Category — Management & Leadership

Dato’ Dr Nirmala Menon captured the attention of the 2009 Women’s Summit audience at the Sime Darby Convention Centre recently with her polished and assured presentation style when she gave her perspectives on Gearing for the Upside in a Downturn. [Read more →]

Shireen Muhiudeen began her presentation by providing a completely fresh perspective on the value of having women in the Board Room. She ran a newsclip from a CNN Business feature which revealed the findings of a recent US study of Fortune 500 companies. According to the report, companies with at least 20 percent female representation on their boards, performed significantly better than others, in spite of the global financial downturn. [Read more →]

The Panel Session themed ‘Opportunities for Enterprises’ featured three speakers who were able to offer different perspectives on finding opportunities even in challenging circumstances. They each addressed the theme from government, private sector and personal angles. This session was ably moderated by Datuk Rafiah Salim, the former Vice Chancellor of University of Malaya.

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Bernama - Wednesday, August 19

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today there is still a need to further improve the participation of women in critical areas such as decision-making in both the public and private sectors. The deputy prime minister said the women themselves must strive to earn these coveted decision-making positions based on merit, capabilities and experience. [Read more →]

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Ogos (Bernama) — Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin pada Selasa berkata masih ada keperluan untuk meningkatkan penyertaan wanita dalam bidang kritikal seperti kedudukan di peringkat membuat keputusan di sektor awam dan swasta. Wanita sendiri perlu berusaha untuk mendapatkan kedudukan yang diidam-idamkan itu berdasarkan kepada merit, keupayaan dan pengalaman, kata Muhyiddin dalam ucaptamanya pada Sidang Kemuncak Wanita 2009 di sini. [Read more →]

By Meera Murugesan, The New Straits Times, August 6 2009

MEERA MURUGESAN learns that addressing the problem of insufficient women board members in public-listed companies results in far more advantages than just equalisation of the gender issue. [Read more →]

New Sunday Times, August 9 2009

Bobbi Dangerfield, the managing director of Dell Global Business Centre, is passionate about promoting diversity in the work arena, writes INTAN MAIZURA AHMAD KAMAL

SHE’S someone who has navigated through the male environment and countered varying degrees of adversity with much aplomb. So really, Bobbi Dangerfield, the managing director of Dell Global Business Centre, is the right person to be on the panel of the forthcoming Women’s Summit to be held on Aug 18 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre. [Read more →]

By Wong Li Za, The Star, August 13, 2009

Women need to increase their participation in both government and private sectors.

WOMEN hold up half the sky, or so goes a famous Chinese saying but in reality, the facts tell a different story. The rate of women participation in the workforce in 2008 was 46% or about four million women. Neighbouring countries like Singapore and Brunei have higher women participation rates at 60% and 61% respectively. [Read more →]

Governance Matters, The Star, June 27, 2009
By SHIREEN MUHIUDEEN

BRIBERY and corruption are clearly incompatible with good governance and harmful to the creation of value. The cost of corruption is enormous and it undermines the markets’ trust in companies and countries. Corruption is a governance issue and a social issue, and of course, a financial issue.

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The Star Bizweek, Saturday October 4, 2008
By CECILIA KOK

DR Nirmala Menon gets asked very often about how it feels to be the “woman on top” since taking the helm as CEO/president of ING Insurance Bhd about a year ago. And she always replies that it’s a good feeling.

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