women in the workplace etuc, berlin, march 5th 2007

Women in the workplace

ETUC, Berlin, March 5th 2007

ETUC, March 5th 2007 Amazone Consult / Hedwige Nuyens 2

1. Facts and figures

• 55 % of the students at universities are women

• their management skills are above average

• they use a more complex management style : task & people oriented


2. The glass ceiling

• students at university 45 % ♂ - 55 % ♀

• junior management 60 % ♂ - 40 % ♀

• senior management 75 % ♂ - 25 % ♀

• board level 90 % ♂ - 10 % ♀



• who is the gatekeeper ?

• do women want a career ?

• do they get the opportunity to be successful ?

• do they have the necessary skills ?



Explanation varies :• ♂ : life-work balance, family time• ♀ : male culture of the organisation,

hidden rules


3. What’s so funny at the top ?

• Money ?

• Power ?

• Status ?

What drives you in ?

And what drives you out ?


4. What makes a carreer ?

A

B

knowledge, skills, work experience

investment of time

visibility, PR, networking


5. The rules of the game

The boss

Middle Management


6. The right (wo)man on the right place

You will have to take risks to grow


7. How about you ?

• you are in the drivers’ seat

• think about your future

• find a mentor, talk about your ambition

• define your added value for the company, enhance your visibility

• use a swot analysis

• mind your work-life balance


Hedwige Nuyens

Amazone Consult

[email protected]

++ 32 486 68 06 69

women in the workplace etuc, berlin, march 5th 2007

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