gender balance

Women make up just 15% of Covid advisory groups worldwide

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A new study published in the journal BMJ Global Health says that men make up more than 85% of Covid-19 decision-making and advisory boards. Authors of an observational study into the gender gap on Covid-19 advisory boards have called the male dominance they found the result of a “disturbingly accepted pattern”. Men make up 85% … Read more

Forget quotas: How an opt-out system could boost women in leadership

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Quotas of women at the top are creating a backlash; an ‘opt-out’ system of considering all suitably qualified females for promotion is a better way forward, argues an expert. For years women have been told that to break through the glass ceiling they need to be proactive, find mentors, deconstruct the barriers they create for … Read more