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Over the past two decades women have increasingly taken on leadership positions across all sectors of our society. Even though the statistics indicate that we still have some ground to make up to close the gender gap, women are well on their way to impacting the most influential industries of the future.
THE progress of women in the work place is still being hampered by gender-specific glass ceiling, said Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Senator Heng Seai Kie.
Industrial companies put a lot of effort into “asset integrity” — which really just means protecting critical plants and machinery from damage and wear and tear. At companies like BP, it’s clearly more of an aspiration than a reality, but anyone trained in a manufacturing environment learns that asset integrity is a top priority. But what about service industries — companies where the only assets are the brains of the people who work there? Shouldn’t they worry about asset integrity, too?
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.
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… [Continue Reading]