Gender Diversity

Judy Chicago’s Exhibition Shows Timely Reflections On Women’s Rule

Judy Chicago has been a prominent figure in feminist art for six decades, challenging the historical omission of women’s contributions.

The great artist has brought together 500 years of artworks by women and placed them under flags questioning male dominance states “The Guardian”.

Judy Chicago’s Legacy

Judy Chicago’s exhibition “Herstory” at the New Museum in New York raises the question of “What if women ruled the world?”. The exhibition features a colossal tapestry with the question and an...

https://mfame.guru/judy-chicagos-exhibition-shows-timely-reflections-on-womens-rule/

Women and Leadership Australia Scholarship closes soon! Nominate now!

Tick-tock… time’s running out to lodge a nomination for a leadership scholarship! Photo credit: credit Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.

By Women & Leadership Australia

Women & Leadership Australia is dedicated to supporting women leaders to achieve their leadership potential, and it is pleased to be able to offer scholarships of up to $5,000 for women working in various sectors in Australia. More information here.

By supporting more women to step into leadership positions, Women & Leadership Australia...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/women-and-leadership-australia-scholarship-closes-soon-nominate-now/

Geodis to reward managers who drive its global gender diversity aims

Promotion of gender parity will be reflected in Geodis’s bonus structure, as it looks set to reach its target of at least 25% women in management positions by 2023.
Top managers who work to promote women will be rewarded financially, said CEO Marie-Christine Lombard (pictured), noting that women are already represented on all the company’s regional management committees.
“We now want to go further,” she added.
The new Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) …

The post Geodis to reward managers...

https://theloadstar.com/geodis-to-reward-managers-who-drive-its-global-gender-diversity-aims/

“Serious” potential officer shortage in view, BIMCO and ICS warn

Pictured: an officer. Officer training and recruitment levels must “significantly increase” to avoid a serious shortfall, say the ICS and Bimco. Photo by Ciel Cheng.

Officer training and recruitment levels must “significantly increase” to avoid a serious shortfall by 2026, the global shipping industry has been warned by its two top representative bodies – the International Chamber of Shipping and Bimco.

The is a growing demand for STCW-certified officers, the bodies say in their new “Seafarer...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/serious-potential-officer-shortage-in-view-bimco-and-ics-warn/

Pressure building on Bundesbank over ECB asset purchase plans, Housing finance is a pillar of sustainability, and more

Pressure building on Bundesbank over ECB asset purchase plans, Housing finance is a pillar of sustainability, and more

THE WEEKEND REVIEW  – OMFIF

Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world

24-28 May 2021, Vol.12 Ed.21

Most-Read Commentary

Pressure building on Bundesbank over ECB asset purchase plans: Pressure is mounting on the German Bundesbank to seek to head off further expansion of ECB asset purchases, as anxiety deepens in Germany about economic overheating and higher inflation in...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/05/29/pressure-building-on-bundesbank-over-ecb-asset-purchase-plans-housing-finance-is-a-pillar-of-sustainability-and-more/

Stena Line aims to become the most diverse shipping company in the world doubling female management by 2022

Stena Line aims to become the most diverse shipping company in the world doubling female management by 2022.

Margareta Jensen Dickson, Group Head of People, Stena Line.

The Swedish ferry company has increased the number of female managers it employs by an impressive 42% in only 5 years and has the ambitious target of ensuring they account for 30% of all management by the end of next year.

Only a meagre 2% of the 1.2 million seafarers globally are women, so ferry company Stena Line is already doing...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/03/07/stena-line-aims-to-become-the-most-diverse-shipping-company-in-the-world-doubling-female-management-by-2022/

FreightWaves LIVE @HOME: Embracing diversity isn’t just right; It’s good business (with video)

CEOX Ambassador Lori Heino-Royer (from left); Tracy Black, operating partner at New Road Capital Partners; and Luann Abrams, founder of CEOX and partner at Founders Pad

Women account for just 15% of executives in the transportation industry, despite numerous studies showing companies that embrace diversity in their management tend to make more money.

“So there’s still an opportunity for us to build out the diverse set in the transportation space,” Tracy Black, operating partner at New Road Capital Partners and former J.B. Hunt executive, said during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME on Thursday, May 7.

Black highlighted the gap in executive diversity during “Driving...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-home-embracing-diversity-isnt-just-right-its-good-business-with-video

Captain Kate McCue, Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Cruises

Meet Captain Kate McCue, currently Captain of the CELEBRITY EQUINOX and a role model for many young people in the world.

Captain Kate was the first American woman in command of a “mega” cruise ship, which happened in 2015 but listen to her story about how she applied to work in the bar onboard when she first tried out to be a seafarer as she didn’t get hired otherwise. 19 years later she is the Captain of the ship and today she is in command of 1,200+ people onboard her cruise ship.

Of course, we...

https://shippingpodcast.com/captain-kate-mccue-celebrity-equinox-celebrity-cruises/

One in five central banks has no women in senior positions

Danae Kyriakopoulou

One in five central banks has no women in senior positions

  • Central banks’ Gender Balance Index score is 25%, a six-percentage-point increase from 2018
  • Out of 173 central banks globally, only 14 are headed by women
  • Thirty-five – 20% of the total– central banks have no women in senior positions
  • Europe is the highest-scoring region with 38%, a three-percentage-point improvement
  • North America is the most improved region at 36%, an 11-percentage-point increase
  • Asia has the lowest...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/07/one-in-five-central-banks-has-no-women-in-senior-positions/

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