Category — 2008 Highlights & Coverage

Understanding Generation Y - Shaping the Workplace of the Future, Together

Ahead of the 2008 Women’s Summit, efforts were made to enlist the views and participation of young men and women aged between 20 and 32. Across the globe, employers are finding that this generation, interchangeably called Gen-Y or the Net-Gen, has distinctive characteristics and particular values and mindsets that influence their approach to, and expectations of, working life. They are a growing presence in the workforce and there perspectives and approaches are already driving change in the workplace. [Read more →]

Dr Hamidah Marican recently joined Dubai Consult Sdn Bhd as its Principal Consultant leading the Talent Development team. She has more than 15 years experience working with Fortune 500 companies including Intel, Shell and BP as a senior manager, organisational development consultant, facilitator and trainer leading global and regional leadership development initiatives.

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Shaping the Workplace of the Future, Together

The Summit Roundtable took an in-depth look at the theme of Shaping the Workplace of the Future, Together. Participants were divided into three groups, each discussing one of the following issues that are pertinent to creating a better workforce: Family-Friendly Work Policies; Helping Women Reach their Full Potential; and the Enabling Workplace. These issues had been distilled from two pre-Summit Focus Groups held several weeks beforehand. [Read more →]

CIMB Group (CIMB) is Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider and one of Southeast Asia’s leading universal banking groups with over 25,000 employees located in nine countries. The Group offers consumer banking, investment banking, Islamic banking, asset management and insurance products and services. Its headquarters are in Kuala Lumpur and other key regional offices are located in Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand. [Read more →]

By IZATUN SHARI, The Star, 22 August 2008

KUALA LUMPUR: Women should be allowed to work flexible hours because it will encourage more women to join the workforce while helping them to balance work and family. [Read more →]

By S. Indramalar, The Star, 4 Sept 2008

Women need to make male colleagues their allies.

WHEN she conceded defeat to Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential nomination last June, Hillary Clinton addressed the millions of women who had backed her and said: “You can be proud that, from now on, it will be unremarkable for a woman to win primary state victories, unremarkable to have a woman in a close race to be our nominee, unremarkable to think that a woman can be the president of the United States. And that is truly remarkable.” [Read more →]

New Straits Times, August 23 2008

Women don’t have to adopt male traits to show they are competent and able to lead, says talent management consultant Rhea Duttagupta [Read more →]

By CHAI MEI LING, New Straits Times, August 23 2008

A multitude of issues concerning women were raised in this year’s Women’s Summit, but ways to achieve work-life balance remained the topic of focus. CHAI MEI LING comes away feeling like the summit was a new year do served with last year’s dishes [Read more →]

By Nisha Sabanayagam, News Straits Times, 22 August 2008

PETALING JAYA: Women may soon be able to put in flexible hours instead of the nine-to-five workday. Less rigid job arrangements would encourage more women into the workforce, thus boosting national productivity and economic growth, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. [Read more →]

By Nisha Sabanayagam and Evangeline Majawat, News Straits Times, 23 August 2008

KUALA LUMPUR: Women groups yesterday welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s support for flexible hours for female workers. [Read more →]