March 7th, 2020, New York (USA): Women Deliver, a global advocate for gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women, welcomes new research launched today by Equal Measures 2030 (EM2030) and UN Women that reveals progress and gaps in the work to advance gender equality. The analyses show that the agenda laid...
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Workplace well being programs failing working moms and millennials
February 11th, 2020, Portland, Ore. (USA): Working women caring for children experience loneliness, isolation and stress at far greater rates than others and are looking to their employers to help them better manage these issues, according to the results of a new survey from WebMD Health Services. The well-being division of WebMD, WebMD Health Services designs and implements workplace...
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Melinda and Bill Gates Pen Letter on Learning
February 10th, 2020, Seattle (USA): Today, Bill and Melinda Gates share their 2020 Annual Letter, “Why We Swing for the Fences: Reflecting on the First Two Decades of Our Foundation.” In this year’s letter, Bill and Melinda reflect on what they’ve learned over the past two decades and how the world and their work has...
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Forbes names SAS among America’s Best Employers for Diversity
January 29th, 2020, CARY, N.C., (USA): Forbes has ranked analytics leader SAS as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2020. To attract and retain top talent, SAS firmly believes that a diverse and inclusive workforce plays a crucial role in the company’s innovative and creative culture. “SAS’ culture blends our different backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and cultures from our 59...
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NetEase Selected for 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
January 27th, 2020, Hangzhou (China): (“NetEase” or the “Company”, one of China’s leading internet and online game services providers, today announced that it has been named to the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), which distinguishes companies committed to transparency in gender reporting and advancing gender equality. The 2020 Gender-Equality Index comprises 325 global companies with a combined market...
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241 Companies Commit to Addressing the Disability Inclusion Gap with Valuable 500
January 22nd, 2020, Davos-Klosters (Switzerland): Within just one year since the announcement of the Valuable 500 initiative at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019, more than 241 companies have signed up to the business-led initiative. It is aimed at engaging 500 leading CEOs for catalysing the influence of large private-sector corporations to create a tipping point for...
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Four Ways to Accelerate Social Mobility in Emerging Markets with the Internet of Things
Continual investment in new technology now required to be competitive has become a significant hurdle Pilot projects carried out across 130 SMEs in Brazil indicate that government could help SMEs unlock economic value and improve societal mobility if a new framework is applied Read the report here and for more information on the Annual Meeting 2020,...
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Meet the Climate Heroes Coming to Davos
This years theme is, Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World Visit WEF's sustainability micro-site and join the conversation using the hashtag #wef20 January 20th, 2020, Davos-Klosters (Switzerland): This years World Economic Forum 2020 Annual Meeting will be more action-oriented than ever. Or, in the words of Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab, a Do shop,...
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Seeking New Leadership At Davos
A new white paper surveying 5,000 people, including youth and chief executive officers, has identified the five elements at the heart of responsible leadership January 20th, 2020, Davos (Switzerland): The 2020s have been declared the decade of delivery for society to come together and tackle the challenges ahead. To succeed in this new era...
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Regulatory environment improved for womens economic participation, World Bank
January 15th, 2020, Washington (USA): The regulatory environment for womens economic participation has improved over the past two years, with 40 economies enacting 62 reforms that will help women half the worlds population realize their potential and contribute to economic growth and development, says a new World Bank study. Still, the results are...