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Women appointed or testified as sole expert witnesses in just 9% of disputes worldwide in 2023, new survey from ERE reveals
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- 17 Jul 2024
The second survey from Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses (ERE), conducted in collaboration with global consulting firm AlixPartners, reveals a growing desire among legal professionals to effect change – and a burgeoning pipeline of aspiring expert witnesses – notwithstanding a lack of tangible progress in the number of women taking the witness stand.
Stop trying to fix women – start fixing the system
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- 17 Aug 2023
Rather than seeing typically female traits as barriers to career progression, redesign the system, says diversity, equity and inclusion leader Joe Consedine – majority over-represented groups must make the shift, not the women themselves.
Why preconceptions can put up barriers to promotion
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- 09 Aug 2023
On one hand you’re told to be your authentic self, on the other that rising through the ranks requires certain behaviours. And while this double standard continues to persist, it’s often women who lose out.
Female and ethnic minority entrepreneurs miss out on lending
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- 22 May 2023
Access to funding and support for women and under-represented entrepreneurs is improving, however they continue to feel estranged from the wider enterprise ecosystem.
International Women’s Day: UAE accountants on embracing equity
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- 07 Mar 2023
ICAEW asked some of its top female members from the UAE how chartered accountants can help organisations tackle gender inequality.
FTSE boards failing to promote women into executive roles
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- 30 Nov 2022
Despite progress in hiring women as non-executive directors, boards continue to miss opportunities to create robust female talent pipelines to the top executive jobs.
EU quotas loom for gender diversity on boards
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- 08 Jul 2022
Although the pending legislation is welcome, a mixed picture on female board representation across the EU means the new ruling will have its work cut out.
Women in leadership
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- 10 Mar 2022
Female representation at board level across the UK’s largest companies is on the up, but women are still the exception rather than the rule when it comes to bagging executive roles such as the CFO.
More Steves than women are FTSE 100 CEOs
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- 22 Aug 2019
There are only six female CEOs in the FTSE 100 but seven Stephens or Steves
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