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Best For Working Women

The Nordic countries stay top of the female empowerment table for 27 OECD labour markets, according to PwC’s Women In Work Index. The PwC Women in Work Index shows that Australia was ranked in 8th position out of a sample of 27 OECD countries in 2011 (see table below).  This is based on a weighted average of five key indicators of female economic [...]

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Unlocking the full potential of women at work

Since 2007, McKinsey has been researching intensively the advancement of women in the workplace. The business benefits are clear: a wider, deeper swath of talent to solve problems, spark innovation, and, in many cases, mirror a company’s own customer base. Yet the top circles of corporate America remain stubbornly male—as in 2011, only 14 percent [...]

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