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Archive for: April, 2008

a non-active Finextra member | 30/04/2008 | 2220 views

Tech skills in demand

A recent survey by the CBI employer’s organisation has found that there is a distinct lack of graduates in science, technology, engineering and maths (or stem) subjects. Almost half of organisations across all sectors are facing difficulties in trying to find staff skilled in these areas, which is leading to employers looking overseas to find...

a non-active Finextra member | 23/04/2008 | 1201 views

Work life balance is a struggle

Recent research from the ‘Working Smarter, Not Harder’ networking event held by womenintechnology.co.uk and Microsoft highlighted some key problems for women working in IT surrounding work / life balance and flexible working. Although over half (55%) of women that attended felt that they did have a work / life balance, almost all added ...

a non-active Finextra member | 21/04/2008 | 1274 views | 1 comment

Women in politics

It was only recently that we heard David Cameron pledging to give a third of ministerial positions to women if the Conservatives win the next election. Now following suit, the first female governor general has just been appointed in Australia and the newly re-elected Spanish government now has more female ministers than male ones. With politics tra...

a non-active Finextra member | 18/04/2008 | 1428 views

Gender pay gap widens

It’s always discouraging to read the latest statistics that show significant gender pay gaps. The Office for National Statistics now say that although male / female pay divide has almost disappeared among young people, as women get older and are having children, men are earning over 20% more than their female counterparts.Despite great advanc...

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