldsmith
                Why AI is the key to unlocking leadership opportunities for women

                Efforts to remove bias will become a strategic advantage for business, and protect its long-term legitimacy

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              • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
                Special ReportWomen in Business
                AI tools to help job-hunters get past the recruiters’ bots

                A range of tech-based options are available to help candidates secure an interview

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              • Saturday, 21 September, 2024
                FT SeriesThe FT Magazine’s Guide to the Business Lunch
                The history of the power lunch, without men

                In the golden age of midday hedonism, some sisters were doing it for themselves

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              • Friday, 20 September, 2024
                ReviewBusiness books
                Business books: what to read this month

                The business of femtech, taming artificial intelligence, and personal efficiency for the 2020s

                Book covers of ‘The Vagina business’, ‘Hyper-efficient’ and ‘Badass’
              • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
                Masters in Management
                Business schools target a fair start for women in start-ups

                Masters in management are readying aspiring female entrepreneurs to overcome barriers and biases

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              • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
                Working It
                Is it getting harder to succeed in HR?

                Turnover of department heads has dropped and additional expertise is prized in a complex corporate world

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              • Wednesday, 24 July, 2024
                Business InsightAmy Kazmin
                Italy is tying itself in knots over business gender quotas

                Unthinking patriarchy still dominates great swaths of public life in the country

                Giorgia Meloni
              • Monday, 8 July, 2024
                Special ReportThe Business of Tennis
                Saudi wealth bolsters WTA’s ambitions for women’s tennis

                The tour is also tapping private equity as it seeks to attract new audiences worldwide

              • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
                F1
                Closing the gender gap in F1 driver’s seat and paddock

                Motorsport presenters share close-up views of life for women in the pit lane

                A close-up photo of a smiling woman with long blonde hair, wearing gold hoop earrings. She is outdoors with a stadium-like structure and a clear blue sky in the background
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