DEVELOPMENT
Women on Academic Boards: Sought after or Imposed?
Women on Academic Boards: Sought after or Imposed? Higher Education (HE) institutions are the main source of knowledge because of the very essence of their existence; they are expected to set the path to exemplary practices, more specifically towards the endorsement of female talent across top decisional positions. In HE leadership, gender is not Read More
Read MoreTransforming Human Resources: A New Era of Agility
Transforming Human Resources Bringing in a new era of flexibility, agility and adaptability If you asked me two years ago about the future of Human Resource (HR) management in organizations, my answer would be very different to what it is today. Let’s be honest, the whole world has been dramatically transformed in Read More
Read More“United in Optimism”: Female Leadership in Post Pandemic Era
“United in optimism”: Female Leadership in Post Pandemic Era COVID-19 has not only reshaped the world but has reciprocated our workplace habitat’s DNA in multiple ways, compared to nothing more than a neck of the wood’s labyrinth. The same concept as evolution, new leaders are needed who will embrace this change to orchestrate Read More
Read MoreRethinking Strategies to Achieve the SDGs
Rethinking Strategies to Achieve the SDGs We currently find ourselves a third of the way through the Sustainable Development Goals timeline. Recently, ‘The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020’ painted a disturbing picture of the stagnant progress towards achieving the SDGs by their 2030 deadline. The report also highlighted the damaging impact of the COVID-19 Read More
Read MoreThe Transforming Trends Of Digital Transformation
The Transforming Trend of Digital Transformation. “Digital transformation” is the new buzzword in business, especially during the recent coronavirus outbreak. In fact, 70% of companies in the US, either already have a digital transformation strategy or are working towards getting one. If that’s not a reason enough for you to consider this, in 2019 alone, Read More
Read MoreWe Don’t Need To Fix Women, We Need To Fix Workplaces
We don’t need to fix women, we need to fix workplaces There is a big misperception that to succeed in business, women need fixing. The common belief that women need to be mentored to have more confidence, more drive and greater leadership skills to fit into the mold of what ‘good’ looks like is outdated Read More
Read MoreHigher Education Reimagined
Higher Education Reimagined One of the many educational challenges Universities face nowadays include preparing students for jobs that will pop up at the emerging intersections of divergent disciplines, technology and cross‐disciplinary meta‐skills. To conquer these challenging times and to better contend in a digital age filled with Read More
Read MoreIs Gender-Based Violence Particularly Feminist?
Is “Gender-Based Violence” Particularly Feminist? As if the arduous situations that lockdown measures have imposed on household members aren’t already enough, Feminists hit us with an additional dilemma to trigger our minds with! Voices have been raised all over the world to reinforce the need for women and vulnerable groups to speak up if they Read More
Read More“Women in Healthcare”: Why I Don’t Want to Write About That
Today I refuse to be a “Woman in Healthcare”, because until we talk about “Men in Healthcare,” why should I pin this title on my blazer and walk around, asking to be treated differently? Don’t get me wrong, during my twelve years of attending medical conferences, connecting with physicians, and training teams, I have Read More
Read MoreShatter the Glass! Women Leadership in Times of Crisis
“Glass ceiling” and “Glass cliff”: While women have always been faced with what is called the “glass ceiling”, or the invisible barrier that makes it difficult for them to access top managerial positions, a counter phenomenon, the “glass cliff”, exists. Women in leadership positions at organizations going through crisis seem to be overrepresented. What are Read More
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