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When both partners want to pursue a career, it is often difficult. After all, a high degree of flexibility and usually also mobility are mandatory in many jobs today. How can a double career be shaped when there are still children? Dual career: There are two variants A study by the German Youth Institute (DJI) identified two variants for the dual career of the future. The…
The gaming company G2A.COM wants to use a targeted campaign to draw attention to the importance of diversity in the industry and in society. Mona Kinal, CMO at G2A.COM, in an interview about the goals of the campaign. Mona Kinal holds a Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Warsaw and a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from SWPS. She studied…
When asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, ballerinas or princesses were very popular in childhood. Diversity can and must change that. IT companies are a male domain Although career aspirations change over the course of growing up, the trend in career choice towards typically female jobs remains the same. IT consultant or front-end developer stands by…
Quotas for women and equal rights are always the subject of heated debates. But neither in our job nor in our private lives are we as far along as many think. Insights into personnel selection in a German company. Open letter to a HR manager Edition F recently featured a sensational open letter from reader Anne-Lu. I became aware...
Former US President Barack Obama speaks at Bits & Pretzels 2019 about equality, climate change and the break-up of big tech companies like Facebook and Google. An overview of his positions. Barack Hussein Obama II was the 2009th President of the United States from 2017 to 44. He is an attorney specializing in US constitutional law and is one of…
To be successful and wealthy like Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg or Richard Branson - that's what many people want. But what kind of training opens the way to the top of companies? In the dream job CEO to success - this is how successful, billionaire tech companies like Google, Apple, Facebook or Tesla, some of which were created in garages, do not embody...
At Bits & Pretzels in Munich, Barack Obama spoke about gender equality, among other things. Men have to learn to listen better, managers have to take action. Is it really that simple? Barack Obama - this is how he thinks about women in the job For Barack Obama, the matter is simple: "As a manager you have to recognize the problem and then make appropriate decisions",...
One reason why there are still so few women in top management in Germany: many people find it more difficult to categorize women as managers and to react accordingly. But what can you do about it? The image of managers is male According to the approach of implicit leadership theories, people develop over the…
A lot is written and talked about equal rights for women, but the reality - especially in everyday work and in companies - unfortunately often looks different. What can women and employers do better? Managing leadership Women's career development is serious business. That's why many women work aggressively to achieve their goals. A little more relaxation...
Cheerful-looking women are not believed to have the will to lead – women with typically male characteristics, on the other hand, are perceived as “real” bosses. This, slightly exaggerated, is the result of a research project at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Show weakness - not allowed Dominant. Assertive. Self confident. This is how leaders should be! Characteristics that are mainly said of men - women are considered in the...
The gender dialogue is not about a competition, not about a 'right' one, but about successful cooperation! How can this succeed? The “glass ceiling” of communication The essential basis for equality is respect for one another – regardless of gender. In the coexistence of women and men, this respect must keep in mind that women and…
Respectful cooperation is important for success at work. Communication should be at eye level. The fact that this often does not work is due to social status. Everyone wants attention, respect and assertiveness Everyone of us desires attention, respect and assertiveness for our topics and goals. At the same time the key qualifications for every working person, the success…
Why do women find it so difficult to explicitly support other women with their know-how and experience? Maybe because they fear the success of supposed opponents. Resentment then controls action. 3 tips on how to do it better. It's the mentality that counts. Only one in five managing director positions in German medium-sized companies is occupied by a woman. Both…
“Naturally different” has Doris Bischof-Köhler, Professorin and an expert in developmental psychology, called her book on the differences between men and women. Because men and women obviously have completely different ideas about hierarchies. Dominance hierarchy vs. validity hierarchy In her book describes the Professorinto the male rank structure as a dominance hierarchy, whereas all-female groups tend to establish a validity hierarchy. The dominance hierarchy…
This travel concept example goes back to the historical roots of empowerment and cultural diversity.
Women in the IT industry are rare, but very much in demand: teams of different compositions generate different ideas and equality is part of the credo of many companies. Still, many HR professionals struggle with hiring women. Here we want to clarify why this is the case and what you can do. Still too few women in STEM subjects The…
In the interview speaks Dr. Theophana Princess of Saxony-Katte on the challenge of buying oil as a woman in Iraq, emancipating and revealing her personal recipe for success. Dr. Theophana Princess of Saxe-Katte and Duchess of Saxony was born in Sofia in 1949. Her father Peter Aladjov was Minister of Finance and Economy in Bulgaria during World War II, later bought…
When the husband stays at home, women can be as successful as men. One example is TV presenter Petra Gerster, whose husband Christian Nürnberger raised their children Livia and son. The traditional distribution of gender roles has had its day. The traditional distribution of roles in which the man is the main breadwinner and the woman is responsible for the household and raising children...
Simone Janson Simone Janson is a publisher, consultant and one of the 10 most important German bloggers according to the Blogger Relevance Index and Wikipedia. According to DIE ZEIT, she is one of the most important bloggers on careers, work and the world of work. She is also a keynote speaker and advises companies such as Samsung, OTTO and Randstad on HR communication. She has also worked for various universities and business schools. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung...
“ Employees are not machines, even if many managers would like you to believe that they are. The fact that this management style has always worked well so far is simply due to the balance of power: there were more applicants than jobs. But if companies want to retain good employees in the future, they will have to rethink. A book that shows you how. Social energy – definition employee…
People like to lament that women earn too little simply because they choose the wrong, poorly paid professions. A study now shows that the higher the proportion of women in a profession, the lower the salary. And: A long-term study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) shows that this is by no means the only problem. Women in leadership positions always earn…
Women who make a career - that's somehow "in" since the discussion about the women's quota. Various companies thought so and are now specifically targeting women. But the how is revealing. Employer branding for women? However, the way in which companies compete for the favor of women shows one thing: the old clichés and the associated barriers...
The Berlin BVG boss Sigrid Nikutta, 43, married and four children, is one of the prime examples of women in top positions in public service. Otherwise, however, women tend to be underrepresented in management positions in the public sector, as a study by the German Institute for Economic Research has now shown. An explosive topic in view of the discussion about the quota for women in DAX companies. Quota for women –…