After some time out of the limelight following his spectacular fall from grace in 2011, former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resurfaced in unusual circumstances.
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Louisa Mitchell pointed out that fewer mature women are sustaining places in the workforce. Assuming the research findings to which she referred are valid, further questions need to be asked....
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If a new survey by an international accounting group is correct, half (51 per cent) of senior management jobs in mainland companies are now held by women. This places the mainland ahead of Hong...
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Zheng Churan, a women's rights activist in Guangzhou, said many female graduates had complained to her about the many application letters they sent out and the few responses they received, while...
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Is quota the right answer to gender imbalance in corporate boards? That's the big debate not just here in Hong Kong but in Europe as well.
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Hong Kong may have had more initial public offerings than London in the past two years, but in terms of promoting women to the top echelons of corporate power, the city is far behind.
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These statistics may surprise you. On average, only between 5 per cent and 10 per cent of women-owned businesses in the developing world have access to commercial bank loans, and women-owned...
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Terry Chan Wai-nok drew satisfaction from his work as a school administrator and enjoyed socialising with colleagues. But after his daughter, Tin-ching, was born last year, the 29-year-old began...
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Recognising the credentials of female employees was not only a matter of social justice but also made good business and investment sense, a recent study from Thomson Reuters Research has found....
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Hong Kong may take pride in its position as a modern financial centre, but there is always room for improvement. One key area - the role and representation of women - remains high on the agenda...
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Gone are the days when minimally skilled female workers toiled in a factory, day-in day-out, only to receive a meagre salary and face bleak prospects.
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Women are narrowing the pay gap with men - but not by much.
The latest survey by the Census and Statistics Department shows men still earn about 20 per cent more than women.
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