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Women in Leadership explores the perspectives, achievements, and leadership journeys of women shaping organisations and industries around the world. Through expert insights and real stories, the feature examines leadership approaches, workplace transformation, diversity, and the evolving role of women in driving innovation, influence, and meaningful change.

Working Parents Employment Law: Does it Need an Overhaul?

By Jayne Harrison There has been an on-going struggle to pass laws that offer legal protection to pregnant working women. More and more people...
Leader

Why ‘Bearing Witness’ Underpins My Leadership Philosophy

By Fiona Logan Many years ago, while working at Greenpeace, I was introduced to the phrase ‘bearing witness’ – a concept that has remained with...
Jennifer on What Scaling Reveals About Power, Capital, and Judgment

What Scaling Reveals About Power, Capital, and Judgment

By Jennifer Forbes Iannolo In this piece, Jennifer Forbes Iannolo examines what scaling actually demands of women founders beyond narratives of access, visibility, or representation....
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Women are Joining Finance in Numbers, Yet Leadership Still Remains Out of Reach

By Valentina Drofa Women may be entering finance in growing numbers, yet many still leave before reaching senior leadership positions. Despite visible progress, structural barriers...

How to Build a Thriving Self-managed Organization

By Anne Krog Iversen, Chief People, DNA & Culture Officer of TimeXtender We hear a lot these days about corporate modernization taking place by deploying...
Is the Toxic Working Culture an Opportunity for Company and Personal Growth

Is the Toxic Working Culture an Opportunity for Company and Personal Growth?

By Marcelina Horrillo Husillos, Journalist and Correspondent at The European Business Review The link between toxic gap, gender gap and mental health is key to...
cyber-savvy women

Increasing the Proportion of Cyber-Savvy Women in Leadership Positions

By Camélia Radu and Nadia Smaili The shortfall in appropriately skilled personnel to confront the ever-escalating cyber threat to organisations around the world is just...

Driving Success Through Collaboration and Partnership

“The programme teaches you not just theoretical concepts and business models, but also how to benchmark yourself against others and apply your personal learning...
organisation

Providing the High-quality Lowdown on the World’s Private Companies

Interview with Nicola Ebmeyer, Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Gain.pro  Nicola Ebmeyer co-founded Gain.pro having identified a gap in the market for solid information on private...
female working business

Women Entrepreneurs: Bold in Business Yet Blocked by Broken Systems

By Sarah Hewitt They have the confidence, they have the ability, but research shows that women entrepreneurs around the world face systemic barriers to growing...
telecommunication industry

Get On-Site to Get Ahead – and be Ready to Learn Something

Interview with Takayo Takamuro, the Managing Director of Telehouse Europe  Not so long ago, few women held executive roles in Japanese companies. Still fewer had...
Kamala Harris

How These 5 Powerful Women Went Against the Grain

While a majority of men hold positions of power in various industries, there have been enough studies showing it is the women who possess...

Le Roi est mort, vive Le Roi Life after Succession

By Sherilyn Casiano In the conversation about succession planning, most of the discussion revolves around the future continuity of the business. Very little is said...

Sustainability is A Mindset, A Never Ending Journey

Interview with Franziska Gsell, Chief Marketing Officer of IWC Schaffhausen, chairwoman of the company’s Sustainability Committee Franziska Gsell has been the Chief Marketing Officer of...

Kathryn Finney, Founder & Managitng Director, digitalundivided (DID)

My philosophy for success and leadership is that leaders don’t necessarily have to have all the right answers every time, but they should trust...
Daversa

Refining the Search for Executive Talent in Europe

Interview with Daversa Partners’ Wendy Colvano - Director & Head of Europe With investors looking towards Europe as a hotspot for business acceleration, the need...

Franziska Gsell, CMO, IWC Schaffhausen

We women should not take such gender biases too seriously and put limitations on our career choices and ourselves. Franziska Gsell majored in Business Administation...

Magdalena Mook, Executive Director & CEO, International Coach Federation

We all take risks in life and that’s why working with professional coaches is important; it should not be a matter of good fortune. Magdalena...
women leaders

Think Managers, Think Men; Think Leaders, Think Women

By M.S Rao, Phd “Can you imagine what the world would be like if women who constitute almost half of the global population had access...
women climate leaders

Rachel Delacour: “Climate Leaders will be Next on the CEO Seat. And They Will...

By Rachel Delacour In 2020, only 5% of FTSE 100 CEOs were women, at the current rate of growth, its predicted that it would take...

Claiming Your Value: A Key Skill for Women in Transition

By Sally Helgesen “What’s your worth?” might be one of the more difficult questions that women, particularly in the corporate world, need to face. In...

Marketing Communications to Drive Real Business Outcomes

Interview with Diana Akchurina of Easy Communications Interviewed by Ariane Cornejo for The European Business Review For Easy Communications CEO Diana Akchurina, the fascination of marketing...
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Bridging the Gender Gap in Fintech: Strategies for Empowering Women in Leadership 

By Asya Kuznetsova Even though the fintech sphere is improving in terms of gender diversity — particularly at the middle management level — there is...

The Power of Women Entrepreneurs Across the World

By Marybeth Gasman Women across the world sustain economies and innovation through entrepreneurship. More than 250 million women are entrepreneurs and over 150 million are...
2 woman working

The Business Imperative of Female Leadership in AI

By Ana Paula Assis AI has emerged as a transformative  force that is reshaping businesses, economies, and societies worldwide. Business leaders in 2024 are at...
Portugal

Lessons Had and Lessons Learnt — Leading in Times of the Pandemic

By Patricia Casaburi CEO of Global Citizen Solutions, Patricia Casaburi, shares her trials and tribulations of leading her team through Portugal’s second lockdown to publish...

Breaking Down Silos – Why Modern Audit Sits at the Heart of Business Resilience

By Pervin Sivanathan Drawing on more than 30 years in insurance, Pervin Sivanathan reflects on transforming audit into a strategic force for resilience. As a...

What Did 2023 Teach Us About Leadership? An Answer in the Form of Three...

By Martin Gutmann After his takeover of Twitter in October of 2022, Elon Musk admonished his staff to be “extremely hardcore.” Many heeded the call,...

Sabine Eckhardt, Chief Commercial Officer, ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group

All that procrastination and weighing up doesn’t get you very far in a male-dominated business world. 'Just get on with it' is sometimes the...

Take Back Control: Sherilyn Williams Casiano on providing the affluent true control of their wealth

What is the secret to sustain and grow your wealth in the most effective and efficient way? In this interview with Sherilyn Williams Casiano,...

Sherilyn Williams Casiano, Founder & CEO, S.I. Williams Wealth Management, LLC

When I was about 13, my mother was working for an accounting firm and when I told her that’s what I wanted to do,...
International Women's day

Trailblazer Females – Women’s Day 2023: Today’s Workplace Equality Challenges

By Marcelina Horrillo Husillos, Journalist and Correspondent at The Business European Review As we celebrate International Women's Day in 2023, this article explores the incredible...
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Women in Technology: A Five-Year Retrospective on Europe’s Female Force 

By Darya Ksianzova In the past, the realm of technology stood as an impenetrable fortress where women seldom gained admission. However, with changing times, the...
Sustainable Development

Taking the Circular Way to Sustainable Development: Interview with Outi Suomi of Business Finland

Finland leads the comparison tables in attaining the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, and is ahead of its European rivals in taking up digitalisation. Business...

Leslie Pratch, Founder & CEO, Pratch & Co

I am an independent thinker and a creative risk taker . . . It was a big risk to develop and validate my own...

What Leaders Can Learn from Both Clinton and Trump

By Katharina Balazs When connecting with an audience, Hillary Clinton leads with the head while Donald Trump comes from the heart: both hold lessons for...
Gender Parity

Does Gender Parity in the Workplace Make Business Sense?

By Anthon Garcia Closing the gender gap is more than just a matter of fairness. In the business world, pushing for gender parity expands the...
women in software development

Why More Women Should Consider a Software Development Career

If you’re a woman who wants to pursue a career in software development, you may face certain challenges. You might get paid less than...

Fear of High-profile Influential Women Keeps Witch Hunts Alive

By Marcelina Horrillo Husillos, Journalist and Correspondent at The European Business Review Across New England, where witch trials occurred periodically from 1638 until 1725, women...
From a millennial crisis to a purposeful leadership

From A Millennial Crisis To A Purposeful Leadership

Interview with Agne Nainyte by Mira Vasic The new era of leadership is asking for authentic leaders, which are purpose-driven and compassionate. Agne Nainyte leads...
Nada Lena

From Adversity to Advocacy: The Vision Behind Rise Up For You

Interview with Nada Lena of Rise Up For You From overcoming personal adversity to empowering others, Nada Lena Nasserdeen, Founder and CEO of Rise Up...

Keneilwe Mampuru, Founder & Head Designer, Kente by Keneilwe

I would like people to think of my brand as not just a fashion label, but as a brand that stands firm against the...

Caroline Fattal Fakhoury, Executive Coaching, Managing Partner, Praesta

Without influence, competence is powerless...  if we refrain from engaging in politics we are effectively withdrawing ourselves as serious candidates for high corporate office. Named...

Power with Purpose: How Women’s Leadership Boosts the Economy and Society

By Lynn Taliento and Anu Madgavkar While there has been progress toward increased opportunities in the labour force for women, they remain underrepresented at the...
Women Leadership

Study From HiBob HR Tech Disruptor Reveals 53% of UK Professional Women Believe They...

Hibob’s Annual Study “Women Professionals in the Modern Workplace” shows that 67% of women professionals were promoted in 2021 and only 15% changed employers Modern...

Curiosity That Drove a Journey to Tech Leadership and Innovation

Interview with Archana Kamath of DigitalOcean From her early fascination with electronics to her leadership in software-defined networking (SDN), Archana Kamath, Senior Director of Engineering...
Women in Tech® Global

Shattering Glass Ceilings: How Women in Tech® Global Is Empowering Women to Succeed in...

Interview with Ayumi Moore Aoki, Founder and CEO of Women in Tech Global  In this interview with EBR, Ayumi Moore Aoki, founder and CEO of Women...

Rama Mani, Founder, Theatre of Transformation Co-Founder, Rising Women Rising World

Through my transformative art, I’m aspiring to shift the old paradigm that governed politics, economics and society so far and destroyed human life: ‘the...

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